Moore Bettah Ukuleles
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Love them or hate them every shop has to have at least one Dremel type tool. Foredoms certainly have their place but I have about 10 rotary toolsdedicated to separate tasks because i don't like changing bits or fixtures. Earlier this year I bought two Dremel 3000s to replace a couple that were dying. I think they were about $110 - $120 each. They both failed within days of each other in about 3 months time. (It's the switches that go out-I tried to repair them without luck.) Dremel repaired them for free which was cool. Now the replacements too have failed in about 3 months within a week of each other. Last year on a whim I bought a couple of real cheap WEN rotary tools for something like $20 (they even came with a flex shaft.) I use these often and they have held up at least as well or better than the Dremels have. (So far they have far outlasted the Dremels.) At $17 - $20 a pop they are truly disposable tools but I've been impressed so far. (I could buy 6 for the price on 1 Dremel.) They are powerful, the collet runs true and they run quieter. Only possible downside is that they are bigger than comparable Dremels. Also the chuck size is not the same as the Dremel but adjustable chucks (the only ones I use) are available for the WEN. Here's an Amazon link. Check out the reviews.
https://www.amazon.com/WEN-2305-Rot...98&sr=8-1&keywords=wen+rotary+tool+flex+shaft
https://www.amazon.com/WEN-2305-Rot...09745942&sr=8-1&keywords=wen+rotary+tool&th=1
https://www.amazon.com/WEN-2305-Rot...98&sr=8-1&keywords=wen+rotary+tool+flex+shaft
https://www.amazon.com/WEN-2305-Rot...09745942&sr=8-1&keywords=wen+rotary+tool&th=1