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From: Kathy Johnson
Date: Fri Jan 17 05:33:39 2003
 
     
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    You folks started talking about Foredom problems, and now mine is
    acting up. The shaft (*not* the motor) is making a sort of gurgling
    noise, as if something is either loose or stuck inside. The handpiece
    still works fine, but the noise is painful to the ears. I'm thinking
    it might be overdue for lubricating--I'm finding out the hard way
    that the people I bought my shop equipment from weren't good at doing
    routine maintenance. 

    I do not have the original booklet/papers for this Foredom, so I'm
    not sure what sort of grease to use. I saw on the Foredom company
    website that they sell flex shaft lubricant, but I would hate to buy
    some and then find out that we have the right stuff here already in
    the collection of grease tubes in my husband's workshop. Before I
    place an order, does anyone know what type of grease is recommended
    for Foredom flex shafts? And once I get the proper grease, how to I
    go about getting the grease inside the flex shaft itself? 

--Kathy Johnson
Feathered Gems Jewelry
http://www.featheredgems.com

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