On 24 Nov 2003 09:13 AM, RobertR237 posted the following:

I have gone through three of the little buggars and all three failed
in the switch, not the brushes or bearings.

I had a brand new one which ran for about 10 seconds out of the box, and
then died due to a faulty switch.

Not counting defective part failures, I have a tough time seeing how I
could possibly wear mine out, as little use as it sees. For the things
I use it for, nothing else will really do but otherwise it often doesn't
come out of the toolbox for months at a time. I believe that if you
find yourself using a dremel tool that much you need to consider buying
some real tools (i.e. bigger grinders) since the dremel isn't really
suited for continuous use. Not to mention the extra time spent since
using the dremel is slow compared to a larger grinder or cut off tool.

I have a pair of 1/4" electric die grinders (one I bought, then got
another for christmas) each with a different bit, a couple of angle
grinders, a 3" cut off tool in addition to my normal bandsaw, hacksaw,
and bench grinder/sander. If none of those will do the job, only then
does the Dremel come out.

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