Which is better? Pen vice or dremal?

chiver · Post by **chiver** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 12:48 am

I have 0.25mm FO and just saw the post on which size bit to use, now I always read that people use pen vice's . Now I don't have one but I do have a dremal, is it better to use a pen vice?

Rogviler · Post by **Rogviler** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 1:37 am

First, it's pin vice... And Dremel while we're at it.

That will probably help if you want to search around for what others have done.

Second, it just depends on what you're comfortable with. A pin vice is very precise and easy to control, but it does take more time. A Dremel is fast, but takes a lot of practice to be as precise without carving half your model away before you can blink.

Me? I like a pin vice for stuff like that. But for me modeling is about the journey rather than how fast I get to the destination.

-Rog

Lt. Z0mBe · Post by **Lt. Z0mBe** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:24 am

Say both were equally "controllable," there are times when you don't want the Dremel. Even on slow speeds, sometimes the Dremel can melt softer styrene. On the flip side, the Dremel can be great for really hard stuff.

I hope this helps.

Kenny

Umi_Ryuzuki · Post by **Umi_Ryuzuki** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:30 am

The issue with such a fine drill, will be binding.
If it sticks or catches at all while using a dremel it will break.
If you bend it even a little off center while using a pin vise, the drill will break.

A pin vise is a really cheap investment, and if it doesn't prove useful for this
project, it will certainly prove it's worth over time.

tonyG2 · Post by **tonyG2** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:25 am

Agreed. Get both. A pin vice isn't a huge investment and is a useful tool for projects requiring a more delicate touch. A dremel may cost more but is versitile and can used for more than drilling. But as the warnings say, its easy to end up melting what you are working on even if set to a slow speed....

aussie muscle · Post by **aussie muscle** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 7:05 pm

tonyG2 wrote:Agreed. Get both..

+1

Glorfindel · Post by **Glorfindel** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:23 pm

aussie muscle wrote:
tonyG2 wrote:Agreed. Get both..
+1

+2

Bellerophon · Post by **Bellerophon** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:20 pm

Rogviler wrote:First, it's pin vice...

...and while we're correcting people, it's pin vise. A vice is something like drinking or gambling.

Tony Agustin · Post by **Tony Agustin** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:29 pm

Depending on the job you'll find that having both are good. I just ran into a situation where I had to use both. Pin vise for starting up a hole using a small diameter bit and the Dremel for finishing it up.

Rogviler · Post by **Rogviler** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:30 pm

Vice is correct. Just not if you live in the US...

-Rog

starsend · Post by **starsend** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 7:01 pm

For precision, the pin vise. But for some projects you will need a Dremel. I'm lighting a DS9 kit with several hundred windows and there is no way you'll ever be able to do it by hand. So I would say get both and the Dremel will be great at many other tasks, too!