Flex Shaft Tool Update
In my last posting, I complained about not being able to use my Dremel rotary tool and flex shaft with the Pepe 307 Jump Ring Maker. In all fairness to Pepe Tools, I should say that they do specify the Foredom H.30 flex shaft tool handle, and don’t promise to be compatible with Dremel tools.
So, I went back to the webstore where I bought the Jump Ring Maker, Contenti, and found that they carry what they call an “Economy Flexshaft” that includes motor, foot control, flex shaft and Foredom H.30 knock-off handle, all for US$84, instead of the US$243 pricetag for an equivalent Foredom set from Amazon. Now, this is an el-cheapo Chinese kit, not for heavy-duty use, and Contenti says so, but I’m not going to use it heavily, so I ordered it. They have a 90 day warranty, so if it is really that bad I’ll send it back, bite the bullet and get the Foredom.
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June 23rd, 2010 at 9:09 pm
[...] up the new flex-shaft tool to cut the jumpring coils made with the Pepe Jumpring Maker described in an earlier posting, and everything worked just fine. Not only did I have no problems with the flex-shaft tool (in [...]