AVR-Chat

Dave Mucha wrote:

  >erikc wrote
>>Have you considered using a Dremel or similar motor and mounting it
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> into 
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>>some kind of holder?
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> I have thought about that, but am hoping to find a higher quality set-up.

Be prepared to spend major bucks for that then.

> the dremel with it's plastic housing is not as ridigid as I would
> like.  It is also much taller and heavier than I'd like to wind up with.

There is an alternative, if you don't mind using compressed air.  There 
are inexpensive small "pencil grinders" like these ones:

http://www.irtools.com/IS/product.asp/id/45,57,444,865,1623,2568
http://tinyurl.com/dbjuh
http://www.airtool-yutani.co.jp/Pencil.htm

The exhaust air leaves the spindle end of the tool so it will blow away 
any cuttings that are produced, and air consumption is minimal.  Use a 
solenoid valve to conserve air.

> It is a fall-back though.
> 
> Dave



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