[Shop-talk] Dead Dremel -- suggestions?

[Trevor Boicey]

Doug Braun wrote:
> I was recently using my 5-year-old Dremel to cut a
> home in a bathroom tile on the ceiling.  Unfortunately
> this caused toe tile dust to pour down into the tool,
> seizing up the front bearing.
> 
> The bearing could not be replaced by itself, but I
> was able to order a complete new armature with
> bearings for something like $25 plus S&H.  The new
> bearings were a fully-sealed type, so hopefully this
> sort of problem will not happen again.

   You can generally buy cheapos for about $10 that include a huge pile 
of equally cheap bits...

   Not that I would recommend them for quality, but considering we are 
discussing two dremels here that up and died, might not be a whole lot 
worse...