Cordless Dremel recommendation

[GoBuckeyes]

We have one corded dremel that has proved itself numerous times for things only a dremel can do. Because of Murphy's law and having multiple locations the dremel is never at the wash where it is needed. I'd like to buy another to keep in my truck and was thinking a cordless/rechargeable one would be even more useful. Does anyone have any experience with one or a similar brand? Does it have the same cutting power with the small cutoff wheels to cut stainless? Thanks

 

[MEP001]

FWIW I keep my corded Dremel in my service vehicle, along with two 100' extension cords. As infrequently as I use the Dremel, the batteries would all be dead when I need it.

If I were to buy a cordless one, I'd probably stick with Dremel brand. I've never used a cordless one.

 

[HeyVern]

Personally, I prefer a good air die grinder

 

[cantbreak80]

I developed an addiction to Milwaukee cordless tools several years ago.
So, one of their Rotary tools (along with a few of it's M12 friends) lives in my 3-drawer Packout.
It's saved the day on several occasions.
I have 6 batteries so one of them is usually in a good state-of-charge.

 

[GoBuckeyes]

Trust me, my go to tool is a Metabo Hi speed grinder with a cut off wheel. I also have a cordless Ryobi grinder thats been pretty helpful as well. The problem with those is that you can't always get a 4" cut off wheel where you need it. For example, last week the yellow plastic knob in one of my self serve bays broke off of the rotary switch leaving only the metal knob insert. It's held onto the switch with two allen set screws that were hogged out. Theres no way to cut it off with a hacksaw or a fullsize grinder, but for a dremel its easy peasy.

I just ordered a knockoff dremel from $50 from Amazon. Its half the cost of the dremel with roughly the same specs. You really can't lose for $50.

 

[Greg Pack]

I've got a Milwaukee M12. It vibrates more than it should but gets the job done. I use my M12 right angle die grinder much more now. I would recommend Milwaukee simply because they have several useful tools in the same battery ecosystem. I love my cordless ratchet, and the soldering iron is very handy and quick to heat up. Even the M12 impact is surprisingly powerful.

 

[water guy]

This one handy tool here .I carry one in my service truck with extra blades.

 

[2Biz]

I'm a Makita fan. What matters is you stick with a good name brand so you only have to have one kind of battery. I have at least a dozen 6ah batteries, all with indicator lights. Makes keeping them fully charged a lot easier.

 

[MEP001]

I'm a Makita fan. What matters is you stick with a good name brand so you only have to have one kind of battery. I have at least a dozen 6ah batteries, all with indicator lights. Makes keeping them fully charged a lot easier.

I've gotten a bunch of Ridgid tools and batteries. One of them has Bluetooth, and I can use their app on my phone to check the condition of all my Bluetooth-enabled batteries that are in range. I'm just not ready to spend $150+ apiece on batteries.

 

[2Biz]

Some things are a waste of $$. How hard is it to pick the battery up and push a button to check how much capacity is left?! Doubt if they would get any of my money for that feature!