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Why in there great wisdom did Dremmel discontinue there pistol grip
drill which was one of the best in the range for our hobby.
Alas mine packed in a while back and now using the clumsy stuff they have on offer now .
I concur 100% Ron. My Dremel Stylus gave up the ghost a couple of years back, and when I went online thinking that a replacement would only be a couple of mouse clicks away, I discovered that it had been dropped from their range. I was very disappointed. It's a real shame because as you rightly say, it was perfect not only for our hobby but also for other small precision drilling jobs.
I've looked for one from time to time since, and occasionally they pop up on eBay. But invariably are either "for parts only" or "reconditioned" ones in places like Japan at a prohibitive cost.
However, you can get a separate Dremel pistol grip attachment, and nowadays I use a Dremel 3000 drill with one of these. It's still not as handy and ergonomical as the Stylus, but it does greatly improve matters with what is otherwise an unwieldy tool. Have a look on eBay (that's where I got mine), I think you can use them with various Dremel models.
- Steve
Edit: Ignore me, I just read the rest of the thread properly and seen that much of the above is addressed therein!