bought a dremel 4000 on friday.. plugged it in, noticed the vibrations, loudness and heating of shaft with no load.. asked for a refund hour later and bought ibs/e.. light years away and cheaper.
Yeah, this is the IBS/E ! I've got this one since a while. Just perfect for fretwork (among other things) with the flexible. Before I had a Dremel, ant it finally died ! that's how I discovered Proxxon, that I prefer by far. This is slightly slower at maximum, it goes to 20000rpm max and the Dremel 33000rpm, but that never missed me, this is already more than enough. And this is so much better made and more sturdy (Perfect torque and collets is a very smart thing). Anyways, since I've switched to Proxxon I've never looked back.
I'm in Japan and funnily enough a while back I was looking for a Dremel but all I could find was Proxxon, they're everywhere! I assumed the were just cheap knock-offs but I clearly underestimated them..
@Crimson Custom Guitars would you use the Proxxon to cut out fret slots on a conical radius fret-board? I would assume that cutting the fret-slot to the shape of the board would make fore a better weld when pressing fret-wire in. Great video!
hye i`m looking to buy this model but reading reviews on amazon there are some people saying that their tools get fire ,stuck,dead or other problems... what result do you have with this tool by now?
That looks pretty sweet. Seems like it has a decent amount of torque! I still use a 40 year old Foredom flex shaft tool that used to belong to my dad. That thing is a tank. Pedal speed control too, which is really nice.
Im using the same model, also with its flexible shaft, but for some reason the shaft is extremely vibrating, not as smooth as when its used without the shaft. Is that normal, or is mine defective?
I love the tool as well, it is very quiet, no vibrations and very precise. However the base is not that good, the wobble you noticed can throw the precision off when you try to change the depth of the cut. You need to fiddle with that to get it straight. I would suggest Proxxon to make a high quality base as well even if it has to be more expensive, I would buy that... the tool deserves that.
Thanks a lot for this video, it's the most helpful I've seen so far (review of Proxxon tools for fretboard work). I have been thinking of doing inlays and binding for about a year now and I have looked at the various tools it could be done with. So far I like the Proxxon MOF router the most; it can still be bought (as of Sep 2015), so I'll try and get one. With regard to the IBS, I've learnt from online reviews that the IBS (collets, costs more) and FBS (chuck, costs less) are both high quality tools and one reviewer even went so far as to say that the only difference is the looks. Yes, the specs are very similar, but very likely the IBS is more precise, as the Proxxon website doesn't say anything about precision in the FBS model description. Thanks again for sharing this.
I have the Dremel router base. It seems a little better quality (not so wobbly), but since you don't really use the plunge action, in inlay work anyway, I don't see that it matters much. You just set the depth and lift the whole thing when you want to go over to next cut. The Dremel base is see-thru plastic, which adds some visibility. I think they are about same size and have same accessories. The dremel base is 40 €.
Some proxxon tools are powered by 12v and need their transformer. Proxxon tools with 230 or 240 in the name are mains powered and don’t need a transformer. The 12v tools are lighter.
would like to see Proxxon IBS/E with flex attachment reviewed. but mainly would like to see a head-to-head of the IBS/E vs the new Bosch cordless 10.8V rotary tool vs whatever is the best dremel
Hello. Should have shown compare both at full speed. Also the cheap one is mounted to the frame which resonates the noise. It is clear the Proxxon will be more quiet, but - it was not a fair test.
This looks like a very nice tool indeed. However, though it may be different in person, in the noise test at 10:45 the Dremel didn't really sound a lot louder, it just sounded like it was spinning at a much higher RPM. By the way, I think only someone involved in the music industry would ever refer to a tool as being at "full volume." I had to chuckle at that one. :)
Yeahh! This one's my favorite, and it has a drill-stand with all metal-to-metal joints, extremely secure for consistent hole placement, I use it for printed circuit boards. They definitely took the approach of industrial-grade construction at hobby-scale
I have had a Dremel for 15 years, but the Proxxon's aluminium housing with a 20mm collar looks very attractive. I could set one up as a toolpost grinder in my lathe.
I have a black and decker one that is years old and well used, when I went to use it to predrill screw holes for machine heads recently, I found I'd lost and broken all the collets, it was then I found that dremel do a chuck which fits all the main brands, it's much more convenient.
I have that chuck, it did the job very well but hasn't lasted behind a year or two, I suspect that is due to how much we actually use it though it must be said.. A lot! This is why I bought the proxxon actually, I need a replacement/stand in for the dremel as I am sure it will completely die soon!
+gingataff no problem, to rout just the recess into the top it would be fine, slow, but ok. If you were retrofitting a Floyd into a strat for example, anything more than that could be done but would be very very slow and annoying..
купил proxxon fbs 240e очень класная штука, лучше дремеля в разы. сделал из него фрезерный станок и сверлильный, дляпростых работ отличная вещь с китайскими расходниками
Does it vibrate like the Dremel? I just bought a Dremel 4000 for 107.00 dollars and it vibrates at midrange speed I am so disenchanted with it I am thinking of getting the Proxxon Thanks for any replies Tom.
The base is really crappy. With the high center of gravity and the small surface, wobbling all over the place. The tool itself isn't bad. I wouldn't put the base in your shop, that would lower your level of high quality equipment. We need something better than stu-mac. People are out of their minds. A good tool costs some money. I think you'd agree with me. Quality before Quantity. If you're already shopping in germany, there is sooo much better out there than proxxon. If you get a lot of tools to try, be picky.The sander was a excellent choice. Mine would be the same or the great one from festool.
Looks tough! If they would make it with 4 poles with springs it would be even more stable. At least that is what i presume. I would get something like that for the small stuff. You can't compare the price...this is high end for this kind of solution. Thx for the Link \m/ I hope there is some information depending material etc. I could make one myself;D
