rotary tools

Post by **KurtHuhn** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 3:53 pm

Whelp, my dremel died a horrible, smoky, loud death. This was an older one with a flex-shaft, and it served me well.

A while back I was gifted one of these:
http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/cgi-b ... ter-carver
complete with control center and a what I estimate as close to 6 dozen bits of various sizes. However, I lack a compressor to make it run.

I was playing with it earlier, right after my dremel bit the dust, and it's very comfortable to hold, far more so than the dremel flex-shaft. It fits my hand like a large pen, and the balance feels dead on.

Has anyone used on of these before? I'm guessing it's pretty darn good, but I have concerns about getting lubricating oil on the briar. Thoughts? Should I spend the money on a compressor for this beast, or get a new dremel?

JMB · Post by **JMB** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 4:13 pm

I have never used one, but I do use a lot of "Air" driven tools. There is a problem with "spiting oil" with some tools. Don't know what PSI you would be using. Most of my guns & tools work @ 75-100 PSI, and nail guns will spit. I use a "inline" oiler which is about 50' away from the nozzle. Looks like it would be a great help, if will work with out spitting oil.

Kurt wrote:
"but I have concerns about getting lubricating oil on the briar."

geigerpipes · Post by **geigerpipes** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 5:13 pm

Hey guys
Random I agree with you, the dremel-fordom is my favorite tool too and I use it alot..
bought dremels biggger model a few months back with a foot peadal and dubble the horsepower of a normal one ,do you know the difference between this and a foredom?
Love
www.geigerpipes.com

Post by **KurtHuhn** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 9:50 pm

Hmm, that big dremel looks nice, and is nowhere near as expensive as a Foredom. Something for me to think about....