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flexible shafts are breaking too often
I have a Foredom and a genric flexible shaft tool. Both are tearing up the
shafts and rubber sheath. I can't get but a few hours before something breaks.Sometimes the rubber sheath melts, sometimes the inner shaft snaps. I have used alot of grease but that doesn't help.Can anybody tell me how to extend the lifes of these shafts. Thanks |
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flexible shafts are breaking too often
On 28 Jun, 17:09, "whumphrey" wrote:
Can anybody tell me how to extend the lifes of these shafts. You're bending them too tight |
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flexible shafts are breaking too often
whumphrey wrote:
I have a Foredom and a genric flexible shaft tool. Both are tearing up the shafts and rubber sheath. I can't get but a few hours before something breaks.Sometimes the rubber sheath melts, sometimes the inner shaft snaps. I have used alot of grease but that doesn't help.Can anybody tell me how to extend the lifes of these shafts. Thanks See items 6 - 10 under "Motor Related Questions" from a link on Foredom's web site at: http://www.blackstoneind.com/foundat....asp?page=FAQs -- Jack Novak Buffalo, NY - USA |
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flexible shafts are breaking too often
On Jun 28, 9:09 am, "whumphrey" wrote:
I have a Foredom and a genric flexible shaft tool. Both are tearing up the shafts and rubber sheath. I can't get but a few hours before something breaks.Sometimes the rubber sheath melts, sometimes the inner shaft snaps. I have used alot of grease but that doesn't help.Can anybody tell me how to extend the lifes of these shafts. Thanks if you're tearing them up that fast you should switch to a heavier duty machine. try a die grinder. |
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