Hi I'm new here and I have to admit I'm also very new to carpentry. But I have built a couple of small tables and things like that. The first couple of things I made I had the wood cut for me at the measures I indicated at the store but this costs money. Recently I built a small thingy with shelves and I cut the wood with a regular handsaw but it was a pain in the ass and I wasn't able to make all the cuts completely straight.
What I need is an electric tool for cutting wood for small projects. It needs to be able to make very straight and smooth cuts precisely to my measurements.
I have been looking at a couples of tools from Dremmel. The Dremmel DSM20 (http://www.dremeleurope.com/dremelocs-no/product/5059/487/dremel®-dsm20/dremel®-dsm20) and the Dremmel Trio (http://www.dremeleurope.com/dremelocs-no/category/2714/dremel®-trio™ are the only ones I have been looking at and they seem really nice. Actually it looks like the DSM20 could be perfect for everything I've been doing so far but on the other hand, the Trio has more functions so I could get more creative.
I see that the DSM20 has a much higher power input (it's corded). But do I need all that power? The other big difference is that the DSM20 uses a round saw while the Trio uses some kind of long bit thing. Which one will cut straighter and more precisely? It seems to me like the DSM20 would, but I can always use a guard with the Trio, no?
What are your recommendations? DSM20? Trio? Something else entirely (but still compact and at the same price range)?
What I need is an electric tool for cutting wood for small projects. It needs to be able to make very straight and smooth cuts precisely to my measurements.
I have been looking at a couples of tools from Dremmel. The Dremmel DSM20 (http://www.dremeleurope.com/dremelocs-no/product/5059/487/dremel®-dsm20/dremel®-dsm20) and the Dremmel Trio (http://www.dremeleurope.com/dremelocs-no/category/2714/dremel®-trio™ are the only ones I have been looking at and they seem really nice. Actually it looks like the DSM20 could be perfect for everything I've been doing so far but on the other hand, the Trio has more functions so I could get more creative.
I see that the DSM20 has a much higher power input (it's corded). But do I need all that power? The other big difference is that the DSM20 uses a round saw while the Trio uses some kind of long bit thing. Which one will cut straighter and more precisely? It seems to me like the DSM20 would, but I can always use a guard with the Trio, no?
What are your recommendations? DSM20? Trio? Something else entirely (but still compact and at the same price range)?