I always wanted a portable tool to make simple jobs easier, something I could take everywhere and perform some basic soldering. A friend of mine showed me this Dremel, called Versatip, very interesting tool, that I want to share with you.
It's capable of reaching high temperatures very fast, works on butane gas, cordless. Of course it will never replace a good hot air workstation but it's very useful when you need to do something away from your workbench.
The only drawback is the smell, I tried it in a very bad ventilated room and the smell was terrible, but I was told that's because o a catalizer on the tip, the smell will go away with the use. As the manual points, it should be used in a open or well ventilated place.
I was able to remove most components of a scrap notebook motherboard for testing, very versatile.
It's a 6 in 1 tool. Below a list of photos (click to enlarge).
The complete kit (the rule is there so you can have an idea of the size):
The box (very beautiful, by the way):
The soldering iron with the protection tip:
Without tips, it's like a mini-torch, goes up to 1200ºC (I forgot to take that picture, you can see it in the dark, showing the flame):
The soldering tip (reaches up to 680ºC - it takes only 20 seconds to heat):
Hot air tip (goes up to 550ºC - instantaneous):
Knife tip (not for soldering but for cutting - reaches 680ºC - 20 seconds to heat up):
Reflector tip for hot air (550ºC - instantaneous):
Hot knife, to use as pyrography (up to 680ºC - it takes some more time to heat up than the iron tip):
Wide hot blower (up to 550ºC - instantaneous):
I bought this tool in Brazil, but have seen it only in Dremel Europe. Dremel US does not have that same model.
It's capable of reaching high temperatures very fast, works on butane gas, cordless. Of course it will never replace a good hot air workstation but it's very useful when you need to do something away from your workbench.
The only drawback is the smell, I tried it in a very bad ventilated room and the smell was terrible, but I was told that's because o a catalizer on the tip, the smell will go away with the use. As the manual points, it should be used in a open or well ventilated place.
I was able to remove most components of a scrap notebook motherboard for testing, very versatile.
It's a 6 in 1 tool. Below a list of photos (click to enlarge).
The complete kit (the rule is there so you can have an idea of the size):
The box (very beautiful, by the way):
The soldering iron with the protection tip:
Without tips, it's like a mini-torch, goes up to 1200ºC (I forgot to take that picture, you can see it in the dark, showing the flame):
The soldering tip (reaches up to 680ºC - it takes only 20 seconds to heat):
Hot air tip (goes up to 550ºC - instantaneous):
Knife tip (not for soldering but for cutting - reaches 680ºC - 20 seconds to heat up):
Reflector tip for hot air (550ºC - instantaneous):
Hot knife, to use as pyrography (up to 680ºC - it takes some more time to heat up than the iron tip):
Wide hot blower (up to 550ºC - instantaneous):
I bought this tool in Brazil, but have seen it only in Dremel Europe. Dremel US does not have that same model.
