After 15 years, my dremel finally can come out from store room and hang in proper space to serve.
Eh... why portrait pic always show in wrong orientation?
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Bought my first Makita product today. 
Did some comparison between palm routers available in Malaysia and choose Makita because:
1) Adjustable speed.
2) has many attachments. Plunge base, fix base, tilt base, 2 type of dust collections, guide.
3) Accepts 6mm & 8mm router bit.

Big makita box with some precision measurement tool I bought together.
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Open the box and surprise to see a big square bag in there. 
The boss says can use this as picnic bag, I do agreed with her.
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Lots of thing in there, many accessories too.
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On the first powerup, I notice the router spins very stable.
Now need to figure out what type of router bit I need. 

it seem this thread has been slow down a lot since my last login date 1 1/2 month back..

i was very busy on overseas business trip due to year end rush...nevertheless i did made a few purchases before and during my trip and luckily didn't wait for this year cybersales which is rather lame ( prices are more expensive compare to normal days    ) !

of all my powertools, the tools which i do use the most is the rotary tool...therefore during the 40% lazada sales recently, i sapu most of the dremel bits...



this is how i organized my rotary tool in L boxx..( now have to reorganize it with all those new bits )



my others dremel accessories which is 100% compatible with the bosch rotary tool..



btw, this is the size comparison between bosch gro, dremel 4000 and dremel multi pro...i use the bosch gro most of the time due to more powerful and cordless 



here's my dremel's family photoshot 



and the most recent addition to the dremel family... dremel multi-vise 2500...got it from 11street for only RM109 



recently just diy a car bumper repair / restoration using these rotary tool...it cost me less than RM100 to get it done including paint. all the workshop i went for quotation, all told me beyond repair cos the damage was too    these rotary save my day and $$.

The price is double of it 

i did saw bosch too.. but it seem too light for the job?

that is the circular and straight edge cutter guide attachment

no bro, i'm not tool collector but i can't simply let go any good deal for the tools i wanted...

for example, recently got this for RM225 wo...how not to buy it? 

this is my first electric high pressure washer from bosch...before this was considering the karcher but when i can get this for that price, straight away placed the order. RM225 for a 110bar pressure washer should be a good deal or not ? the close alternative is the karcher k2 which is retail at RM320++
i second this ! 

cz i wouldnt use much.. just for dig hole on concrete..  after tat wouldnt use much

That's why you need to scout on local shops sometimes. The Dremel bits are quite poor actually, especially the multi purpose cutting bits. Now I'm buying carbide bits for cutting MDF.

Spend extra for the plunge router attachment and buy the stainless steel rod that same size with the attachment's rod will be a better option.

Always remember, Dremel are more on hobby tools while Bosch are more on heavier duty tools.
If you don't believe, just use the Dremel's HSS cutting bits to cut an 1" MDF and see the bit cut the MDF or MDF cut the bit first.
Another reason is, HP of the motors between Dremel and Bosch. By origin, Dremel's power tools motor HP are quite low, the Dremel's cutting bit are too long which is good for cutting softer materials but when comes to harder material, the longer length actually reduces the overall strength.
1 of the best practice when using power tool is let the tools move toward work piece rather than using excessive force to push the tool through.

sorry my bad on the earlier percentage,

out of 34 type of original Dremel bits i have,

12 are made in USA
10 are made in China
6 are made in Taiwan
5 are made in Germany
1 is made from Israel ( diamond engraving bit )

ooh...my experience with dremel bits is good so far. i find dremel bits are more lasting compare to those no brand made in china bits...

comparing cutting mdf with dremel carbite bit vs no brand carbite bit, dremel bit give a more cleaner cut from my experience..

my no brand made in china bits


but this Hilda bits ( made in china brand ) are quite good compare to those unbranded one...

all my dremel bits are purchased with 40% off, i gotta say it's a pretty good buy/ investment and almost comparable price with those china bits...

safety also is my major concern, i scare those china brand bits broke during usage.... with dremel bit ( 60% made in US, 20% made in Taiwan, 10% made in Germany, 10% made in China ) atleast give me some peace of mind when using it...

most of it still in original packaging, therefore still can know where is the origin country. i need to label properly in my toolbox so i don't mixed up those bits....

where to find made in japan bit? it it really good and lasting....nowadays everything also wear out so easily... i guess it's a good thing for manufacturer but bad for end user like us...need to spend more $$$ 

yes, it's time for a brand new one and retire the old one....

have you try to replace the carbon brushes?

If the bit breaks, it is better for the tool, if it bends, the tool will be suffering premature damage.
That's when the HP of the motor not enough, it will drag more power to keep up the speed.

wah, japan leutor brand    could't find it here at all....where did you get this previously? online?

It stated 20000rpm, while the Dremel can go 30000rpm easily. So in some sense you use it beyond the safe limit.

Well, when working with cut piece and the bit starts to emit smoke, it means something going to wrong.

https://shapertools.com/
Anyway, another cool power tool that can consider.

A steady hand still required and it is work on he sticker markings, not that worth from my point of view.

when i first started with rotary tool many many years back, i also simply whack it with the high speed also....thinking of the faster the speed the faster i can get the job done....   most of the time, the work piece will get damage...

now i always started with the lower speed and do few pass instead...result are much better and also bits can last longer too...

Yup, making on CNC would be better with that price.
And nope, metal are "softer" than wood. Why softer is we can cut the metal piece direct while wood(especially MDF) will grip the bit which makes it "hard".

Maybe your dremel's bearing no oil or spoil already, friction will make it heat up.