Thread: Rotary Tool Supplies

Where’s the best/cheapest place to buy quality rotary tool supplies (buffing wheels, etc.)? Local hardware stores generally carry Dremel brand accessories, which can be expensive. Thanks

My local Ace carries their own brand which are on par with the dremel stuff

Treeline USA in Provo UT carries a wide variety of woodcarving and rotary-tool bits and burrs.

Their website: www.treelineusa.com if im not mistaken.

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FindingKing.com is good. Lots of stuff there. Regarding buffing wheels, I like the felt buffing wheels with mandrel.

here's a search there for buffing wheels.

Amazon has a smaller selection also, more money, but might be able to work free shipping if reach order min or have Prime

Do you have a flea market nearby? Everytime I go to one I see a "tool" tent where some guy has box after box of dremel-type suplies. I usually pay a buck or two for each piece.

Great tips guys. Thanks.

Originally Posted by bharner

My local Ace carries their own brand which are on par with the dremel stuff

My local Ace is in Kuwait City, and I drive there from Saudi Arabia for shopping, a Chili's meal and getting to look at water just sitting around in the open air. Ace quality is usually very good on most things, including polishing compounds, but I find their 1/2" diameter sanding sleeves tend to fly apart at Dremel speeds.

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Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

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American science and surplus has decent cheap dremel kits sometimes as well.

Originally Posted by dirtychrome

FindingKing.com is good. Lots of stuff there. Regarding buffing wheels, I like the felt buffing wheels with mandrel.

here's a search there for buffing wheels.

Amazon has a smaller selection also, more money, but might be able to work free shipping if reach order min or have Prime

I had a curious experience with FindingKing some time back. His third party checkout wouldn't send anything (apparently) to Saudi Arabia, although it was listed as a worldwide auction and I had done plenty of business with him before he took to using it. His "solution" was to say that two jewellery engravers (five inches of 1/16 square steel rod) were banned from mailing to Saudi Arabia, because they were weapons! It sounds laughable, but it stalled an important project for quite a while.

You would think, then, I would have trouble with razors, but I don't. Of course it isn't like they are weapons. I also bought some items from Jantz Supply without a customs incident, although it included a very good boning knife blade. The mail clerk in my employer's office called me up and said "Mr. John, I have a boner for you." My colleagues were vastly amused for some reason. I can't think why.