There was a time when thought power tools were over the top for plastic but, nevertheless I did get a rarely used corded cheap drill with a range of parts.
I then got my David sanding tool and that’s great, not used a lot but when I do use it, it really helps.
A lot of people, online, talk about how useful Dremels are. So, when I saw a Dremel Lite, a small rechargeable version, it occurred to me that I might get more use out of it than my old corded drill as it can be ready, to hand, on my desktop. So I got one and, yes, it does get more use but not so much for drilling more for polishing (with compounds), cutting and carving. Again, small and light as it is, it still seems over the top for drilling gun barrels or small holes.
After a session of drill six machine gun barrels for a build I saw a Wowstick in action on YouTube.
This is it.
It is rechargeable and just a bit bigger than my hand chuck and just as accessible to use. It is well made and feels ‘solid’.
It comes with 8 drill bits, 0.8, 1.0, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 2.0, 2.2.
For gun barrels you do need something smaller so I sourced on-line 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.9. 1.1, 1.3 and 1.5. I do think, however, that the 0.6 will prove to be the smallest practical size so my hand chuck might still get a little use.
In use it’s great. Do your usual ‘centre hole’ manually with a pin, fit your drill, line it up and press the button for a second or two, job done. It’s great.
If I spotted this before getting my Dremel, I probably would not have bought it. But as it’s the other way around this won’t replace the Dremel for the infrequent use I make of it. But I will certainly be using this on a regular basis and a lot more than the Dremel and David.
You can get these for around £60 on Amazon and I would say that they are well worth it. Highly recommended.
Please note, you need drills with a shank of 2.35mm not the more usual 1/8inch. There are plenty out there on EBay but not many on Amazon.
I then got my David sanding tool and that’s great, not used a lot but when I do use it, it really helps.
A lot of people, online, talk about how useful Dremels are. So, when I saw a Dremel Lite, a small rechargeable version, it occurred to me that I might get more use out of it than my old corded drill as it can be ready, to hand, on my desktop. So I got one and, yes, it does get more use but not so much for drilling more for polishing (with compounds), cutting and carving. Again, small and light as it is, it still seems over the top for drilling gun barrels or small holes.
After a session of drill six machine gun barrels for a build I saw a Wowstick in action on YouTube.
This is it.
It is rechargeable and just a bit bigger than my hand chuck and just as accessible to use. It is well made and feels ‘solid’.
It comes with 8 drill bits, 0.8, 1.0, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 2.0, 2.2.
For gun barrels you do need something smaller so I sourced on-line 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.9. 1.1, 1.3 and 1.5. I do think, however, that the 0.6 will prove to be the smallest practical size so my hand chuck might still get a little use.
In use it’s great. Do your usual ‘centre hole’ manually with a pin, fit your drill, line it up and press the button for a second or two, job done. It’s great.
If I spotted this before getting my Dremel, I probably would not have bought it. But as it’s the other way around this won’t replace the Dremel for the infrequent use I make of it. But I will certainly be using this on a regular basis and a lot more than the Dremel and David.
You can get these for around £60 on Amazon and I would say that they are well worth it. Highly recommended.
Please note, you need drills with a shank of 2.35mm not the more usual 1/8inch. There are plenty out there on EBay but not many on Amazon.
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