Dremel 4300 Review - Episode 157
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2024
- I bought the Dremel 4300 about 6 weeks before doing the review. This has allowed me a little time to use it a couple of times to give some proper feedback.
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Good video. Thanks for showing what the attachments are for.
Thank you, try to be as honest as I can. A tool is certainly miss if I didn’t have it.
That is a very fair and reasonable review. Thank you. I am looking at Dremels so you have given me a lot to consider.
Thank you Brendan. Hopefully it has been of help, we all have different requirements and manufacturers websites don't always show the full picture.
Thank you for this very informative review. Having never owned a Dremel tool, but now in need of one, I appreciate your take on its use and features. You've saved me a lot of time learning how to use it before I even get it! Cheers.
No problem, I took a bit of a gamble as I couldn't find any proper reviews on this model. Like most I will watch loads of videos when buying tools like this. Obviously these are my own views and may differ from others.
Go for this, or the Dremel 3000. They come in handy, either a profesional a hobbist, or simply for fixing things around the house. IT's also a tool that creates stuff. either art, or imrove other tools. I can't describe how many uses I had with my Dremel. It's the Victorinox Swis Army knives of power tools and more than that. Perfect tool for small and medium stuff where normal power tools can't work.
Thanks Paul for a high quality review.
You're welcome!
Bought mine refurbished on eBay and saved $30.
I've always bought my pro cameras refurbished because each camera body is individually tested before the sale.
This proved true with the Dremel. It works perfectly. 2-year warranty. It had everything except the blue holder. I can live with that for a $30 savings!
Always worth shopping around to see where you get a better deal.
I'm going to get one soon
Very happy with mine and still use it when needed.
A great review Paul, I have the same model, and it is very handy to have for a wide variety of small jobs. I will be looking at that router attachment too.
Great video mate.
Cheers
Mike
Thank you Mike. I was surprised on the router attachment. I think the attachment could be used well to carve work on the lathe too.
Great information. Thank you! I bought my Dremel 4300 kit here in the US at Menards and it came with less than half or the accessories! Without the flex shaft (which I already own) or the blue hanging piece. Great review! Thank you
one more thing...I only paid a few dollars less (under $10 difference)
Thank you, yes prices will vary from country to country, I'm sure they price them based on the market. A good piece of kit where I found no reviews for when I wanted to buy it. Hopefully I've given enough to help people out.
The pinkish grinding points should be aluminum oxide for grinding and sharpening metals up to stainless steel and the greyish blue should silicon carbide for glass/ceramic/non-ferrous metals.
Thank you. I'm going to have to make a note of that as I'm sure to have forgotten the next time I look at them.
Good review Paul,when you need one you really need one! Made a pistol grip for my flexi shaft and find it very useful when piercing as it reduces the tendency to torque spin. Hope this is useful to you👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you Alan, great idea.
Great video review Paul ! 👍🏻
Thank you Jamie
Thanks for the excellent review.
I have had a cheap Chinese rotary tool for many years, but only recently have been using it to any degree. I find that it is a great adjunct to a lathe, and is great to adding texturing and other surface decorations to turnings. I've had a lot of fun carving spiral coves in wine stoppers using the very helpful flex shaft.
The colored 'bits' are abrasive stones - red (coarse) and white (fine) are aluminum oxide, and gray is silicon carbide. There are also blue bits made by Foredom from a ceramic material that last longer than either the pink or gray stones, but also cost more. They are mainly used for grinding metal, but can be used for smoothing wood or on gem stones.
And one more thing - periodically, it is necessary to lubricate the flex shaft. The indicator that lubrication is called for is that the handle gets hot. It's not a major project to lubricate a flex shaft - Dremel and others sell specialty lubricants, but general purpose molybdenum grease that you might have around the house is fine, and there are TH-cam videos that show how to do it.
Thank you Louie, I think they are a great added tool to the workshop, saves a lot of manual work with some projects.
That's interesting to know, I suspect it will be a long time for me as I don't use these much but they are so handy to have.
Good video; the pencil grip accessory is definitely worth getting for any work when you're not using the flexi-shaft or router. You can also get a fan that attaches to the collet screw that really moves a lot of dust. Unfortunately it can't be used with the pencil grip or router base attached. I think it can with the flexi-shaft, but I don't have that accessory yet, so just have to check & see if it will. Nice balanced review; I look forward to more videos.
Thank you Lee. I thought about the pencil grip but if I'm going to be using it for longer periods then I would use the flexi shaft. I still found it reasonably comfortable holding the main router as shown, just it wouldn't be good for long periods. The fan would be great to use with the router attachment if ti fitted.
Was just gifted one, Awesome
That's good news, I'm sure you will have many hours of fun with it.
Good review!
Thank you Aleksey
Good point on the collet, 3mm. Just bought a 4300. The Chuck is ideal as is the cuttersystem with the quick fit.
Thank you. Well worth the money and mine is used from time to time with no issues.
Thanks a lot for your good review!! But after contacting the Dremel service contactcentre: the 4300 will be withdrawn from the range at the end of the year. The biggest differences of the 4250 vs. 4300 is that the ventilation of the 4250 has been improved, giving the unit a quieter operation than the 4300 and also has a lower vibration level. The multi-drill chuck can also be purchased separately if desired. The lamp that is included with the 4300 can also be purchased separately if desired. The 4250 is the newest version of the Dremel multitools.
That's interesting to know. It must be at least a couple of years since I did this review so it was only a matter of time before it is superseded.
Excellent review Paul. I have two of the 3000 series, the first one died at about 14 months, motor burned out ( looking back probably because I gave it the beans too often - oops !). The second one has been trouble free over two years. I have both the circle cutting jig & the router conversion, the latter comes as a clear shroud that surrounds the body higher up, makes it look & feel like a proper router, & helps so you can see where you’re going. Haven’t seen the black version before. I guess you gets what you pays for, the quality of build is excellent, my first gave up probably to me being a trifle “hard on it”. One recommendation from me is making sure you blow any dust that gets into the machine well and truly out before putting it back into storage case.
Enjoy & as always, best regards.
Geof
Are you sure the motor burned out, there is a known fault with the 3000 model, i have two to, but repaired the one that broke, it was just the connection on the commutator wire had come lose, a quick solder, and it was working fine again
Mart
Definitely burned out, I had it PAT checked/tested by a qualified electrician.
Thank you Geof. Certainly agree you get what you pay for. Hopefully this has been of help to some people as we all have different budgets and needs.
Quality review
Thank you Gary
Thank you! :)
You're welcome!
A good and well presented review Paul, I'm hoping for one at Christmas :)
Cheers, Bram
Thank you Bram. Well worth having even if like me you don't use it very often.
Can you use older mandrils/tools from your 4000 range in the 4300?
I cannot see why not. This model is more versatile with the style of Chuck in that the shaft don’t have to be a a precise size which is ideal when you buy cheap bits that may be out a little.
Thanks, been thinking of one, good info. Something funny with my utube won’t let me do a thumbs up, so add one from me.
Thank you Michael. I don'y think you can ever have too many reviews, we will all find different good and bad points which allows us to decide what we like best when shopping around.
Hi Paul, overall a good review and the idea of doing a review after actually using the tool is something that I wish other reviewers would do. So well done mate. I still have my cheapie Workzone one, which is still ok for what I want. I would say that 90% of the attachments you get with these tools are pants, but as a fellow turner I would strongly advise getting what is called a Saburr Tooth Burr. They are the biz for removing wood, you can get various shapes and sizes............................but they are expensive, they cost about £15 (average) each. I have a green one (coarse) and a yellow one (fine). When my Workzone rotary tool packs up (the rotary extension cable has already broken) I will consider a Dremel. So thanks for the review.
Thank you, I've seen people use the Saburr Tooth bits before. Will certainly look those up and see what I can get.
I still have the Maplins rotary tool and I have to say that the quality of the Dremel is so much higher. It was only because the Maplins one was struggling and the chuck size that I decided to replace it.
Paul, I have a question for you, that perhaps you have a good answer to. I recently bought a 4300 too, and I cut some aluminum with it. It works perfectly, but I am concerned with safety. Typically when you cut (and not polish or grind, or so) you tend to put your body and head in the plane of rotation (in order to see from the best perspective and cut straight). This means that if the disc breaks the pieces might fly with high speed towards your head or body. I certainly wear safety glasses, but the rest of the face, my neck and rest of the body is unprotected. Have you any idea of how one could arrange for good safety when using cutting discs like that?
I can add that I had some idea to watch the working piece via mirrors, like with a horizontal periscope, to get my entire body out of the rotational plane :) but that is perhaps a bit overly complicated.
Being a Wood Turner I do have a full face shield I could always wear. You can buy these cheap which should certainly give enough protection for the face. As to neck etc. that will come to your clothing. Like you I always wear safety glasses as a minimum even when shaping wood (anything that is not polishing) as it's not worth the risk of anything heading towards the eyes at such a force.
@@PaulLockwood, thanks, yes I have considered a full face shield, and I also found a cheap one. We will see if I use that solution, or if I go for some more complicated idea with the persicope invention or so :).
A face shield. Pretty simple fix
@@evergreenrider It seems so, yes. I am just very aware of what can happen. A friend of mine got a couple of fingers cut off from a rotating disc that broke in high speed. It was not a Dremel situation. The power is very strong when such accidents happen. Even a face mask might not be enough. It depends on its specifications. The fingers of my friend could not be saved.
I've always wanted a dremel and found the 4300 9/64 on sale for like 40% off. And I had a gift card so it literally cost me nothing! I was wondering if it is capable of using a carbide tip to grind / cut off the head of a countersunk stripped deck screw..i want to try and salvage as many boards as I can because the underside is still in fantastic condition. And prying them up just destroys boards. I also have screw extractors and drill bits for my impacts but wondering if the dremel would help or if it would kill it..good video. Hope you reply!
Hi Todd. I don;t think it would kill the Dremel, but it might push your patience as to how long the task would take. Personally I think I would drill as much as possible to wear away as much of the head as possible. If you have little bits (which would probably just break off anyway) then the Dremel could be used.
Hi Paul. I am new to the dremel game....is this the one to buy? More so over the 4000 model? Thanks
Hi Dean, obviously we all have different requirements and budgets. The main reason I looked at this model is that it has a 3 jaw chuck, meaning that if the bits are worn and slightly smaller than what the collet chuck will take then they will hold.
It's very good and gives lots of options.
Particular brand not available in India...any substitute recommendation?
Hi, I would have no idea what you have available. This was a review on this specific product I bought.
Hi sir I hope to tell me which one i should buy Dremel 4300 or dremel 4200 ? And do u think dremel 4200 it good for carving on wood
That's a personal choice. I believe that the 4300 is a higher spec that the 4200. I also believe that either Dremel no longer make the 4200 or they just don't advertise it as it no longer appears on their website.
I bought the 4000 kit for $109 CAD then found the flexishaft for $45 on sale at my local Home Depot saved me $30 on buying the kit that came with the flexishaft
Always worth shopping around for options. Not sure exactly the difference between the 4000 and 4300. The one thing I was keen on was the 3 jaw chuck as it would take a better range in size of bits especially as some cheap ones can be a fraction slimmer and it makes the use of them dangerous if they don't fit securely. thank you for sharing your find.
Does anybody find that the LED gets in the way and can it be removed
The LED can be removed, not really had any issue with it so far. Yes I guess there will be times it may get in the way.
Hi, is your Dremel 4300 still working? I am about to buy one, I appreciate your answer.
Yes, working very well. If you watch my latest video called Anniversary Flower you will see me using this. Each petal took about an hour with the Dremmel so it got several hours use over a few days and I had no issues with it at all. Very pleased.
Are you wearing an amcor flexible packaging shirt 😳
Yes
Dremel 4300 Review very good but where is the link to bye ???
Hi Terry. I bought this from www.manomano.co.uk/ but that was 2 years ago now and therefore may not be available with them. You will need to search for a supplier as suppliers change the items they stock regularly.
Looks interesting😊
Júlíus
Thank you Julius
Could you not hang the blue holder on wall and put it in it and not hang it from ceiling
You could. However by hanging it from the ceiling allows the cable to only have a gentle bend when using it. The main thing you need to do is make sure that the drive cable is not given too much pressure on a bend to allow free use and save on future wear and tear.
The Reason you are feeling the vibration via the shaft is you are going across the grain if you go with the grain you will not feel it so much
Thank you. I've used this a few times now and it really is a nice piece of kit.
Before you buy another dremel look at the Foredom flex shaft. The have much more powerfully motors .
I'm hoping I should never need to buy another one. The Foredom look good but are also at least double the price of what I have and are ore for hanging that being so portable like this.
Merci beaucoup.
De rien
I've still got my original Dremel in the grey plastic box that I bought back in the 1990s. It's still going strong although it doesn't get that much use. 🙂
Thank you, always worth having, it's those odd little jobs when you need one that can save so much work. Nothing wrong with having old tools, my mains drill is now over 30 years old which I mainly use for power sanding. Has two speeds, fast or very fast, so just a little over the top for sanding.
Where did you buy it from? Please give me the link to it? If its on Costco you have to have Membership and that cost £15 for that and thats just wrong in my eyes. All i want to buy is one thing the Dremel 4300 and what it comes with and thats it. So i dont see the point in buying Membership when im only going to use the site once. Thanks if you get back to me and good video by the way.
I do mention at 2:50 where I was searching to find this and mentioned a couple of places. In the end I bought it from www.manomano.co.uk/
Find a friend that has a Cosco card and have them take you..
I’ve got a Dremel 200 model that a friend of mine gave me ok, But it is not as powerful as the top of the range ones ! 😨😰🤦🏻♂️
You have to look at the the specs when you decide which to buy, power isn't everything and we all have different requirements from tools.
Dremel 200 is a fine tool. It gets the job done. I don't know what your talking about!?!
The audio is horrible... turned up full blast I can't hear you.
That's rather odd as wherever I play this is slightly quieter than the adverts that get played and no one else has commented on poor audio quality.
@@PaulLockwood, I would say that you that you had a bad audio quality , your'e just talking to yourself period !
Why you did write Dremel 4300 review its Dremel 4000 you can see it on instructions !?
If you listen at about 9:15 I do say that the manual covers the 3000, 4000 and 4300. This is how they keep the cost down by producing one manual as most models are similar.
The 4300 is I believe the only model of those that comes with the light on the front and also the only one that uses a 3 jaw chuck rather than the collet system. This was why I wanted the 4300 for the 3 jaw chuck more than anything as it holds different sized bits.
@@PaulLockwood Oh sorry then im just from USA on england and my english od no perfect
That's fine, easy to skip through a video and not hear all the information
Why you show a Dremel 4000 in a 4300 review ??
It's the 4300 as the 4000 does not come with the light that attaches on the front.
Favor de traducirlo al español x los k no sabemos inglés gracias
71/5000
Lo siento pero no sé nada de español. Los ingleses somos muy flojos de esa manera.
Dremel should have made their power tools to be more quieter !!?? 😨😰🤦🏻♂️
This isn't actually too bad, I've been using it a lot on my latest project spending about an hour a time carving out wood which the sound level is more that reasonable.
Too darn.big
What is too big? Video, Dremmel, that's a pretty vague statement to make.