How have you used a Dremel in model RRing?

My use for the dremel other than cleaning wheels is to file down the edges of the cut track to prevent derailments, or to level off track sections that don't meet properly in heigth.

Lee F.

Invaluable for cutting track.  I used mine recently as a grinder to bevel some track rails to ease entry into a turntable.  I still need to explore it's other uses.  I've used it outside of O gauging at times.

Can you tell me what attachments and speeds you use to clean wheels?

I bought mine for track work. I find it is useful for lots of things. I recently used it to trim components of a resin structure kit. It's also useful for trimming cast metal kits. Both require a light touch...

Jan

I've used one for years in more what then I can possibly list.  One of the most valued hobby tools I own.

When using dremels on train related stuff, 99 percent of the time I am using a wire wheel to clean the rust and/or crud off of something.

I have used mine with a large diameter cut-off wheel to cut traditional Lionel and Gargraves track.

The dremel is good for non-train work too.

My buddy has one he uses when he is tinkering around his garage, and my son has used mine in automotive work.

I have also used mine with a little saw attachment (looks like a circular saw) to cut openings in the back of stereo cabinets for the back of equipment to stick through.

I've also used this setup to trim cedar siding while still in place to allow me to slip decking underneath.

Just like Allan said, Ive used it on just about everything,

1st- cut buildings with it, if I was kit bashing, and some buildings needed

to be shorten.

2nd- cut tons of track with.

3rd- had to shorten two Lionel staircases

4th- cut people to fit in cars

5th- cut tons of fence

Most of the cutting was done with reinforced large cut off wheels

Thanks, Alex

I use mine constantly, excellent for track cutting and massaging parts.  The uses are endless. I use fiberglass reinforced cutoff wheels for track cutting and parts tweeking....wire wheel for cleaning up parts, wheels ect.

I think I am on my 4th one. I bet I use it everyday not just on my trains. Great tool to have.

Drilling, sanding, cutting, grinding, polishing and all sorts of model railroad mayhem!

Rusty

I have 2 cordless 10.8 Volt lithium Ion Dremels...one on my workbench and the other somewhere on my layout for maximum convenience. This has to be the best tool a model railroader can own, and the uses for it are only limited by ones own imagination. Sand, grind, cut, drill, polish, burnish...need I say more... just use it!

Bob

Got my dremel back when I was still building and racing slot cars. I use it almost daily with my trians and repairs. I don't know how I got by without it before.

Rob

Use it so often, I now have two so I change tools less often. One has a wire wheel, the other a cut off disc.

Steve

When I built these two tunnels above the curved track sections of my concentric loops, I never accounted for the dimensions of some of the larger freight cars and engines...a lot of the trains I liked to run would not fit.  I ended up using my Dremel to cut into the plastic and narrow the right outer wall of the  portal on the inner loop (far left on the photo) plus I used it to cut away some of the plaster along the hillside on the left in between the two portals, to allow for these longer cars to maneuver through the turn. 

- Mike

Pretty much sums it up,

I use a Dremel where ever duct tape, WD-40 or a big hammer does not work.

My foot surgeon uses them for toenails.  

Kinda weird the first time he rolled out a Snap-On chest and pulled out his Dremel.tt