Dremel is a multinational brand of power tools, focusing on home improvement and hobby applications.
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15 Facts About Dremel
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Dremel is known primarily for its rotary tools such as the Dremel 3000,4000 and 8200 series which are similar to the pneumatic die grinders used in the metalworking industry by tool or moldmakers.
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Dremel later expanded its product range and now produces butane tools, benchtop and hand-held saws and oscillating tools.
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Dremel was purchased by Robert Bosch GmbH in 1993, and today it is a division of the Robert Bosch Tool Corporation located in Mount Prospect, Illinois.
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Albert J Dremel held 55 patents across a wide range of inventions, including an electric eraser, electric fish scaler, electric shoe polisher, electric screwdriver, power sanders, scroll saws, a device to monitor chicken's egg production, and first design of the now standard walk-behind rotary lawn mower.
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Dremel's first product released within the company was an electric razor-blade sharpener, which lost popularity when cheap disposable razors became available.
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Dremel then developed the high speed lightweight rotary tool, later named the Dremel Multitool, for which the company continues to be known.
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Dremel said in 2013 that there were more than 17 million of their rotary tools in use.
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Over its history, Dremel has created over 30 different designs and models, mainly for home improvement and hobby use.
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Concept of the original Dremel Moto-Tool was to rotate a bit held in a collet at high speed.
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The Dremel concept relies on high speed as opposed to the high torque of a conventional power drill.
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Dremel options include a miniature planer attachment and a saber saw attachment that lets the tool act much like a small reciprocating saw.
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Dremel produces hot glue guns, scroll saws, butane tools, contour sanders, versatips, powered screwdrivers, as well as accessories and attachments.
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Dremel tools are categorised into Compact Tool Systems and Benchtop Tool Systems.
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Dremel is one of the manufacturers to release an oscillating tool in late 2008 after the patent had run out on Fein's Multimaster.
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