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I had bought a faulty Faro flex shaft grinder a few months ago and have only just gotten around to repairing it. It came with all the attachments - a reciprocating filer, disc sander / grinder, and a die grinder. It's a variable speed machine with a sliding foot switch to adjust the speed from very slow to 15000 rpm. It came with a bunch of sanding / grinding disks, diamond files, grinding stones, collets, tools and disk adapters:
The body of the foot pedal needs some work but everything works now. The problem was carbon dust from worn brushes shorting out the motor. I just gave her a good clean and checked the windings and bearings and it all works well now. In total it set me back $130 USD.
Next I picked up a bunch of end mills and carbide drill bits. First are the drill bits:
Some have coolant holes which is a nice touch. Sometimes you need carbide to drill through a HSS tap or snapped drill bit so these will come in handy.
Then I picked up a bunch of endmills - brand new 6 and 7 mm carbide
Followed by an assortment of endmills in various sizes, all the way up to 20mm. I even got a couple new rotabroach cutters for good measure:
In total I bought 53 items for $320 USD - roughly 6 bucks a pop. I think I did OK considering they are brand new Quality carbide made by Walter of Germany. Today was a good day and I wanted to share with those who appreciate a haul (unlike my wife).
Paul.
The body of the foot pedal needs some work but everything works now. The problem was carbon dust from worn brushes shorting out the motor. I just gave her a good clean and checked the windings and bearings and it all works well now. In total it set me back $130 USD.
Next I picked up a bunch of end mills and carbide drill bits. First are the drill bits:
Some have coolant holes which is a nice touch. Sometimes you need carbide to drill through a HSS tap or snapped drill bit so these will come in handy.
Then I picked up a bunch of endmills - brand new 6 and 7 mm carbide
Followed by an assortment of endmills in various sizes, all the way up to 20mm. I even got a couple new rotabroach cutters for good measure:
In total I bought 53 items for $320 USD - roughly 6 bucks a pop. I think I did OK considering they are brand new Quality carbide made by Walter of Germany. Today was a good day and I wanted to share with those who appreciate a haul (unlike my wife).
Paul.