Dremel or Ozito for a novice ?

[cuwire]

Hey there tree carvers I am going to get one of these given to me for my birthday .. soon.

Dremel I priced at $169 with power cord an a bit more and the $147 Dremel battery driven.
Ozito is priced at $37 .. maybe this is the lowest in the "range".

Any way I may only do 2 or 3 trees in the coming months but I am pretty sure I will get carried away.

Q1. If I ask for the Ozito what 3 or more (must have) bits should I get.
Q2. If I ask for the Dremel same question on bits.
Q3. The Dremel with cord has a flexi drive in the kit is this a big plus.
Q4. The Dremel battery powered ... anybody using.

Thanks in advance.
David

PS. If I get the Ozito at the lower price they will make up the difference in socks and undies .... no no only joking give me your honest opinion.

[Brian]

Hey mate, I have both tools for my other hobby of model ship building and would say go for the ozito as its a 3rd the price and Bunnings give you a 2 year replacement warranty.

[dragon]

i am with brian on that one go ozito with 2 year replacement warrenty cant go wrong
cheers dean

[paddles]

I went with the dremel, have yet to regret it, have heard that the ozito doesn't have the "grunt" of the dremel, however! can I point you in the direction of a die grinder,
http://www.sydneytools.com.au/shopdispl ... pgodOi4ANQ , this will cost heaps more, BUT will ultimately be more useful. unless you have tiny trees...


I wish I had... now I have the dremel, can't afford a die grinder, but find the dremel? too slow?

[cre8ivbonsai]

Hi David,

I had same debate, and ended up getting the Ozito 2 months ago. My rational was that for $40 I could 'get a taste' with a relatively low cost outlay (mine included a heap of 'average quality' accessories to burn through), if I really got into it and wore it out I could step up to a Dremmel or die grinder, and if it just sat there I wouldn't feel too guilty.

As for performance, I haven't used it yet ... but I'll put that down to being busy and bad weather

Horses for courses, if you're planning some decent carving work Paddle's suggestion might get you 'bang for buck"

Good luck,
Ryan

[Andrew F]

Bought an ozito and $20 worth of aftermarket bits from fleabay, havent done much work other than driftwood for tanuki. I like it

[Sean M]

I started with the ozito, but after it broke (well I thought it had, the locking mechanism on the collet wouldn't catch) I got the dremel. If I get some bigger stock I will go a die grinder. Perhaps tax time can help with both

[Andrew E]

The 2 year warranty that the Ozito comes with is a good safety should the thing decide to die after you do the trees. I've got a Dremel that Ive had for years. Its the 2nd one Ive had as I killed the first one. Its a good tool but Im now after a die grinder to add to it as the dremel is great for detail but not bulk clearing of wood. Thats why my first Dremel died

[kcpoole]

Only have a dremel and are happy with it
Actually he second one as the first one died and early death and wou not switch on, but hey anything can fail early.

As for being too "slow", unless you carve heaps, then does not matter, just takes a little longer and one should not abuse them anyway regardless.

Ken

[cuwire]

Really big thanks to all responders.

Looking towards the Ozito with your words of wisdom at my stage of the game and with some extra bits.

Will post my score when I get my pressie in a couple of weeks.

Cheers David

[Watto]

If you are looking for "something in between", Repco have a 3.2mm die grinder (so it takes Dremel bits) and that way you have a small machine with a reasonable amount of power. I think they sell for about $50 so that is reasonable.
Personally I have a large die grinder and a Dremel but the real secret is the quality of the bits you use, buy good quality bits.

[MelaQuin]

Frankly, cheap tools are not economical. If you are serious about a hobby or interest you should be investing in good tools and the Dremel is much better than the Ozito. I have heard that the battery Dremel is not as good, not the grunt of the electric. For me, a carving session is about 2 hours .... hard to space that out waiting for a recharge. The Dremel 4000 is the most powerful and comes with the flexishaft and a toolbox. The flexishaft is really an essential part of the Dremel if you are doing a lot of carving. It gives you more scope and more finesse. I just upgraded to the 4000 two weeks ago and it was $197. I got it because I thought I was about to burn out my old Dremel doing some extensive carving on an olive but I've finished the olive and just done a small privet and the old Dremel is still chugging away and the new one is still in the box.

I don't think a 2 year warranty is much good if the Ozito is not strong enough to do the job.

[Brian]

I don't agree with the above comments. The writer does not speak with experience. The Ozito 240 volt unit has as much torque as the Dremel. I have both tools and the Ozito is plenty powerful for your needs.

[dragon]

hi guys
as i see it people will agree to disagree until the cows come home, but in the end it is upto the buyer on what he decides to get.
i have the dremel and ozito and i find they are both as good 1 has more bits and the other has more power so in the end it is buyers choice
cheers dean

[MattA]

Had a Dremel, killed it in no time...
Have an Ozito &its still powering along...