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02-11-2008, 10:16 PM
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Name: allen City: Plymouth State: NC County: Washington Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 43 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Not real sure what this thing is called, but a freind of mine gave it to me and my wife to do some carving. Other than that, we are not real sure what to use it for, but maybe it will come in handy for something...like filing my toenails???
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02-11-2008, 10:27 PM
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Name: Chuck City: Rocky Mount State: NC County: Nash Join Date: Nov 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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When I look at that tool, my first thought is "dentist"...maybe to clean a St. Bernard's teeth? 
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02-11-2008, 11:15 PM
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Name: Dennis Reynolds City: Ivan's Corner (Monroe) State: NC County: Union Join Date: Jan 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Hot rodders use a tool like that to port & polish cylinder heads. It works great on cast iron for openin up an intake or exhaust port & matching it to a manifold. I'd imagine it could do a good job of wood carving with the right bit, | |
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02-11-2008, 11:28 PM
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Name: Jimmy Coull City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 49 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Basically it's like a dremel tool with a flexible shaft. I use my dremel tool all of the time.
Jimmy 
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02-11-2008, 11:52 PM
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Name: Rob City: Hendersonville State: NC County: Henderson Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 66 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Allen, that is the Harbor Freight version of a very well respected wood carving tool made by Foredom. It operates much like the old dental drills (you're to young to ever have been terrorized by one of those belt-driven terrors in the hands of an unskilled dental hygenist!) except it has a flexible shaft and turns various carbide cutters at very high speed. As said above, Dremel makes a smaller version, but the Foredom is the tool of preference for detailed machine carving.
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02-12-2008, 04:58 AM
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Name: michael City: Leland State: NC County: Brunswick Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 48 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Handy tool for woodcarving and even metal work. 
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02-12-2008, 08:36 AM
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Name: Nick City: Tarboro State: NC County: Edgecombe Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 65 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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That's a great tool more powerful then a dremel. For all the acc. go to www.gesswein.com I have use the Foredom version for years in the Mold Making Ind.
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02-12-2008, 08:55 AM
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Name: Joel Jordan City: Knightdale State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Mar 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I've used my Dremal with a flexible extension to do some very small scale grinding on guitar bridges and nuts. It works well for this purpose but doesnt have the power to do anything larger.
This machine looks like a great way to try out wood carving... Plus you can make a few bucks on the side by offering amateur dentritry services in your neighborhood! 
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02-12-2008, 09:28 AM
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Name: Charles City: Rutherfordton State: NC County: Rutherford Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 44 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by alleng  Not real sure what this thing is called, but a freind of mine gave it to me and my wife to do some carving. Other than that, we are not real sure what to use it for, but maybe it will come in handy for something...like filing my toenails??? I love a flexible shaft machine. Great for detail work, esp. in metal working. And you got it for free? I think that alone deserves a YOU SUCK!!
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