10 uses of a Dremel
09-23-05, 03:57 AM
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10 uses of a Dremel
Yesterday I was prepping my bike for winter. I cut the cable outers with a dremel as commonly advised and got a nice clean cut.
I tried the cutting disk on the cable inner and it worked surprisingly well. On my first attempt the cutting disk ripped the strands apart and cracked the disk (so wear eye protection when dremeling). On my second attempt I pinched the cable with a pair of pliers and cut a very neat surface in which the strands were sort of welded together by the disk.
I tried the cutting disk on the cable inner and it worked surprisingly well. On my first attempt the cutting disk ripped the strands apart and cracked the disk (so wear eye protection when dremeling). On my second attempt I pinched the cable with a pair of pliers and cut a very neat surface in which the strands were sort of welded together by the disk.
09-23-05, 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by MichaelW
Yesterday I was prepping my bike for winter. I cut the cable outers with a dremel as commonly advised and got a nice clean cut.
I tried the cutting disk on the cable inner and it worked surprisingly well. On my first attempt the cutting disk ripped the strands apart and cracked the disk (so wear eye protection when dremeling). On my second attempt I pinched the cable with a pair of pliers and cut a very neat surface in which the strands were sort of welded together by the disk.
I tried the cutting disk on the cable inner and it worked surprisingly well. On my first attempt the cutting disk ripped the strands apart and cracked the disk (so wear eye protection when dremeling). On my second attempt I pinched the cable with a pair of pliers and cut a very neat surface in which the strands were sort of welded together by the disk.
09-23-05, 08:34 AM
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Get the cutting discs that are fiberglass reinforced. I use them all the time and I haven't had one blow up in my face yet. I've even used them to shorten titanium bolts. One 6mm bolt will eat up an entire disc.
09-23-05, 08:49 AM
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I found some metal wheels, diamond impregnated, that work great. I've used the same one for months without breaking. Cuts thorugh a compressionless housing in about 8 seconds.
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LOL! Too bad Dremels don't come with anesthetics...
Another use: grinding off the heads of the long rivets holding a cassette together. More precise than a bench grinder - helps avoid damaging the large cog.
Another use: grinding off the heads of the long rivets holding a cassette together. More precise than a bench grinder - helps avoid damaging the large cog.
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Never would have been able to do this project without a Dremel:
https://www.livejournal.com/users/af895/41379.html
https://www.livejournal.com/users/af895/41379.html
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Originally Posted by Scooby Snax
Reshaping a stripped bolt head as a last ditch effort before drilling out and using an easy out.
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I had to 'touch up' a cable stop so the ferrule would fit nicely...
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i prefer the 4 1/2" angle grinder myself. Dremel tools are too small - it takes a lot longer to wreck stuff.
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hi,
before i cut any cable i put superglue around it just where i'm going to cut.
i.e. smear it around it completely.
then when its dry, cut it and the glue holds the cable together.
before i cut any cable i put superglue around it just where i'm going to cut.
i.e. smear it around it completely.
then when its dry, cut it and the glue holds the cable together.
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Also good for chamfering the valve stem holes on your rims.
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