ronchinoy

get the 40$ one with variable speed and a few bits.

But what you really need is a Die Grinder. It looks 5 times the size of the Dremel takes biger bits and can actually get some work done. (See the old articles on head porting by Joe).

I have a proper 1/4th HP porting motor with flexi shaft and diffirent hand pices that take the 2-4mm shanks. Then I have the Die Grinder which is like the Dremel on steroids.

I had the 180$ Dermel kit with shaft, box, the works. Little pice of crap broke down on me in 2 months.

rexracer

i have several dremel brand dremels
i still have the one from when the first came out and it still works great
buy a kit with LOTS of attatchments because those things are pricey for what you get

KFB

i was cheap and got the generic one from Kragen with the flexi-shaft and everything. it was only 19.99 after $10 mail-in rebate. it is so far so good, but i haven't done anything too demanding with it yet. the sanding bits that came with it are ----, so i buy dremel bits that work perfectly in my knock-off dremel.

racerex

An electrical drill will never spin the rpm's that a dremel will. If you want something more heavy duty, go with a die grinder. For light duty stuff (like injector seals) use a dremel. You would rip right through your injector seals if you tried to use a die grinder.

1quik6

Hate to Hi-jack a thread but is there something like a die grinder(ie...1/4 bits, extended use) but electric. I have a dremel but it doesn't seem like it could stand up to porting a head or manifold. I hate running my air compressor for hours on end to keep up with a die grinder. You know.

Thanks

Zak

OnYx

If i had a die grinder i would get a huge air compresser to keep up with the tool so you dont go def listing to that damn compressor.