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I'm sick to death of small bandsaws wandering and breaking their blades, but yes, if you have a decent one they're brilliant. That's something which would present a problem though, due to its size.
There certainly are some good looking alternatives to the Dremel, eg there's one at 200W. It's those useful-tool-looking accessories which I'm leaning towards though. I expect the others have caught up with Dremel - I must search for tests. I'm nor sure if "other brands" would fit the accessories.
The router-end is probably the most udeful , and maybe the flexy for small hands. A £35 quid kit has those. The vertical drill stand its appealing - I haven't seen how big their shed is!
The cost is actually low enough to be in the noise even at £200+, the quality of the BOX is probably about the most important thing. something in a strong squared shaped case is much easier to store.
The more I think about it, the less I like the idea of home schooling. KIds need to mix with other kids, see some bullies and how they're handled, that sort of thing. These kids are undeniably bright. I'm gong to sit them down and teach them what voltage is, in a way that works, then Ohm's law. Then how to use a transistor. I HAVE taught a kid all of that in an hour at about 14yo, and she just said OK, Easy. Never managed my wife to "get it" though.
There certainly are some good looking alternatives to the Dremel, eg there's one at 200W. It's those useful-tool-looking accessories which I'm leaning towards though. I expect the others have caught up with Dremel - I must search for tests. I'm nor sure if "other brands" would fit the accessories.
The router-end is probably the most udeful , and maybe the flexy for small hands. A £35 quid kit has those. The vertical drill stand its appealing - I haven't seen how big their shed is!
The cost is actually low enough to be in the noise even at £200+, the quality of the BOX is probably about the most important thing. something in a strong squared shaped case is much easier to store.
The more I think about it, the less I like the idea of home schooling. KIds need to mix with other kids, see some bullies and how they're handled, that sort of thing. These kids are undeniably bright. I'm gong to sit them down and teach them what voltage is, in a way that works, then Ohm's law. Then how to use a transistor. I HAVE taught a kid all of that in an hour at about 14yo, and she just said OK, Easy. Never managed my wife to "get it" though.
