Dremel tools - accessories to buy

[Grangur]

Hi All,

The good Mrs G has treated me to a Dremel 3000. It's helping me on my refin I'm working on. I've used it for sanding and cutting, but I need to do some small routing jobs.

I'm looking to buy some routing bits but I'm not sure what kits to buy. You seem to get a better deal if you go for some of the bigger sets.

What are other people's experiences?

What sets tools are good, or to be avoided?

Thanks in advance for feedback here.

Cheers

Rich

[hamfist]

I have recently learnt to use my new Dremel 3000 for routing. I've been using the Dremel 565 Multipurpose Cutting Kit, a Dremel 654 6.4 mm Straight Bit and a Dremel 650 3.2 mm Straight Bit.
THese have been working out really well for me, although it's a good idea to practice on some scrap first to work out the best way to use them.
Using these, you would be routing "freehand", but if you mark out your rout carefully and go slow on the routing it can be very successful. If routing out things like pickup cavities, I have been drilling out a large portion of the wood first with my normal electric drill and a large bit, to reduce the volume of wood that I needed to take out with the router.
Using the kit I mentioned you can get a cavity about 18mm deep. If you want it a bit deeper you can actually just use one of the general purpose Dremel cutting bits that I got supplied with my Dremel in it's kit (it's the Dremel 561 bit) and use it with the 565 routing attachment. I have routed out up to about 22mm deep cavities with it so far, no problem.

For all of these pickup routs I use a large, fine toothed file to get nice straight final edges. Although a sanding block and sandpaper would have the same effect I'm sure. For the "ears" on precision and musicman pickups I have used the Dremel 9.5mm Aluminum Oxide Grinding Stone (932), which came in my kit to get a semi-circular cutout .... works a treat.

Just need to be organised, have good light and a steady hand.

Edited January 12, 2014 by hamfist

[Grangur]

Hi Hamfist, I actually saw in another thread, that you'd bought these, and following your admirable example, I bought the same.

In my first attempts I used the Dremel 565 and some of the bits. Strangely I missed out using the 561. I'll give that one a try.

Going off-topic for a second; for drilling for a barrel jack, I bought a multi-angle drill bit: [url="http://www.screwfix.com/p/disston-multi-angle-drill-bit-12mm/32343"]http://www.screwfix.com/p/disston-multi-angle-drill-bit-12mm/32343[/url]
[size=4]This is a good piece of kit too. [/size]