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Default Ten buck Harbor Freight "pencil grinder" vs Dremel, no competition

Father Haskell writes:

Ask your dentist what he uses, a max 25,000 RPM Dremel,
or a 100,000 RPM air turbine drill.


he uses one of those cord-driven monstrosities. Probably nowwhere
near 25krpm[*].

scott
[*] Ok. He retired in 1992, still using that damn thing. Modern drills
are much improved.

As for dremels, there's a kawasaki kit (yes, it's even flourescent
green) at CostCo for about USD35. Includes stand, flex shaft and
bunches of bits.

scott