![]() I was intending to buy one or two Proxxon tools as it is, but the articles here on ToolGuyd that revealed the Ryobi systems on release have made me worry about the availability of those Proxxon tools. Much of the new Ryobi hobbyist ecosystem overlaps with nearly identical Proxxon tools. ![]() I would fear, first, for Proxxon with Ryobi entering this space. They have their own little sub-niches they fill better than Dremel does, but the one that seems to outlast them all is still Dremel. This is a user space I’m very well acquainted with, and many of the tool brands here aren’t as competitive as other industries. How many people know about Foredom who don’t do Carving? Similarly Proxxon who haven’t first had Dremel and been recommended to Proxxon for specific tool benefits? Now there’s Ryobi to do the same. I am proud to know that Ryobi is bringing this level of tool use to more people, because otherwise not many people outside this user space even know these tools exist. So I think someone like myself having the opinion that I don’t like what Bosch is doing with Dremel is a pretty clear sign there’s something wrong.Įven that said, I not only have no problem with how Ryobi has done for the “Crafter-Level” tools they’ve released, I rather like their designs. I own a very large swath of Dremel products, and I swear by them. I don’t always like what Bosch USA has done in the NA market, and those things are usually making Dremel look very bad. There are things I like how they’ve done it, but many others that they should have left to the Bosch brand to do better. ![]() I, too, am quite concerned for the brand. I’ve been a devout Dremel user since my Mother taught me to use hers at age 9. I wish they’d get their German-made keyless chucks back up to snuff, too…those used to be outstanding (when they were silver) but they’re a 70/30 chance of getting wobbly junk now. When that tool dies I’ll likely look elsewhere unless Dremel steps up the quality again. Still rocking a 90s electric 395 quite frequently (have spare brushes and switches but it’s starting to look like I’ll never need them…impressive considering what I’ve done to the tool sometimes). I went Milwaukee on my cordless rotary, mostly because I had the platform but the performance seemed good – and is – but that’s a common thing these days for consumers. ![]() That was a great idea, tough on small motors probably, but innovative and actually a useful thing at times (for hobbyists of course). The last thing I saw that really got my Dremel-attention was the little planer attachment for the electric model that was an unfortunate disaster. “Our tools aren’t junk and will last you for years, so they’re durable and a good value.” Right? Might work better for Milwaukee with some hard driving music and simulated dust clouds. That marketing…could be delivered much better, but it’s probably *supposed* to be a great claim. But all their new stuff was gimmicky or lackluster and to me it seemed most were feeling as you do now. Dremel started to stagnate in people’s minds I think back in the late 90s but they had their mainstay products that carried them even as cheap imports showed up en masse…and usually once people tried those (especially the bits and such) they’d go back to Dremel or step up to Foredom. ![]()
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