Dremel Meltdown

[utbeamer]

I have a (5 month old) dremel model #275 with 35,000 rpm. Today while narrowing my rims the dremel got pretty hot, so I set it down for a several minutes and when I came back to finish the last rim and it wouldn't turn on. And after an hour or so it is still dead. Does anyone know if I just burned it up and need to get a new one? Or, is there something that I can do to fix it? Thanks!

--BMW

[BENDER]

I think you can replace the brushes in it, I've never done it personally though.

[Highmark]

I had almost the exact same problem. I was using it (a 275 just like yours) and turned it off. I noticed the on/off switch felt strange. When I turned it back on I got nothing. I even took the thing apart to see if I could find a missing contact or something but nothing?

The bad part was that this was the 2nd time I used it

[JasonInAugusta]

Dremel has a 5 year warranty on their tools.

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[utbeamer]

I doubt very much that I still have the receipt. Crap!

[Ace]

My first dremel lasted about 10 years of very hard use. Then one day I was really working it hard and the windings melted (burnt epoxy). No biggie, it lasted 10 years.

Bought another one and I had it about 1 month and dropped it about 10 inches on the spindle. That shoved the armature shaft up and broke internal plastic parts.

I bought a Black and Decker (I think) RTX and have been happy with it.

[AdamF]

My dremel lost is speed controller. It would only turn on HIGH and off. Took it apart and saw the switch was burnt up. Went to Target and bought a new one, swapped the switch, and returned it

Now after a few weeks the "new" switch is doing the same thing.

[egdinger]

Adam, thats called karma Maybe your dremel is wearing out and causing a high amp draw situation and frying the switch, you look at the brushes yet?

[cstmp8r]

Originally Posted by AdamF

My dremel lost is speed controller. It would only turn on HIGH and off. Took it apart and saw the switch was burnt up. Went to Target and bought a new one, swapped the switch, and returned it

Now after a few weeks the "new" switch is doing the same thing.

That'll teach you!! Not rc related, but my buddy used to do the same thing with his hair clippers, he would buy a new set take the blades out put his old ones in then return the new one...talk about gross, and cheap!!

[Davkin]

I had my first Dremel for 12 years then it finally gave out. Bought another, burnt it out in a couple weeks, then another, same thing. I got my money back from HD the second time and went to HF and bought a $20 Chicago Electric moto tool and it's worked like a champ for 5 years, and I often work it quite hard. The only problem is, at least at the time there were no variable chucks available for it, so I can't hold drill bits much smaller than 1/8" with it. I have a small cordless Dremel I use for handling small bits and small jobs, but I baby it. Dremel really went downhill a few years ago.

David

[AdamF]

I dont usually return things like that. It's just that I had problems with my dremel before (diffrent problem, it just died) and I was pissed that it went out again.

I checked the brushes as well and they were fine.

The dremel does get extremely hot when using it hard.

[utbeamer]

Funny thing happened. I plugged in my dremel just before I was going to toss it, and it made a little noise, then quit. I unplugged and replugged with no response from the dremel. Then I tapped it against the work bench and it made more noise and started working. So I smacked it a few times untill the RPMs came up and now it works just like it did. But who knows when it will crap out again. Untill then I will just baby it till I get a B&D like Ace.

--BMW

[flatfender]

my old dremel that I've had for years is still going strong, but when I was on the road with my last job I went through about 3 of the newer dremels 1 black&decker and 1 no name cheapy. set off a fire alarm with the b&d, yeah I cooked that one good. for any heavy work I use my pneumatic die grinder instead.

[romeo26]

so are the new Dremel 400 Series XPR bad?

[badhoopty]

i burn up a dremel once a year it seems. i just buy the cheap craftsmans and run them till they die.

cutting tires is extremely hard on the little guys. when i cut my mammoths a few years ago i literally wrapped it in a rag to keep it from burning my hands, which in turn made the dremel very unhappy.

[radishkid]

I just use an electric die-grinder (Falcon if I remember right) with a 1/2hp motor, exchangeable head, and 5 foot flexible drive cable. Heh heh, it even has a variable speed pedal. Only hitch is that in a lot of situations requiring maneuvering the tool, the cable binds and the motor bogs down a little; inner guilt trip, don't want to wear it out prematurely, it's only like 15 years old . Now if only I can find my 90`head.