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| Founded | 1932; 92 years ago (1932) in Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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| Founder | Albert J. Dremel |
| Headquarters | 1800 W. Central Rd., Mt. Prospect, Illinois, U.S. |
| Products | Rotary tools, hot glue guns, scroll saws, contour sanders, versatips, and powered screwdrivers |
| Parent | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| Website | www |
Dremel (/ˈdrɛməl/ DREM-əl) is an American brand of power tools known primarily for its rotary tools. Dremel's rotary tools are similar to the pneumatic die grinders used in the metalworking industry by tool or moldmakers.
The tools were originally developed by Albert J. Dremel, an Austrian immigrant who founded the Dremel Company in 1932 in Racine, Wisconsin. The company was purchased by Robert Bosch GmbH in 1993, and today it is a division of the Robert Bosch Tool Corporation located in Mount Prospect, Illinois. Dremel's activities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa are operated by Dremel Europe, located in Breda, Netherlands.
Rotary tools
The concept of the original Dremel Moto-Tool was to rotate a bit at high speed, the bit being held in a collet. Variable-speed versions may cover a range of 3,000–37,000 RPM. The Dremel concept relies on high speed as opposed to the high torque of a conventional power drill. By inserting an appropriate bit (or burr) the tool can perform drilling, grinding, sharpening, cutting, cleaning, polishing, sanding, routing, carving, and engraving. Both battery-powered and corded models are available. Early cordless models were marketed as the Dremel Freewheeler. Dremel options include a miniature planer attachment and a saber saw attachment that lets the tool act much like a small reciprocating saw.
Other Dremel rotary tools include a cordless pumpkin carving tool, a cordless pet nail grooming tool, and a cordless golf cleaning tool.
However, the collets are flexible and will accept both original Dremel and alternative makes of cutting, grinding, and polishing head shafts.
| Diameter | Imperial | Metric |
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| Dremel | inch | mm* |
| 480 | 0.125" (1/8") | 3.0–3.2mm |
| 481 | 0.094" (3/32") | 2.4–2.5mm |
| 482 | 0.063" (1/16") | 1.5–1.6mm |
| 483 | 0.031" (1/32") | 0.8–1.0mm |
Other tools
Dremel produces hot glue guns, scroll saws, contour sanders, versatips, and powered screwdrivers.
Dremel is also one of the manufacturers to release an oscillating tool in late 2008 after the patent had run out on Fein's Multimaster. Dremel's incarnation of this tool is called the Multi-Max.
Dremel also produces 3D printers.
References
- http://www.dremelnewsroom.com/
- Nelson, Mervin C. (November 4, 1968). "Dremel firm leads hobby tool field". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 10, part 2.
- Fink, Justin (September 30, 2009). "Fein MultiMaster patent has expired...competitors on the move". Fine Homebuilding. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Hoffman, Tony (March 8, 2019). "Dremel DigiLab 3D40 Flex 3D Printer Review". PCMAG. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
Dremel, which has made rotary power tools for nearly a century, has done well in branching out into 3D printers
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External links
- Official website
- "Dremel's Powerful New Moto-Tool", an article from the October 1967 issue of Popular Science
- Disassembly of a cordless Dremel tool
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