Which PENDANT MOTOR? Rotary tools, flex shaft, Dremel and Foredom. Jewelry Polishing Tools

OPEN TO FIND RESOURCES AND LINKS! Rotary tools! Pendant motors! Whoch one to choose?? Many of you asked me this question, so today I will try to help you make your decision. I will talk about two flex shaft pendant motors that I had a chance to use and I will share my opinion about each one. Dremel is a budget option and Foredom is more advanced one, that require a bit of investment. They are both great, and offer different perks. Watch the video to find out the details and my opinion!

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[natassa]

Hi!! Great video! Thanks a lot!
Just wanted to say, for anyone who is interested, that there are foot pedals that can be connected to any rotary tool. Personally, I have the very same Dremel with the flex shaft, and I just bought a pedal and connected them. The foot control was really a game changer :)

[amyandrews]

I decided to save up for the foredom right away.. Your previous videos highly influenced my decision on that! I have now had my foredom for a couple weeks and I absolutely love it.. huge time saver going from doing it all by hand! 🤯
Awesome video thank you!!

[Kimaracustoms]

I could listen to you talk all day! Also I love Foredom! After 4 Dremel tools, I started looking for a better option and I am so glad I chose Foredom. I wish I would have bought it from the beginning!

[teperikaetr]

Your are so calming to listening to. I love all Your videos. Thank you for your time and sharing all your knowledge.

[suzannehofer]

I too am on a very tight budget but was able to find a used Fordham at an auction at a gem show. I made sure it worked and won the bid war! That was maybe 12 years ago and it’s been wonderful! Couldn’t work without it!

[kvri-beats]

What a humble woman greetings from Algeria I'm planning to get a foredom rs

[normstangl]

Thanks for a good video. I went with a hybrid approach and purchased a Eurotools motor with a flex shaft that had the same head as your original from Foredom. The whole unit was $150 cdn. So far it has been great. The pedal is a little high so an upgrade there may be in the future. I’m not sure how the motor torque is compared to the Foredom. I haven’t had any problems with it stopping under working pressure. I also have the dremel 3000 set up as a dedicated jump ring saw. The issue with the dremel is that it can stall during the cutting process. This may equate to a short life for the dremel motor at which point I’ll buy another head for my flex shaft with a dedicated blade setup for jump ring cutting. Cheers!

[amccaffrey]

The question I have that I haven’t been able to find an answer to yet between YouTube videos and online articles etc.. so the question is: if you invest in the flex shaft rotary tool do you also need to invest in all the hand files, and emery sticks etc? I realize this video is 3 years old by now so I hope you still get this comment. But if not and if anyone else in the comments sees my question, please answer 🙏🏼
Thank you Basia for all your videos. I’ve seen nearly all of them and greatly appreciate each and every one!
Many Thanks,
Andrea

[felixf]

I'm not a jeweler, but I use rotary tools. My daily driver is a Foredom TX and I also own several other pendant motors and handheld machines. My advice to someone starting out is to buy an inexpensive pendant motor and not a handheld tool. The difference in torque is not subtle and you'll find that your work goes quicker as a result. As a rough rule of thumb, the higher the (max) rotational speed the lower the torque of the tool. FWIW, every budget pendant motor that I have originally came with a poorly performing pedal. A Foredom pedal is a significant upgrade and it's affordable. Good luck.

[HabibahW]

I got a prodigy flex shaft from Riogrande. And its been so fun working with it im inexperienced but it does eliminate alot of manual work.

[JayDub_]

Your videos are always so informative and I just love them no matter what the topic is!! Thank you for always bringing us a but of stardust it always comes when we need it most 😁💗 🌟

[PhoenixCreationsKaTyJs]

Hi Basia. Well my hand held rotary tool by Guild has died, again after barely any use same as the first one! It basically cut a hole in the top of a lid (making a mini saw bench to cut rough stone before tumbling - idea from a utube video - and uses the flex shaft - didn’t even get that far!). I was altering some bead storage boxes by removing the lip on Elizabeth ward bead boxes as it just gets in the way. Hubby had the idea of just using the flex tool to remove them. Perfect. Or so I thought! I have a socket with a length of wire and a foot switch on, you plug into the wall then you plug your tool into, gives me a on off for any tool! Anyway I got 3 little boxes done, the motor stopped, started again and got 1 done, speed was varying on its own, next one and dead! Again! So fed up with these tools. I’m now going to get a pendant flex shaft as I’ve now wasted over £60 on 2 useless tools whcih never got their moneys worth doing just basic tasks and barely any at that. The first one was hubby’s he got for refurbishing golf clubs did barely anything and died! So I’m not wanting more op money on another had held one, I’ve seen online and utube that some have had their pendant motors for years! I knew where to search, and went to your utube to take a look! I have a couple of questions. Maybe you can help
1) did you go for a 4mm or a 6mm flex shaft?
2) what chuck size did you go for?
3) have you been able to use the bits you had before with the pendant motor?
4) how easy is it to change the “handle” on the flex shaft? I plan to get 2, 1 with be quick change the other basic one I will wrap with space fill rubber tape to make it fit my vice for using with the “mini saw bench” but to then hold on the hand isn’t so easy! So I hope to be able to change them for the differing uses.
5) on my flex shaft I have a quick change keyless chuck, can you use them on your pendant flex tool or is the quick handle you have better?
6) you have the SR motor, that’s the one with forward and reverse, is there a benefit to having the reverse as well as the forwards motion.
Thank you in advance, I hope you can help.

Thanks ❤ love your videos they Are great to follow to learn or just watch your process and see a piece coming together.😊❤

[DemystifyingMaria]

Like you I bought a Dremel 4000 Set. It Comes with the shaft. Havent fully maximized its features yet but it’s an all around household DIY tool.

[robinsmith]

The Dust dropping around is from a Star for sure with your knowledge. It does seem odd with all the impact that Dremel has had that they never considered the human mechanics when using it. I use to get RSI working with wool in the High Country here! Fine, delicate, Works of Art, should have the appropriate quality Design. Thanks for the information on a better alternative, and good on you for saying

[dnf]

Love your vids and jewelry. Your voice is so cute too, love that accent. The Foredom tool is worth the extra money, very versatile

[anumy]

I was just thinking about you! I was coming to watch a video because I needed some of the gemstone links in your bio and I saw this new video pop up! I would love to get a foredom but hopefully in the future when I can spare the extra cash. The thought of cleaning, polishing and texturing etc all done mechanically sounds like a blessing haha great video as always xxx

[kendramoore]

Can attest to the hands being more imporant than any tool - I caused a repetitive stress injury when prepping for a show in 2014 and it took more than a full year to recover =(

[stephencoster]

Hiya Lady Stardust, another great video, thank you. I think you've said everything there is to say, I will be upgrading to Foredom soon, on the safety aspect only it makes total sense, killing the rotation with your foot control? Total sense. Changing speed with just your foot control? Total sense, again. Yes I want a bench polisher but for now the flex shaft works & the Foredom will only do it better. So my mind is already made up & I just need to save enough for the switch. Your video has helped remind me why I want to upgrade & the mane reasons are safety & convienence. Thank you again dear lady, take care & stay safe... Steve x...

[JustME-ftdi]

If you already have a deemed and then get a Foredom you can get a Dremel drill press and just have it mounted as a fixed drill.

[mohangsk]

Mam your red bead necklace is very graceful .