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New Dremel Stylo Mini Rotary Tool

Jan 8, 2018 Stuart 15 Comments

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Dremel Stylo Rotary Tool

Dremel has a new mini rotary tool out soon, the Stylo+, seemingly designed for craft projects and light DIY or hobby-type applications.

They say it’s quiet and compact, for home use.

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The Dremel Stylo+ rotary tool is designed to be held between the thumb and forefinger, like a pencil, allowing for a controllable and maneuverable grip. It basically looks like a motored flex-shaft tool.

It has a variable speed motor and adjustment dial, for speeds from 5,000 to 22,000 RPM.

The Dremel 2050-15 Stylo+ kit comes with a small assortment of cutting, engraving, sanding, and polishing accessories.

The Stylo+ looks to come with a 1/8″ collet, but I’d bet that Dremel’s other collet sizes are compatible, for users that want to use other accessory sizes. But it doesn’t look like other standard Dremel attachments will work with the tool, such as the detailer’s grip.

I’d say the Stylo+ looks like a corded version of their small Micro cordless rotary tool.

Don’t knock the small size of this tool. I used to own a Dremel Stylus, which was a cordless tool built upon a small hand grip, similar to the newer detailer’s grip. It was small and light duty, but worked nicely for higher precision tasks.

The Dremel Stylo+ starter tool kit is currently priced at $60. It’s unclear as to when it’ll launch, but it’s available for preorder on Amazon.

Price: $60

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15 Comments

  1. Hilton

    Jan 8, 2018

    Looks interesting indeed. If I didn’t have two Dremels already I’d try this.

    Reply
  2. William

    Jan 8, 2018

    Perfect for how I use my Dremel, which is infrequently and on very small projects.

    Reply
  3. fred

    Jan 8, 2018

    Having already invested in Foredom – and owning 2 motors and several handpieces – I’ll give this a pass – but this is going in the right (compact size) direction for carving decoys and such.

    Reply
    • JoeM

      Jan 8, 2018

      fred, I can assure you, if you’ve gone Foredom, you should walk away from any and all Dremel products ASAP for what you use the Foredom to do.

      However, should you ever want to do something different, not necessarily carving, maybe detail sanding, or who knows what else, then Dremel is entirely capable of SMALLER jobs than your Foredom system. There’s also cordless options as well.

      Do not, under any circumstances, replace the jobs you do with your Foredom with a Dremel. You are already living the dream of many of us Dremel users for those jobs. I can say, from PERSONAL experience, that what little you mentioned of your Foredom setup already makes me very jealous of you. But, I’ve found my Dremel tools handy for other things that aren’t listed on the “Recommended Use” list. I remove dead skin from my heels with my cordless 8200, the Right-Angle attachment, and the sanding discs. I have a CPAP machine for Sleep Apnoea, and I clean my humidifier tank with a rotary nylon brush after soaking the tank in Vinegar for a few hours. This very rapidly gets rid of water scale accumulation, and gets into the little corners easier than by hand.

      Unless you plan on doing simple stuff like this, don’t bother with Dremel Rotary Tools. Their Collets only go from 3/32nd to 1/8th inch, and Foredom goes all the way up to 1/4″ last I checked. Dremel is a really good company, and I swear by Dremel myself, but if you’re already using Foredom for carving and sanding work, just skip all of these conversations as a whole. You, sir, are already living the dream for what you’ve got going.

      The only thing that Dremel has to offer YOU is tools to do other things with. They cannot, under any circumstances, be of interest to you for the stuff you do with your Foredom system. And this is from PERSONAL experience with Dremel. I love them, and I am trust them completely, but they are not the same class as the Foredom family.

      Reply
  4. Bob

    Jan 8, 2018

    Like the slim size and the shape.

    Hope that grip isn’t rubber. Though comfortable, oil and grime make rubber get gooey and filthy in no time. Within a year or 2, rubber degrades and disintegrates.

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    • JoeM

      Jan 8, 2018

      Dremel doesn’t use Rubber grip. It uses textured plastic. So, same plastic as the grey body, but with a texture on it for grip. Nothing on a Dremel Rotary is ever soft like the grip on bigger power tools.

      I’ve owned Dremel Rotary Tools since I was 9, and I ENTIRELY agree with you about rubber grips. I am very happy to say, Dremel doesn’t do that on any of their Rotary products at all. And if they do, or ever did, it was for such a short time that no one bought them.

      Reply
  5. Satch

    Jan 8, 2018

    I like it. I do wish the detailers grip waould fit. The stylus was the most ergonomic rotary I have seen. It would have been a good compliment.

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  6. Tim

    Jan 11, 2018

    I wonder if the new chucks fit this. I’ve lost more of the little dremel wrench/drivers than I care to think about.

    I’ve already got a stylus and a 3000 with a flex shaft, so I don’t see myself picking up any additional dremel products in the near future. I do love the form factor of the flex shaft though, so if this is a similar size, then I could see it being a pretty popular model if it has enough zip to do normal tasks.

    Reply
  7. SH

    Jun 1, 2018

    I am looking for a Dremel to do perfume bottle engraving…would this be a good one for that?

    Reply
    • Stuart

      Jun 2, 2018

      Maybe?

      Reply
      • Renada Gable

        Jun 5, 2019

        Yes you will love the lightness athe portability. I mostly do relief carving with wood but have done a few with glass and I love it. Started with a 4000, went to a flexshat and now Stylo. Definitely my favorite!!!

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        • Fred

          Jan 24, 2020

          Do you still favor the stylo over flex shaft for relief carving? I need to carve maple.

          Reply
  8. Frosticus

    Feb 21, 2019

    I owned this model for 22 days. Luckily the motor burnt up before HD’s 30 day return policy expired. I can attest it is light duty only. Both my Dremel whip and the Stylo have rubber sections. Might be something closer to silicone but rubbery texture none the less.

    Reply
    • Ash

      May 18, 2019

      Is this good to drill holes into polymer clay, for jewellery ? Does it come with the really small drill bits to do that ?

      Reply
      • frosticus74

        May 19, 2019

        You would purchase the drill bits separately along with a set of collets or adjustable chuck. Amazon or your local HD carries the items. After watching a few youtube videos on polymer clay I’d say yes, with a little practice, one could drill through a reasonable thickness of polymer clay with the Stylo or any other dremel-like product.

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