[Eddy Smiles]

Unfortunately I couldn't afford a Foredom or equal so all I have is a Dremel. I't only stands to reason that a Dremel handpiece must have some kind of lubricant. Any sugggestions on what to use or where it goes. I've looked at it and I can't figure out how the handpiece comes apart.

[arnie]

Eddy, the hand piece requires no lube, only the flexible shaft that turns it.Arnie

[Kenny_S]

I use the non Foredom tools and use Slick Fifty. Now I have heard it voids the warrenty but then,a 1/3 of the price of a Foredom and what use I give it, I don't care about the warrenty and I have been using the Slick Fifty for many years on the same Non Foredom tool. Ya got to love those Grizzlys, the take the Slick Fifty and keeps on running.
But then, the best to use and what most manufactors suggest, is white grease.

[Doug Ridley]

I have a Foredom and Dremel, both over 25 years old and I just use whatever grease or motor oil happens to be handy. I probably only lube these shafts 2 or 3 times a year and have never had a shaft on either tool wear out or break in the 25+ years except a coupla' times early on when I didn't know what I was doing and got them tangled up in my shirt and twisted the shaft in two. I don't think it makes any difference what kind of lubricant you use and I don't think they need greasing very often. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Doug

[Tarik]

Does WD40 work? In the chain of my bicycle I've noticed that it tends to "dry", so I'm not sure if it is the kind of oil I should use for the dremel when I need to.

[Doug Ridley]

I wouldn't use WD40. I prefer any kind of solid grease you have available or even motor oil will work.

[Callynne]

Okay, I'm a chicken, if it says use only our specially formulated lubricant, that's what I use. Being new to the whole world of power tools, I'm afraid to go against the manufacturer's recommendations!

I'm proud to say I've overcome one big fear though.....the much dreaded changing of the brushes! I wondered how I'd know when they needed changing, what happened if I missed the 'signs'.....well duhhhhh, the sign was.....the thing stopped working!! I must admit, I tried everything else first....is is plugged in, does the shaft need lubricated....is it really plugged in, etc., etc., etc. Then there was nothing left to try, before calling for technical support, but to unscrew where the little brush things went and look.....WOW, do those little suckers get worn down to nothing or what?!! No wonder the thing wasn't working!! I don't know what those things have to do with making the tool work or why they call them brushes when there aren't any bristles, but they sure are easy to replace! And definitely something to keep a spare set of!

I certainly have learned about a lot of things I never knew existed before I started carving! Deborah
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[Kenny_S]

As for what the manafacture recommends,,,,,,,,
General motors recommend their GM oil in their vehicles as well as Ford recommends their oil in theirs and so on. But, I have use TropArtic in all of mine for 40 years without any type of motor problems and general keep them for at least 150,000 miles then turn them over to my kids for a second car for them. Oneof them now has 300,000 + and another one has 250,000 + miles and still going.
Why all of this. Just because the manufactures recommend does not by no means mean it to be the only oil, grease or what have you.
But, I would not tell anyone that they should change what they are useing. Use what you want or are use to using. Me, I tend to not believe everything I hear and only half of what I see. ing around!

[Tarik]

Aaaah, Deborah, same history here. but one day the thing just sudenly stopped. Thank to the false gods i had found this forum by that time and people advised me about the existence of things called brushed. The worst part was to discover what was the spanish word for "brushes" as the literal translation didn't worked.