Dremel Stylus 1100

I use the smaller drum as well. I was tempted to use the larger drum because that's what the Pedicure uses, but I find the small works great. Pitter Patter is correct, it's easier to manipulae.

Pretty sure that I'm using the 438 sander as well (whatever came with the kit)

I had a devil of a time finding it in Ottawa though. Home Depot carries them, but every store I went to had them in stock, but you couldn't find them on the shelves. It's like there was a run on shoplifting this item. Bizarre!
 
I like it, but...

I finally broke down and bought a Dremel Stylus 1100 a couple of months ago.

It is very handy that it is cordless and the design of the handle definitely makes it less awkward. Despite the battery it is not very heavy.

I have two complaints, one is that it does get quite hot. It doesn't quite burn my hand but it does make my hand uncomfortable. If you only have one dog this shouldn't be a problem.

My second complaint, does it work any better than my old, corded, $10 Jobmate rotary tool? No, it doesn't, it works exactly the same except that my Jobmate doesn't get hot and has a cord.

I'm content enough with the Stylus that I kept it, but was it worth $90, vs. the $10 for my Jobmate? Probably not, I really wasn't amazed with it but I guess it probably works really well when compared to a Petacure or similar product. If I'd been able to try someone's Stylus 1100 before buying one, I probably wouldn't have bothered.
 
I wonder if your's is defective.

Mine never heats up in my hand.

To test, I turned mine one and just let it run for a couple of minutes, free style, then I moved to grind Bacca's feet. Still no heat. Like any dremmel tool you can't let the grinder stay on a single claw for langer than 10-30 seconds, but I felt no heat in the unit itself.

I still maintain that this is the ultimate in nail grinding tools. Its ergnomic design allows you to shift the tool around and get close without pulling hair (though I caution you all to trim fur feet first).

I had a Pedicure. While I didn't toss it in the garbage, should haeve
 
hmm thats odd....mine gets warm never hot...although the reason im sure it gets warm after its usually running doing 4 adult dogs, and the ever impatient puppies who is really like doing 10 dogs running time to get 2 puppies done:lol:
 
BarbV said:
I wonder if your's is defective.

Mine never heats up in my hand.

To test, I turned mine one and just let it run for a couple of minutes, free style, then I moved to grind Bacca's feet. Still no heat. Like any dremmel tool you can't let the grinder stay on a single claw for langer than 10-30 seconds, but I felt no heat in the unit itself.

I still maintain that this is the ultimate in nail grinding tools. Its ergnomic design allows you to shift the tool around and get close without pulling hair (though I caution you all to trim fur feet first).

I had a Pedicure. While I didn't toss it in the garbage, should haeve
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I never apply the rotary tool for more than 2-3 seconds at a time so as not to heat up the nail. The heat I'm feeling is in the handle itself. I really don't think its defective, it heats up after its been running for a while.
 
I've used Dremel brand for more then 10 years. The old rechargable kind could NEVER keep up with my group. I also love the Stylus. I did need to send mine back to to factory for a tune-up....as it gets a lot of use. They were great, and it came back quickly. I have never had it get too hot.

I can not stress enough to stay away from the cord type. The strength of power will not stop if it gets caught in the fur, as the cordless one will. I will not elaborate on the details, but let's say, it was a very, very sad ending.
 
The unit really should not heat up. Remember its designed not for dog nails but for woodworking projects so is intended to go for long periods.

I suspect you might have some kind of "short" going on. If you got it recently, I would bring it back for a replacement.
 
OK I will admit, never tried any of them, to chicken to try. We have lots of black nails here. I still trim the old fashion way.
 
sable said:
OK I will admit, never tried any of them, to chicken to try. We have lots of black nails here. I still trim the old fashion way.
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its actually much easier to trim the black ones with the dremmel. You can tell exactly where you are before you get to the quik...Im wayyyy to chicken to use the clippers on my guys!!
 
Lightplum said:
its actually much easier to trim the black ones with the dremmel. You can tell exactly where you are before you get to the quik...Im wayyyy to chicken to use the clippers on my guys!!
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Seconding this! The Dremel just sands off thin layers at a time, so you can see exactly where you are... when the exposed part of the nail starts to look a little "fleshy", you know you're done.

And yeah, the clippers scare me, too!
 
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