A few messages back someone suggested a Foredom Handtool over a Dremel. I bought a real Foredom with a Number 30 handpiece.(chuck not collet) Save your money. I even bought a sound meter. The Foredom Number 30 has .006 of runout and it makes noise from three place. When you bolt it to the machine it makes even more noise. The noise is lower pitched but it is not quieter than a Dremel set on number 3 (12,000 rpms) A Dremel MultiPro with a 1/8 bit has almost no runout if the collet is not over tightened. The aluminum collet can become distorted causing the bit to wobble. A Dremel right out of the box might need the front bearing shimmed between the case and the bearing. The Foredom also has lots of axial play under pressure which the Dremel does not. I bought the Number 30 Foredom handpiece brand new. It is possible one of the collet models are better. For the money the Dremel MultiPro is the best bang for the buck.
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Dremel VS Foredom
2006-12-24 by crankorgan
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