A pen drill. The idea is great and the asking price of ~50€/GBP/USD isn’t bad but I can see some flaws in this.

Durability: drilling takes a toll on the motors so they will not last long if they are build this small (at this price)

Runtime: again the physical size that makes it look good brings a flaw. A small battery that will be drained faster then you wish.

If that thing get’s made and we have tests on how good it is I might be very tempted. Until then I use my off-brand Dremel with a long extension.

First red flag : kickstarter project type

It is an electronics project. Even with a fully functional prototype things can go wrong very quickly.

Second red flag : estimated cost
They ask for 5000 $ and have 3 people working … what the heck are they going to do if they encounter setbacks ?
What exactly are backers paying for ? Effective cost must be ridiculously low if they can sell a 50$-ish item and have money to produce +/- 100
I kind of doubt margins on this kind of product are that good … the Chinese would be flooding the market if that were true 😉
Remember : they only have a prototype at this stage !

Third red flag : status and quality of previous projects.
Similar ideas (battery powered gadgets) and backers complaining about not receiving product as well as low quality.

Final red flag : the competition
Dremel Lite 7760
2 hours battery life
https://us.dremel.com/en_US/products/-/show-product/tools/7760-dremel-lite-cordless-rotary-tool
Do they really think they can compete with *that* ?
I doubt they can do anything other than cardboard …

https://shop.dremel.com/dremel-lite-7760
50$ …

If it sounds too good to be true … it probably is.
You can not break the laws of physics and they’d have to break at least one to make this a useful gadget when you look at the competition who have been making this type of tool for more than a few years.

It sounds like a good idea for sure, for ~£30 I’m willing to give it a shot.

The comments on the previous KS look quite positive actually, answers to questions, positive feedback from users.

This is one of the things I really appreciate about these forums – good discussion and alternative options. I’m a cheapskate so I wouldn’t have bought this on KS but that Dremel Lite is making the Wish List

I have a corded Dremel-style drill, I can’t use it on models because it doesn’t hold the drill bits precisely enough (they’re just a little off centre) and I can’t run it slowly enough for precise control, even the slowest speed is quite quick. And being large, it is also heavy and therefore more difficult to manipulate for precise use.

So I don’t use it for drilling minis. I’m ready to try something that looks better suited.

I run a Dremel clone with a “snake neck” attachment – it’s perfect for drilling with tiny drills; I use it for PCBs mainly, and drill as small as 0.3mm without problems (though my main drill bit is 0.8mm). It makes short work of plastic/resin (it’s main purpose is to drill copper-clad resin-bonded paper sheets) but it a million times more controllable than a Dremel in a vice or stand.

My entire set-up cost a fraction over £50 – thirty for the drill, fifteen for the long neck attachment and drill bits are about £7 for 50 (refurbed CNC drill bits).

I’ve made no end of different spindles for CNC machines from all kinds of different motors – this prototype doesn’t exactly fill me with confidence. It might be a nice little gimmick, usable even. But I doubt it can hold a candle to a Dremel with a snake neck attachment!