Let’s talk Dremels

3lackMamba · 12 May 2018 at 10:30

Hi guys, hope this is the correct section!

Okay so the situation is, I need to cut the honeycomb mesh from the front of my Corsair 650D where the 240mm intake fan sits. A very common problem with the earlier versions of the 650D was the fan sits too close to the mesh and creates a very loud wooshing/jet noise, and so I never bothered with the fan for years.

Coming into the summer though and I want to get it sorted this year to tackle temps inside my case, so I need a dremel as this seems to be the only tool I can think off that is suitable for this job. Only problem is I don’t fancy spending £50 or upwards for a good dremel just to cut out a single hole.

Has anyone had any experience buying cheaper brands of dremels around the £15-£20 mark, I would pay that but I don’t know if the cheaper brands will do the same job as say, a Dremel 3000

My options so far:

1. Suck it up, buy £50 dremel
2. Buy a cheaper brand
3. Use a different tool?
4. Or if anyone in N.Ireland has a dremel they are willing to lend.. message me please lol

Any thought or solutions would be greatly appreciated

3lackMamba · 12 May 2018 at 11:06

As long as the Dremel lasts this one job I don’t care, cheapest one I could find on b&q was the Dremel 3000, which is £45. I don’t mind investing the time but I do want a clean cut, don’t want it looking like a blew the hole out with C4 lol

There’s very cheap ones on amazon like the Vaunhaus or Silverline brand but I’m worried in case they burn out/break down doing this one job since I’m using it for cutting metal and not polishing like they are advertised for, reviews are very mixed.

Maybe the cheap brand Dremel coupled with proper Dremel cutting disc would do the job? What you guys think?

3lackMamba · 12 May 2018 at 14:33

Wouldn’t a jigsaw be a bit too violent for something like this?

3lackMamba · 13 May 2018 at 17:20

It's the honeycomb mesh in front of the fan, from a price perspective I'd love to go with tin snips but, for the finish, I'd rather go with the dremel lol

Think I'm going to go with the 170W Apollo branded Dremel for £25 of Amazon and get some official Dremel metal cutting discs

3lackMamba · 13 May 2018 at 18:51

WantoN said:
Get some sandpaper too, and a second cut or smooth round file if you can afford it, they’re cheap, and will offer a much better finish.

Will do!

Yeah its just embossed out unfortunately lol

3lackMamba · 4 Jun 2018 at 18:34

For anyone who cares or even hopefully this can save people a few quid if they’re in the same situation. I bought the cheap branded Dremel from amazon:

Along with the Dremel speedclic starter kit (comes with 2 metal cutting discs) and it done the trick brilliantly! Just need to get a file to tidy it up but overall pleased with my purchase and saved £25 or so.

3lackMamba · 6 Jun 2018 at 19:27

Seems like an awful lot of work Vark, kudos