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Old 04-13-20, 02:32 AM
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canklecat
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Dremel cordless (although I need a new battery) and Wen corded. I hardly use them so I don't like to pay much. The Wen corded was a bargain.

Maybe once or twice a year I do use the various grinding heads and polishing doodads. But I've never been able to make the cutoff wheels work. I end up shattering two or three of 'em trying to make a cut I could have done quicker with my Jagwire cable/housing cutter, which usually cuts so cleanly the cable housing doesn't need any touch up, or not much. I've had good luck with cutoff wheels on bar stock, but not on cables and cable housing. I know I'm doing something wrong but I'm not motivated to try again. It's just aggravating. The snips work fine.

Ditto, manual files and saws for most jobs a moto-tool tries to do.

Only cordless tool I've ever had that was a must is my 20-year-old Bosch drill. The handset has outlived two batteries, and I need to order replacements. I've used the heck out of that thing, including as a cutoff tool in a pinch when I didn't have a hacksaw.
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