Dremel--corded or battery? Which is better

[Tap]

I am getting ds a Dremel tool for Christmas. He will use it making terrain for his Warhammer 40K figures. He won't be doing projects around the house, but sitting at a table (at least right now...I don't know what it will be used for in the future).

 

I like the ease of cordless. Dh says get it corded because it will last forever. He feels that cordless tools are handy but since you have to replace the battery periodically, they are more expensive in the long run, and due to these features are less desirable.

 

What says the hive?

[Kim in Appalachia]

it has more power. If he is just sitting at a table with it, the corded will be fine.

[hornblower]

I have a Dremel which I use for doing the dogs' nails.

I got corded. More power, lighter in the hand, & yeah, I agree with your dh - the bats eventually die & I think corded are cheaper in the long run.

 

 

We have a bunch of other tools which are cordless & I hate most of them. They're heavy because of the bats, and the recharging drives me crazy. I don't find them very convenient. Stupid charging cradles all over the workroom, and inevitably when I need to use a tool, the bat is dead. I MUCH prefer to plug in.

[Paula in PA]

My dh, also a WH fan(atic) says it's a trade-off. Corded means more power, but the cord could get in the way while he's working. Cordless offers more flexibility, but you have the battery issue. He says his final choice would probably be corded, though.

[Dawn in OH]

My husband has the corded version. He needs the extra power and we would go through too many batteries. He's had that thing a long time now (almost 9 years). I bought it for him for his first Father's Day.

[ereks mom]

...a man I met in Lowe's while I was looking at Dremels and trying to decide what to buy. A man came up to look at Dremel accessories while I was there, and he helped me know just what to buy. Dh was delighted with his gift. :)

[rafiki]

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