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Over time I have sunk some money in to Dremel attatchments such as edge guides base plates and circle cutters, but have also discovered a much more efficient way of routing my channels for bindings and purflings. The biggest problem I've had with the dremel set up is stability and power. even the edge guide is a little hard to control, so I went to a local bearing supply house and bought several pilot bearings in various sizes to fit 1/4" shank straight cut carbide bits that I use in one of my laminate routers. Much easier to control and cuts very clean and uniformly. Plus the 1/4" bits are considerably cheaper that the specialized 1/8" dremel bits.
Some of my cabinet building holdovers I guess. --N.C.

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Nehemiah Covey
www.coveysacoustics.com

Most first timers will go the Dremel route for a sort time due to the cost and inexperience in the processes. It does not take long to figure out that weight stability and HP power make for better channeling. That said I do all my fretboard and peghead inlay routing with a Foredom and lightweight base because the weight and size of a laminate trim or plunge router get in the way. Another place for diversity in tools