Dreml-type Tool

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Dreml-type Tool
Topic Started: Nov 12 2015, 03:15 AM (144 Views)
Trotsky	Nov 12 2015, 03:15 AM Post #1
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	So, about 15 years ago, I bought on a lark and on sale, a DREML knockoff called ALLTRADE. Only today have I opened the case. The number of doodads is quite daunting. My task are two: 1. I need to widen the space to better fit a front tooth on Bob's partial upper denture. It's metal and pushes too hard on the support tooth casuing some pain when he removes the bridge. I tried with a couple timy hand files but cannot get enough metal off, it is very hard metal. 2. A tiny projection on the nosepiece of his glasses pokes him and I need to file that down also. I wonder if I should practice on a couple things of no value first? Any tips? Attached to this post: IMG_1030.jpg (629.01 KB) Edited by Trotsky, Nov 12 2015, 05:14 AM.



FuzzyO	Nov 12 2015, 03:28 AM Post #2
Posts: 16,968 Group: Administration Member #710 Joined: March 30, 2010	Sometimes I have been able to use a metal nail file to smooth something. Depends on the angle you have to get at.



Trotsky	Nov 12 2015, 05:08 AM Post #3
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	I did both fixes and saved a couple hundred on the dental prosthesis. Paid off the $30 tool and then some. It is a 3 speed but I wish the low speed was a bit lower.



Delphi51	Nov 12 2015, 05:13 AM Post #4
Member title Posts: 13,967 Group: Administration Member #441 Joined: October 10, 2006	I agree, they need a lower gear option. Do you have a set of diamond bits? They were around $5 a few years ago. Very useful - grind only hard things, any hard things. You can ground a toenail off without risk of damage to skin.



wildie	Nov 12 2015, 05:50 AM Post #5
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	Trotsky Nov 12 2015, 03:15 AM So, about 15 years ago, I bought on a lark and on sale, a DREML knockoff called ALLTRADE. Only today have I opened the case. The number of doodads is quite daunting. My task are two: 1. I need to widen the space to better fit a front tooth on Bob's partial upper denture. It's metal and pushes too hard on the support tooth casuing some pain when he removes the bridge. I tried with a couple timy hand files but cannot get enough metal off, it is very hard metal. 2. A tiny projection on the nosepiece of his glasses pokes him and I need to file that down also. I wonder if I should practice on a couple things of no value first? Any tips? I had a similar problem with my eye-glasses yesterday. I took too them to an optician and they fixed them at no charge. Adjustments like this, are free in Ontario. I have one of those Dremel type tools, but my darling daughter buggered it up on me. It has a finger lock that holds the shaft from turning while you loosen the chuck! Somehow she managed to shear the tooth off the lock and now I cannot remove the bit, by releasing it!



Trotsky	Nov 12 2015, 07:01 AM Post #6
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	wildie Nov 12 2015, 05:50 AM Trotsky Nov 12 2015, 03:15 AM So, about 15 years ago, I bought on a lark and on sale, a DREML knockoff called ALLTRADE. Only today have I opened the case. The number of doodads is quite daunting. My task are two: 1. I need to widen the space to better fit a front tooth on Bob's partial upper denture. It's metal and pushes too hard on the support tooth casuing some pain when he removes the bridge. I tried with a couple timy hand files but cannot get enough metal off, it is very hard metal. 2. A tiny projection on the nosepiece of his glasses pokes him and I need to file that down also. I wonder if I should practice on a couple things of no value first? Any tips? I had a similar problem with my eye-glasses yesterday. I took too them to an optician and they fixed them at no charge. Adjustments like this, are free in Ontario. I have one of those Dremel type tools, but my darling daughter buggered it up on me. It has a finger lock that holds the shaft from turning while you loosen the chuck! Somehow she managed to shear the tooth off the lock and now I cannot remove the bit, by releasing it! It took me a little while to find the tiny little chrome button I had to hold in to freeze the shaft and allow me to tighten the chuck. First couple time I pushed it, nothing. I gather there is only one spot where the button pushes into a hole in the shaft to keep it from rotating. wildie, is there a hole into which you can stick a nail to hold the shaft in place?



Trotsky	Nov 12 2015, 07:08 AM Post #7
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Quote: Do you have a set of diamond bits? They were around $5 a few years ago. Very useful - grind only hard things, any hard things. You can ground a toenail off without risk of damage to skin. Yep, 7 diamond tip bits. I will treat them gingerly. They recommend them for metal engraving.



wildie	Nov 12 2015, 10:21 AM Post #8
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	Trotsky Nov 12 2015, 07:01 AM wildie Nov 12 2015, 05:50 AM Quoting limited to 2 levels deep It took me a little while to find the tiny little chrome button I had to hold in to freeze the shaft and allow me to tighten the chuck. First couple time I pushed it, nothing. I gather there is only one spot where the button pushes into a hole in the shaft to keep it from rotating. wildie, is there a hole into which you can stick a nail to hold the shaft in place? Quote: wildie, is there a hole into which you can stick a nail to hold the shaft in place? No hole! I was able to clip a pair of needle nose VISE GRIPS onto the shaft, but even still they slipped. Im planning to disassemble the motor housing and put the armiture in a vice to hold things. The chuck is so tight I couldn't rotate it even holding with vice grips. To shear the locking pin must have taken a lot of torque!



Delphi51	Nov 12 2015, 10:33 AM Post #9
Member title Posts: 13,967 Group: Administration Member #441 Joined: October 10, 2006	Wow, it must be really tight - or seized. Penetrating oil? I have one real Dremel and a couple of cheap no name copies. I gave the no names to my artists for sculpturing. They work just as well as the overpriced original.



Trotsky	Nov 13 2015, 01:53 AM Post #10
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Quote: To shear the locking pin must have taken a lot of torque! Or perhaps it just fell out?



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