Next step up from a Dremel?

My compressor is only a 4 gal. job so I can't go air tool.
Which brand/model, non pneumatic, will give me higher quality and less runout than a Dremel?
Will be used for not so intricate inlay work.

-tommy

[tippie53]

dremels are less than perfect and if are upgrading but don't want to go to air , your next upgrade would be foredom. They are a lot better and less runout than any dremel,

[Tarhead]

You can remove the bearing slop on the Dremel with a thin section of shrink tubing around the bearing. Frank Ford's idea here:
http://www.frets.com/FretsPages/Luthier ... mbear.html
It's still a Dremel as far as power so take light passes.

That's a money saver. Thanks.

So now that you brought it up, I'm wondering, If I bought a new Foredom,
would I select higher torque/lower speed or lower torque/higher speed??

-tommy

[derf]

That's a money saver. Thanks.

So now that you brought it up, I'm wondering, If I bought a new Foredom,
would I select higher torque/lower speed or lower torque/higher speed??

-tommy

darn tommy !!
another thing to add to my list of gotta replace !
forgot i burnt out all 3 of my dremels a few years ago :(

[Darryl Young]

I'm thinking I would want higher RPMs.

[saltytri]

These Proxxon tools are much better than any Dremel I've seen (except the one I have that is about fifty years old and sill running fine):

http://www.amazon.com/Proxxon-38481-Pro ... ds=proxxon

http://www.amazon.com/Proxxon-38472-Pre ... ds=proxxon

[RobbieC]

Proxxon. Better motor, better bearings, more durable, etc. Unfortunately, the StewMac attachments like their Precision Router Base won't fit. I made a base for the Proxxon to use with SM's bridge slotting jig. See the Frets.net forum for more info:

http://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/p ... t%3A112300