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by ecthelion » 27 Aug 2007, 15:10
i figured i would let you guys know that u can get an original dremel here in SA ... from builder's warehouse ... i saw it in their ad thing u get in the news paper
it was R399 i think ... there was also alot of accessories too
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by maxxis » 27 Aug 2007, 15:15
Its been around for more than a year now
Good to know its from Builders at R399. Used to be quite expensive.
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by ecthelion » 27 Aug 2007, 15:32
maxxis wrote: Its been around for more than a year now
Good to know its from Builders at R399. Used to be quite expensive.
ROFL ... oops!
geez, now how come no1 told be that wen i askd where i can get a dremel from
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by Stuart » 27 Aug 2007, 15:38
ecthelion wrote: maxxis wrote: Its been around for more than a year now
Good to know its from Builders at R399. Used to be quite expensive.
ROFL ... oops!
geez, now how come no1 told be that wen i askd where i can get a dremel from
We were all waiting for you to figure out that Builder's Warehouse stocks such things. To be honest, you took a little longer than we expected.
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by maxxis » 27 Aug 2007, 15:38
It wasn't really the most financially viable option. They used to be quite expensive.
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by WiK1d » 27 Aug 2007, 15:41
When I checked about 6 months ago an Original Dremel was just shy of R900, that's why I never recommended it
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by ecthelion » 27 Aug 2007, 15:43
schase wrote: ecthelion wrote: maxxis wrote: Its been around for more than a year now
Good to know its from Builders at R399. Used to be quite expensive.
ROFL ... oops!
geez, now how come no1 told be that wen i askd where i can get a dremel from
We were all waiting for you to figure out that Builder's Warehouse stocks such things. To be honest, you took a little longer than we expected.
gee thanx!
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by DAE_JA_VOO » 27 Aug 2007, 16:54
R399?! Serious!?
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by RobThePyro » 27 Aug 2007, 17:15
lol... i remember when they were ~R2000
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by jcd » 27 Aug 2007, 17:16
I am still trying to figure out what a Dremil is.
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by jcd » 27 Aug 2007, 17:19
Is a dremil something like this?
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by DAE_JA_VOO » 27 Aug 2007, 17:19
Yeah Dremel's have been costing around a thousand bucks in SA since i can remember. Wow, 400 bucks? Sheesh...
EDIT: Yes jcd, that's a dremel.
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by jcd » 27 Aug 2007, 17:22
thanx DAE.
I thought it was like a little hand drill, but when I saw you guys saying that R400 is cheap I knew I was wrong.
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by DAE_JA_VOO » 27 Aug 2007, 17:40
Well, in all essence it
is a hand drill. But it can do more than drill
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by jcd » 27 Aug 2007, 17:44
I would prefer a dremel to something I have to turn with my hand to get a hole drilled. It looks quite handy. Maybe I will fork out R400 and go buy me one
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by badguy » 27 Aug 2007, 20:52
jcd wrote: Is a dremil something like this?
That is a nice little gadget
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by lancelot » 28 Aug 2007, 08:54
That Dremel shown above is indeed a fine unit, but R399?, I wish! I have that one at R1600.00 plus a Router and saw attachment. The whole kit has probably put me back by about three grand by now.
I use it for wood working.
BTW, I am told, still to be confirmed, that Bosch have bought Dremel, if this is the case we can kiss it goodbye.
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by Screeper » 28 Aug 2007, 10:04
I can confirm that Lancelot, Dremel is now wholly owned by the Robert Bosch Tool Corporation.
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by Off-The-Chart » 28 Aug 2007, 10:46
yeah Lance, same here... paid a hefty R1600 for my Original Dremel as well quite a while back... then I still bought the extension which was almost as much as the Dremel itself...
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by lancelot » 28 Aug 2007, 11:34
Off-The-Chart wrote: yeah Lance, same here... paid a hefty R1600 for my Original Dremel as well quite a while back... then I still bought the extension which was almost as much as the Dremel itself...
That is so true, the bits and pieces, routers, sanders, special bits, mandrels and so on cost a fortune. The router tool that I bought was like 1300 Rand!
Thanks Screeper for the confirmation, we will have to wait and see what Bosch does with it!
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by flabby » 01 Sep 2007, 22:52
I have seen Ryobi's polishing tool @ that price at builders, are you sure it's the real mccoy?
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by I34z1k » 01 Sep 2007, 23:00
Don't let Djv see that