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Bernard Arnest

17/03/2008 9:42 AM

micromotors? vs powercrafter/turbocarver

...What is your opinion?
I'm thinking that 300k rpm is a bit too much, for carbide on soft
stone; might overheat?
So a 50k micromotor might be good; though the question also arises
whether there is a difference between the $350 RAM, the $1000 dental
micromotors, and the $150 chinese dental micromotors-- and, are they
standardized? There's a working DC converter for a micromotor on ebay
right now, going cheap; and if then paid $100 for a random micromotor
handpiece, will the connection necessarily work?

How do $300 micromotors stack up to a $10 micro die grinder + $300
compressor (that can be found used for $150)?

For something larger, 1/8" or 1/4" shank burrs, what about
foredoms v. die grinders?


thanks!
-Bernard


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randyswoodshoop

in reply to Bernard Arnest on 17/03/2008 9:42 AM

17/03/2008 4:18 PM

On Mar 17, 11:42=A0am, Bernard Arnest <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...What is your opinion?
> =A0 =A0I'm thinking that 300k rpm is a bit too much, for carbide on soft
> stone; might overheat?
> So a 50k micromotor might be good; though the question also arises
> whether there is a difference between the $350 RAM, the $1000 dental
> micromotors, and the $150 chinese dental micromotors-- and, are they
> standardized? =A0There's a working DC converter for a micromotor on ebay
> right now, going cheap; and if then paid $100 for a random micromotor
> handpiece, will the connection necessarily work?
>
> =A0 =A0How do $300 micromotors stack up to a $10 micro die grinder + $300
> compressor (that can be found used for $150)?
>
> =A0 =A0 For something larger, 1/8" or 1/4" shank burrs, what about
> foredoms v. die grinders?
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 thanks!
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0-Bernard

Im not sure what you are carving but I a fordom electric carver with
adjustable speed, that I use for wood carving.
I really like the fordom.
Randy
http://nokeswoodworks.com


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