Cut off wheels and sanding drums get the most use.
Works great on the very thick calluses I can make in about 3 days.
Also on my way thick & damaged toenails…
can’t be a DIY dentist without it.
small crafts need it like making models, electronics.
small drill bits (easily broken), cutoff wheels, sanding disks are all handy.
i use them all the time for fabrication and repair of all sorts of things.
I use mine for a lot of things where a full-sized drill and attachments are overkill. Smoothing off a rough edge on some metal or wood (or whatever) or adding finishing touched to kit-built things from furniture to model trains. I think of it as a sort of powered version of an small nail file; in a sense.
Got mine back in 1980 so its lasted despite regular use.
if you like to do stuff, it’s one of those things that’s good to have in your toolbox.
I keep a tungsten-carbide cutter in it - it will cut through fiberglass, plexiglass or other plastics, will remove rust, and generally cut a 1/8" slot in any number of things.
It’s like a Post-It - you never thought you’d have any need/use until it is there in front of you, and then you wonder how you got along without it.
I use mine mostly for making medieval jewellery and fittings. The wire wheels and buffers get the most use, but I use a lot of different cutting/grinding bits as well. I also have a router attachment for it for small-scale woodwork things.
I really should get a Foredom (flex-shaft machine) but I find it hard to justify the expense for what’s just a hobby.
I have a Titan brand dremel type device. I use it for carving, cleaning up rough gemstones, engraving, cutting stuff up (I use diamond coated discs mostly). It cost less than a dremel and came with way more accessories including a flexible shaft
Well, I didn’t buy one (again) but Woot is actually the reason I started this thread! (and FYI, the person that started Woot before it was owned by Amazon; now has a similar website called meh.com)
I use it all the time in my hobby, for sanding and drilling and carving on model horses. I also use it on my dogs’ nails.
I have a couple of off-brand Dremel-like tools. Both work fine. I recommend getting one. Just make sure you get the 120 V corded kind, not one of the weenie tiny ones they sell at Harbor Freight.
Dremel for human feet, dog nails, cutting screws (I am SO glad to see others do this, I thought it was The Vice You Dare Not Name)
RotoZip for horse hoof trimming, when I did that. Now I just whack them off with nippers.
I have a Dremel that I bought and a used knock off that someone gave me. I have used it for cutting large openings in plastic containers to make big kitty litter boxes - it’s works well but you get hit by little bits of hot plastic and that can be painful. I use the drill when I need to drill small things and know I will destroy it with a large drill. I also use it for sanding small things. I tend to use the knock off first if I’m not sure if what I am doing will have to potential to damage it, so I guess it’s my sacrificial tool. I also bought some diamond bits because I want to use it for drilling glass eventually. I love them and wish I were a bit more organized in my craft space so I could use them more.
I have one and use it…a bit. Not a TON, but it’s one of those things that can really get you out of a jam and sometimes it’s exactly the right tool for the job. Most common uses have been polishing small things, grinding down sharp edges on metal objects, cutting small shims and whatnot. Just…little tinker-y stuff.
My proudest use: cutting several nuts IN HALF to replace weird, extremely thin nuts on the inside of a leaky showerhead. Saved myself having to dig through hardware catalogs or throw away a $150 showerhead.