[Jewelry making - Article 00215] - Re: [Orchid] Lefties, Flexshaft overload

[Mike Zagielski]

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Hi Emily,

    The Foredom 2230Kit comes with the SR motor, FCT foot pedal speed
    control, the No.30 handpiece and the AK11 a 54 piece accessory kit.
    Almost every jewelry supply dealer has them. The AK11 accessory kit
    has a variety of accessory tools that will give you a good start for
    your tool drawer. Other burs and accessories you will want will
    depend on what type of work you will want to do. Karen Christians
    book Making The Most Of Your Flex-Shaft has a very good section on
    accessories. The reverse motor direction is useful for a number of
    things. It gives lefties more control, however fluted burs cannot
    cut or work properly in reverse. They are designed for normal forward
    counter clockwise rotation only. The accessories that work well in
    reverse are sanding drums and discs, rubber bonded wheels, 3M radial
    bristle discs mounted with the spirals curving counter clockwise and
    any abrasive stone or diamond point accessory. Righties using
    reverse with these accessories get the benefit of the debris flying
    away from the user. Alternating forward and reverse during sanding
    and polishing operations helps eliminate flow-lines and speeds up
    finishing time. Reverse is also good for backing out stuck drill
    bits which I find helps me a lot when drilling post holes in my
    intarsia and lapidary projects. Foredom has a left-handed screw
    mandrel, tapered mandrel and in Sept. a high speed rubber drum
    mandrel. They can be identified from normal right-handed mandrels by
    the small groove in the bottom of the shank. 

Mike Zagielski
Foredom Sales Manager
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