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I am frustrated with the Dremel rotary tools 
. I am wondering if you have a similar opinion. It has a place in my arsenal of tools. I like it because the ability of grinding and cutting small items or working in limited spaces where the angle grinder does not fit. HOWEVER, my second Dremel just stopped working. I think the switches are junk. My first one lasted about 5 years, but only saw heavy use in its last year. The second one lasted about 2 years of medium/heavy use. The second one was of noticeably lower quality than the first one. If I used it hard for couple minutes it will overheat and stop until it cooled down. At that time I was working grinding and cutting sheetmetal while repairing the cowl in place so I needed a small tool to fit in the confined space of the cowl. Lately the speed switch was faulty and failing sporadically until it finally gave up. I would like to have a tool small like the Dremel due to the many uses I have for it, but I am hesitant in dropping money again in one of them. I can't remember right now if I had the 300x or 400x Series Dremel (Edit: I had the 3000 Series). Even if I had the 300x I can't see justifying a 400x, unless I hear good reviews. Does any of you have suggestions on higher quality "small" rotary tools or may have other experiences to share?
Edit: I forgot to add that I was having another issue with my second Dremel. About 6 months ago the Mandrel started failing so you couldn't tighten it that much.
. I am wondering if you have a similar opinion. It has a place in my arsenal of tools. I like it because the ability of grinding and cutting small items or working in limited spaces where the angle grinder does not fit. HOWEVER, my second Dremel just stopped working. I think the switches are junk. My first one lasted about 5 years, but only saw heavy use in its last year. The second one lasted about 2 years of medium/heavy use. The second one was of noticeably lower quality than the first one. If I used it hard for couple minutes it will overheat and stop until it cooled down. At that time I was working grinding and cutting sheetmetal while repairing the cowl in place so I needed a small tool to fit in the confined space of the cowl. Lately the speed switch was faulty and failing sporadically until it finally gave up. I would like to have a tool small like the Dremel due to the many uses I have for it, but I am hesitant in dropping money again in one of them. I can't remember right now if I had the 300x or 400x Series Dremel (Edit: I had the 3000 Series). Even if I had the 300x I can't see justifying a 400x, unless I hear good reviews. Does any of you have suggestions on higher quality "small" rotary tools or may have other experiences to share?Edit: I forgot to add that I was having another issue with my second Dremel. About 6 months ago the Mandrel started failing so you couldn't tighten it that much.
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