[Jewelry making - Article 00773] - Re: [Orchid] Flexible-shaft tools

[andy cooperman]

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    I'll chime in briefly, The machine, handpiece and foot pedal offered
    by Richard Lucas for $165- sounds like a great deal.  The Lowboy
    foot pedal is responsive and non fatigueing.  The handpiece would
    seem to be a Foredom #30 analog.  Lucadent is a well respected
    manufacturer. The one problem I've had with the Rioflex/ Ottoflex
    1/8hp motor and shaft (made, I think, by Buffalo Dental and, I
    assume, a similar motor to that offered by Richard) is the  drive
    flange at the tip of the shaft that slots into the handpiece.  The
    Foredom flange is rectangular while the Rio/Otto is a half circle. 
    In my experience, this 1/2 circular flange wears much more quickly
    when shifting back and forth between handpieces.  Is this the same
    system on the Lucadent machine? 

Andy Cooperman


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