Guys, I chose the Proxxon, thanks to everyone who gave me advice and information.

So glad I could help, Duncan!

Hi Mike, laser cutting is an amazing new tool. Kudos to you for using CAD so well.

Hi Robbob, congratulations on the great ideas and truly original additions to the list of useful tools and utensils.
A true professional.

Hi Alessandro Thanks so much for that extremely useful information. 😊😊 I don't understand why they don't include this information in their packaging!
I'll print them out for reference
Thanks again
Cheers Duncan

Hi Duncan, here are the photos and specifications for each blade I mentioned in my previous message.

I'll send you the links directly with all the information.
If you have trouble opening and viewing them, let me know and I'll send you text and photos of what you need.

But don't just look at the photo and initial text of the individual blade's data sheet; also open the various drop-down menus immediately below.

https://www.dremel.com/gb/en/p/dremel-moto-saw-side-cutting-saw-blade-2615ms50ja

https://www.dremel.com/gb/en/p/dremel-moto-saw-general-purpose-wood-cutting-saw-

https://www.dremel.com/gb/en/p/dremel-moto-saw-fine-wood-cutting-saw-blade-2615m

https://www.dremel.com/gb/en/p/dremel-moto-saw-metal-cutting-saw-blade-2615ms53j

https://www.dremel.com/gb/en/p/dremel-moto-saw-f013ms2

A temporary Spray Booth.

I thought I'd include this item in this thread as it has, for me, proved to be a very good substitute for a permanent spray booth with the advantage that it can be used indoors rather than outdoors without fear of contamination in the finish (usually flies!) and messy overspray.

In my old garage/workshop I was able to construct a spraying booth on an old pasting table with a framework of wooden battens and a covering of cardboard sheets. I also installed an extractor fan and LED lighting and an old shower curtain to enclose me when working within the booth. A turntable within made turning the workpiece very easy and I managed to achieve some impressive paint finishes on my models in relative comfort and warmth.

All of that was dismantled when I moved house but it was impractical to re-install it in my new workshop, and the little spraying that I did do in the new garage, on some garden furniture, resulted in a vast amount of overspray on every horizontal surface in my lovely new workshop.

Clearly this was not what I wanted to contend with when spray painting my latest model boat project.

The solution I found was a simple but effective ‘spray tent’ that is remarkably inexpensive, easy to erect and dismantle for storage.
I did have to choose one of the smaller versions of this tent so that it would fit the available width in my workshop but this is still sufficiently big enough to stand within, (wearing a suitable respirator of course!), and with the ‘door’ zipped up to enclose me fully, to apply spray paint whilst confining all of the overspray and dust within the tent.

And being within a heated, ventilated and draft free workshop I could control the ambient temperature and happily ‘spray away’ without concerns of mess that overspray can make.

The tent I bought from eBay was only £17.99 at that time (October 2025) but the price has now gone up to £21.59 (with free delivery, but currently out of stock!) a price which I still think is not unreasonable.

For anyone interested, I've added a link to my build blog which includes the making of my spray booth:

blogs/23951?sort=ASC

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/375612958605

Good morning, everyone!
It's amazing what machines you all have! But I have to say that a laser device is simply the best thing for me, and I can really put it to good use.
There is one prerequisite for this:
You have to be able to work with CAD. I myself work with 2D to test my presentation skills. 3D is much easier, but the free software is really cumbersome and tends to crash.
But craftsmanship is still the beauty of it all and the success that comes with it.
It's just a cool hobby.
So I wish you all lots of fun and hope to see many beautiful models in the future.
Your Michel-C.

Attached are a few pictures of me cleaning the laser cutter. Normal dirt that needs to be removed. If you take care of your equipment, it will always be ready to go.

Hi Duncan, is the Dremel you recently purchased the MS20 jigsaw (the one in the photos I posted in the first message)?

The Amazon link in the description says: Multipurpose wood cutting blade (MS51), Precision wood cutting blade (MS52), Serrated metal cutting blade (MS53).
Now you need to match these acronyms with an image so you can recognize them.

I hope this helps.

Duncan, there are so many different types of blades and cutting tools for Dremel tools for various materials. It depends on what material you want to cut, brass, copper, aluminum, steel, wood, plastic, etc. I don't think anyone has a cross reference chart that will show you what tool goes with what material.

The only thing that would make sense is when you buy the tool bit it should say on the box what the bit is good for.

There are many third-party suppliers for bits for Dremel tools, available. I even got some little bits from a dentist for cutting whatever I want. This is why a variable check works much better than the 1/8 inch collet.

And the photos you will see that I put most of my Dremel tool bits in one box. A pretty good accessory are the grinding disc which you can see in the upper left corner of the tool box bottom which has the Dremel EZ lock cutting discs for metal (2nd photo).

I have so much stuff it would take quite a bit of time to make an inventory list. The best bet is if you are trying to do something, look and see if they make a tool that helps you do it better and faster. Just common sense.

Lew