DividedByJames Posted October 1, 2003 Report Share Posted October 1, 2003 I know all of you must own a Dremmel-esque tool and I wanted to get opinions about the other non-Dremmels. I have a Black and Decker RTX that came free with a tool box that I bought. Opinions? Should I put it to the way-side and spend the money on the brand name Dremmel? Or should I stick with it and buy B&D accessories? So far I've only used it with a sanding tool to fix a neck joint issue but I noticed the accessories it comes with lack luthier style tools. FYI I am at best a hobbyist, not a full blown builder like some of you. My talents are also lacking in doing anything extravagant. Probably simple body work like pickup routing and maybe inlay at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted October 2, 2003 Report Share Posted October 2, 2003 There's nothing wrong with the B&D. In fact they probably OEM for Dremel anyway. The only problem you might run into is that attachments like the Dremel Router Base might not work with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted October 2, 2003 Report Share Posted October 2, 2003 well i have a "Clarke" and it's identical.... all the attachements i've baught so far have fit perfectly, when i asked the same thing at a hardware store they said "well there's no point in making a knock off if you can't use the same attachments for the tool you're trying to knock off..." always made sense to me for the cavities.. ummm i think a couple of people have had that idea but i don't think a dremel can do deep enough for some cavities and for most it would just take to many passes, since i'm assuming a dremel doesn't have near the power of a decent router and the bits are much smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonsxrule Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 i have a b&d 40tb thing and it seems cool im only using it for polish and to sand the sides into sharpness since the dremmel brand router cut thing didnt fit i just screwed it down to my B&D so atleast its flat the only cavity im doing is the shallow part of the floyd rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 I have 2 of the Clarkes, they are overall bigger than a dremel by a fair bit, I also have a Craftsman which is actually smaller, but both fit all the attachments. The Clarkes are great, they cost me $50 Canadian at the co-op building center and come with a flex attachment. The Craftsman seems to be the best built though, it has better (stiffer) bearings for routing, not as much flex in the collet. (inlay routing I mean) and just seems to have a little more torque as well. The dremel is the most expensive of all the brands. I like the clarkes for the flex attachment use, but I prefer the craftsman for most other stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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