Dremels and Barrels

[AllAmericanMag]

Hey, I'm interested in buying a Dremel basically just to try it out. I was wondering if they came with a good bit to use for cutting the slots on Mag barrel? And/Or for making those holes that the twist-lock systems locks in to.
Thanks!

Also, what's a good Dremel model to buy?

[yeahthatsme]

if i were you i would buy a dremel multi-pro it has fully adjustable speed and comes in lots of packages. also, go to www.dremel.com for more info. also hobby lobby has a lot dremel stuff. i guess a diamond head bit would work with barrels but don't hold me to it.

[benzy2]

dremels are a very fun tool to have. I mean it does almost anything you could think of. And if not you can buy an attachment that will let it do it. I find always haveing a dremel handy will let you do those crazy experiments that come out of nowhere. I would get it. Even if it doesnt carve the barrel there are tons of other uses for it.

[Havoc_online]

Dremels are fun

[Muzikman]

Dremels are fun...sure...but they are not a mill. My guess is that if you buy a dremel and think you are going to cut slots in your barrel for the twist lock, you are going to end up with a VERY ugly gash in your barrel and it's not going to work. Remeber, it's just a dremel, but a mill.

[Mr. T!]

If you are going to mill a twist lock, make sure the barrel is in a vice. That way, you don't go all over the place.

[damageinc54]

Originally posted by Muzikman
Dremels are fun...sure...but they are not a mill. My guess is that if you buy a dremel and think you are going to cut slots in your barrel for the twist lock, you are going to end up with a VERY ugly gash in your barrel and it's not going to work. Remeber, it's just a dremel, not a mill.

I agree 100% with Muzikman. Once you spend the money on the dremel and cut up your barrel send it to me and I will show you how much money and frustration I could have saved you in the first place.

[The Frymarker]

I agree with muzikman as well.

I have 2 dremmels one adjustable and the other 1 speed. I have just about every attachment you can buy for it. Diamond heads are used for wood, plastic, maybe a little engraving on metal if your lucky. However it can't replace a mill. Sometimes even with the tightest chuck I still get the attachment to spin out of it, if the material that I am dremmeling is hard.

Best leave the heavy duty stuff to a mill.

[Kevmaster]

yeh, dremels are fun...there should be one in EVERY paintballers tool box....yeh....

anyways, dremels work wonders. i love mine. ive hacked my stingrays to bits with them...everything from milling the body to sanding the sear to polishing the hammer to milling the hammer lol!!

tons of fun those dremels

[rhetor22]

the dremel is the stingray's best friend. The guy using the dremel usually isn't though.

I love em. Gotta have em. They do everything... except hammer.

[bornl33t]

wallmart has a few dremels on special, but I'm not a fan of them. I burned up 2 and had enough, they are lacking in torgue and sufficient cooling. So I bought a black and decker RTX and that was all I needed to see I've been getting screwed. This thing rawks...

and these guys are right, use a mill for barrel slots. A dremel is like BASF. It's doesn't do alot of modifications, it's makes alot of bodifications better.

[AllAmericanMag]

Thanks everyone for your input. I bought a Dremel yesterday and will probably start breaking things today.

[Kevmaster]

good luck....be prepared to ruin your first object with the dremel...

[yeahthatsme]

go to hobby lobby and get a bunch of pinewood plack thingies to mess up thats what i did, their cheap($1.50 for a good sized square) and are lots of fun to cut up.