Coolduckboy Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Would i be able to do my own slide work with just a dremel tool? I hear they are very versatile and a great tool. What type of gunsmithing are they usually used for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireant Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 (edited) Man, this belongs in the humor forum right? Please step back from the gun, drop the dremel and send it to the smith. Please. Too many guns have been ruined with a dremel tool for me to attack mine with one. Edited November 1, 2007 by Fireant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 I just be overly suspicious but I really think this is a TROLL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny hill Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 They are use for polishing & removeing tiny amounts of marks. DO NOT USE FOR FITTING ANYTHING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjbine Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Back in the day and still today they use files, at least I think they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
open17 Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Would i be able to do my own slide work with just a dremel tool? I hear they are very versatile and a great tool. What type of gunsmithing are they usually used for? Wrong tool. If you want to do slide work on your Glocks, you need a hammer. The nice thing about the Dremel is the time it saves you. Things that used to take hours to screw up using files and stones can be totally trashed in mere minutes with a Dremel. Probably the greatest benefit of the Dremel tool is to provide a steady source of income for gunsmiths and parts suppliers----straightening out the screw-ups. What are you wanting to do slide work on?? Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Paging Dr. "Dremel" Carmoney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
get2now Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Would i be able to do my own slide work with just a dremel tool? I hear they are very versatile and a great tool. What type of gunsmithing are they usually used for? Wrong tool. If you want to do slide work on your Glocks, you need a hammer. The nice thing about the Dremel is the time it saves you. Things that used to take hours to screw up using files and stones can be totally trashed in mere minutes with a Dremel. Probably the greatest benefit of the Dremel tool is to provide a steady source of income for gunsmiths and parts suppliers----straightening out the screw-ups. What are you wanting to do slide work on?? Bill That's what my gunsmith told me too. He just loves it when people get Dremel's. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireant Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 I just be overly suspicious but I really think this is a TROLL In that case, I hear you can make Brazos like holes with one. Post pictures for us as you go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Heiter Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 These guys are right. If I was a smith I'd be giving away dremel tools for Christmas and donating them to every prize table I could find. You'll be swamped with business in no time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 I'll bite. I use: Dremels 4lb sledgehammer 18v drill sawzall bench grinder vice from Home Depot OK...I happen to have some other tools around too. But, I don't mention those, as I don't want people bringing me their stuff all the time. What kind of work are we talking about? I have lowered and flared and ejection port on a 1911 with the dremel and a carbide cutter...with great results. Polished feed ramps...flared mag wells...blended on the grip safety...burred in divots for staking. But...most jobs are better suited to a mill or a file/stone. Dremels are pretty decent for minor polishing...they aren't precise and they aren't slow. I am having trouble figuring out much that I'd use one for on a slide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 I'll bite. I use: Dremels 4lb sledgehammer 18v drill sawzall bench grinder vice from Home Depot OK...I happen to have some other tools around too. But, I don't mention those, as I don't want people bringing me their stuff all the time. What kind of work are we talking about? I have lowered and flared and ejection port on a 1911 with the dremel and a carbide cutter...with great results. Polished feed ramps...flared mag wells...blended on the grip safety...burred in divots for staking. But...most jobs are better suited to a mill or a file/stone. Dremels are pretty decent for minor polishing...they aren't precise and they aren't slow. I am having trouble figuring out much that I'd use one for on a slide? They are even faster on a Glock frame...just turn it on and turn it loose...watch the plastic fly.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hostetter Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 I am a firm believe that all guns purchased retail should come with a Dremel, especially in southern California........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 You will need to speak/PM Carmoney from this forum. He's the Dremel God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bountyhunter Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Would i be able to do my own slide work with just a dremel tool? I hear they are very versatile and a great tool. What type of gunsmithing are they usually used for? The kind that makes gunsmiths rich fixing the damage they do..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolduckboy Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 Just got a .40 slide and wanted to do some different things with it on my own. was goign to try to finagle some front slide serrations but i guess i am going to have to go a different route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 They are even faster on a Glock frame...just turn it on and turn it loose...watch the plastic fly.. Oh...I wouldn't do that to a perfectly good Glock, only those goofy guns that don't like to run when you pull them out da box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Nice thread ...got my giggle fix for the day Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Just got a .40 slide and wanted to do some different things with it on my own. was goign to try to finagle some front slide serrations but i guess i am going to have to go a different route. Here is a pretty good home gunsmithing forum: http://www.homegunsmith.com/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.cgi I don't think anybody there is cutting front serrations with the D-tool, but they might be with a mini-mill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonub Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 i hope your not thinking of lightening cuts using the dremel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolduckboy Posted November 3, 2007 Author Share Posted November 3, 2007 no i am just looking to do some front slide serrations and then going to do some different things but no hole or crazy stuff. i will buy a lathe/milling machine once i decide to get into gunsmithing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 I use a dremel for raising the area under the trigger gaurd at times. Works great on plastic with a sanding drum. I have also used it for blending in some places that parts just don't quite flow smooth enough. You can lower an ejection port, but be careful about that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 no i am just looking to do some front slide serrations and then going to do some different things but no hole or crazy stuff. i will buy a lathe/milling machine once i decide to get into gunsmithing. Even a light duty milling machine can shake too much and give a marginal finish. You aren't going to hold a dremel too solidly enough to machine slide serrations by hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 (edited) Just got a .40 slide and wanted to do some different things with it on my own. was goign to try to finagle some front slide serrations but i guess i am going to have to go a different route. Duckboy, quick, please put down the dremel, slowly step away. If you want to mess around with making your own slide cuts, drive over the hill to Bend and bring some mill bits. You can mess around on your slide on my mill for free Edited November 3, 2007 by Loves2Shoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolduckboy Posted November 4, 2007 Author Share Posted November 4, 2007 Just got a .40 slide and wanted to do some different things with it on my own. was goign to try to finagle some front slide serrations but i guess i am going to have to go a different route. Duckboy, quick, please put down the dremel, slowly step away. If you want to mess around with making your own slide cuts, drive over the hill to Bend and bring some mill bits. You can mess around on your slide on my mill for free Might not be a bad idea there, I might do that once it won't cost me a paycheck to get over the hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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