We have a Harbor Freight store a few miles from here. It is good for things like surgical and work gloves, throw-away paint brushes, and some non-stressed tools you seldom use. I made the mistake of buying a cheap "Dremel-like" tool there this year. First, I found that the chuck has poor tolerances. Then, on my second small project I noticed a burning smell. Within seconds the thing was smoking and spitting out motor fragments. A trip to the local Home Depot and I have a real Dremel now.
