Rotary Tool Basics: Your New Favorite Tool

Thanks for touching on safety. I just watched a video done by Ace hardware store the guy was engraving on glass with no mask. nothing like breathing in ground glass .

Glitter free days ha ha ha . Glitter is the herpes of the art world

Bought my first rotary tool and was having way too much fun with it so this was a fun vid to watch to see how else it can be used

How much

You didn’t cover TidBits .. but other than that great video. I will start saving for a Foredom.

OMG! I am so glad I found you! First of all, you have VERY GOOD English! I can understand you completly which is very helpful. I bought a rotary tool bc I am female crafter with no help and intimidated by power tools so I bought this thinking I could figure it all out. well I needed help and you have answered my prayers! Thank you for putting this out there! I needed to know some things and you had the answers. I have subscribed and look forward to your videos,

I just ordered (a few days ago) a second rotary tool (corded, with a flex shaft and other attachments. My father got me a cordless one last year (great little HyperTough jobbie). Can't wait, 'cause the one I ordered even comes with a clamp on bench stand for hanging the rotary tool while using the flex shaft.

Thanks for sharing

Hello. I'm new to the dremel world. Which would I use to carve in to wood

Thats... Mehrunes Razor! All hail lord Dagon!

Thanks for making this. I now own many K95 masks (thanks covid) do you think these are okay in combination with a face shield for not swallowing sand / particles?

Can you get wider sanding pads for it ? Thanks . Good video.

Great video. Thanks for taking the time to make it. Also, shout outs for focusing on safety and it's importance.

I see you without safety gloves and I feel uneasy. Lol I wear level 5 gloves and they're precisely why I still have fingerprints. You have a better grip on your tool than I seem to have on mine. It's great seeing the cheap kind I have being shown on a video like this. You really go out of your way to remind people that cheaper and easier to use things can be effective in prop making. I genuinely appreciate it.

Thank you 😊

Lol Vlad the Inhaler. Love it hahahaha

I use mine for stripped screws.

I'm looking for a tool that can carve a small piece out of polymer clay. I'm making earrings and need to attach post. Can you help me...please and thank you.

Very nice informative video, thank you.

I have a really cheap ~$15 rotary tool, but every time i’ve tried to use it on foam it ends up making gouges or super uneven surfaces and basically ruins the whole project. I think the sanding drum bits are all too low-grit to do anything useful on foam, but the other bits are much finer and still cause the same problems. Often the bit will catch on the foam and dig into it or it’ll skid along the surface despite my best efforts to control the speed.

lol the glitter /sparks scene made me join and share lol great stuff

Safety first!! Most important tools of the trade...safety equipment! Very concise video, right to the point and LOTS of great uses...or "tips" if you like puns!! Thanks for sharing this.

I have a scratch in a tv screen. What attachment can I use to buff it out? Or can that be done?
Thanks

How do you cut the circle out of the plastic? What part do you use? I saw you cut a straight line of plastic but don't know what to use to cut the circle? I'd sure appreciate anyone helping to enlighten me! (:

Great video!

Very good informative

This came up in my feed. My daily driver is a Foredom TX. Also use a SR and a few other flexshafts. Some handheld rotary tools, too, that mostly sit in a drawer. Nice to see that you have a Foredom, as well. Given the performance and versatility, IMHO the price is very reasonable. My suggestion to folks who want to use a rotary tool in a serious manner, for a lack of a better descriptor, is to buy any pendant motor/flexshaft they can afford instead of a handheld tool. The difference is not subtle. I can write a novel about this, so I'll stop here.

Can this video will work if I have an Apex forge rotary tool?

Thank you for this video, hypoglycemia

Will the rotary tool work with metal, though? Small steel parts etc.?

This is just the information I've been looking for; thank you!

just a appreciation comment, im autistic with adhd and your videos have helped my adhd brain understand and its VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!!! i recently bought a halloween foam blow mold second hand that needed alot of repair work and the foam clay video was SUPER HELPFUL! keep making videos! =)

safety squints engaged

What is the wooden buffer you put under the green resin when you were sawing it in half?

Just bought a rotary tool and turned to the Google to find out what does this thing do, and what is it good for? This video placed high in the rankings. Very informative; Thank you!

Does anyone know if step drill bits are made for rotary tools?

Face shields for dust or fumes is opposite of good. It funnels the stuff into your face.

I'm amazed how fragile cutting wheels are.

your video is good. but remember shop safely, at all times. take all rings off when you use power tools. and put your watch in your pocket
. use a shop clock or your phone in a safe place .

So useful - i bought one for a specific job- but can think of so many other uses for this

Thanks again

Do you any video on your workbench and the sheet you have on it? Interested in your efficient setup. TIA

I really really enjoy Dremels toolbits. They are excellent. The tools themself though, yea they are on par with the cheapos, not so much better that the price is justified.But, well the toolbits oh the speedclick ones specially oh those i love.

I got this for Christmas thinking it would work with my fused glass projects...since you didn't mention glass, I'm worried now! I was hoping to use it to grind rough edges and drill small holes into pendants and ornaments....wondering what you think?

Show me what you have made with the lathe option

My rotary tool never leaves my workbench, and I only take the flex shaft off on rare occasions, when I put on the router head instead. 😁

It's kind of the inverse of an electric screwdriver:  Where the screwdriver has low speed and great torque, the rotary tool has massive speed, but such low torque that you can stop it just by grabbing it with two fingers. (Note: Do not do that! FFS…)

You just gave me a great present idea haha!
Which I will make with a rt of course😂🤘

The best tool video I’ve seen in a long time,,,,