General Accessory Recommendations - FOREDOM SR Owner's Manual

General Accessory
Recommendations
Foredom's wide assortment of rotary accessories
makes your flexible shaft power tool very versatile.
Use it for grinding, sanding, carving, engraving,
brushing, cutting, buffing, and polishing on virtually
any material. The Foredom Accessory Catalog offers
the right accessories for your specific applications.
Accessories may be purchased from your local
dealer or directly from Foredom.
Always let the speed of the power tool do the work.
Avoid forcing the tool or applying too much pressure.
Experience will help you choose the right speed for the
work you are doing. It's always a good idea to practice
on a scrap piece of the same material you plan to use
to determine the best accessories and speeds.
Always follow the manufacturer's RPM or speed
recommendations when selecting accessories.
Your motor is supplied with a variable speed control
that allows you to operate it at the most suitable
speed for each job. The motor has a maximum speed
rating of 18,000 RPM.
Always use an accessory which has the same
or a higher speed rating than your tool. Using an
accessory with a lower speed rating can result
in serious injury.
Rotary Accessories and Motor Rotation: Running the
motor in forward and reverse can help to extend the
life of mounted abrasive points, Typhoon
and brushes.
Use only the forward motor direction for fluted
burs and cutters. Most will cut efficiently
only when turning in this direction.
Abrasive Points, Wheels, and Discs
Use Aluminum Oxide (red color) for fast cutting
on high-tensile, tough materials such as steel and
malleable iron. Also use on glass and porcelain, etc.
Aluminum Oxide (white color) points have an
extremely fine grit for producing a fine, high finish on
high-tensile materials including stainless steel and
glass. Use Silicon Carbide (green color) for low-
tensile, brittle or "smeary" types of metals such as
aluminum or brass. They are ideal for use on any hard
metal such as steel, stainless steel, and titanium, as
well as wood. Rubber Bonded Abrasive Wheels are
used for removing rust and for polishing with various
grits. For best results, use finer grits for finishing at
high speeds and coarser grits for stock removal at
lower speeds. Abrasive Discs are for grinding,
smoothing, and cleaning glass, high speed steel,
and other tough materials.
Ruby Carvers have ruby crystals firmly bonded to
a metal frame. These long lasting abrasives provide
a smooth finish on hard materials such as steel,
porcelain, glass, acrylic, soft and precious metals
and wood. Unique CeramCut Blue
made from a mixture of special man-made ceramic
grain and aluminum oxide bonded together. The
ceramic provides a faster cutting action and is
more durable so burs hold their shape longer than
standard abrasives. They are ideal for use on any
hard metal such as steel, stainless steel, chrome
cobalt, platinum and titanium, as well as on wood.
Unique V Stones
vitrified aluminum oxide and ceramic grain with a
special glass bead binder that makes them
extremely long lasting, cool running and very
aggressive — 40 to 60 grit. They work on the
same materials as CeramCut Blue Stones, but
much more aggressively. Unique Scotch-Brite
Radial Bristle Discs from 3M have thin flexible
plastic bristles that get into hard to reach areas on
flat and curved surfaces. Use on metal, acrylic,
plaster, ceramics and wood without the need for
compounds. These long lasting abrasives come in
many size diameters and grits. Unique Scotch-
Brite
and 3" diameters are ideal for light deburring,
oxide and fire-scale removal, cleaning, blending
and decorative finishing on all metals. Unique CW
® burs, buffs,
Ceramic Impregnated Polishing Wheels are used
for smoothing and polishing precious metals
including platinum, gold, and silver. They also work
on titanium, chrome cobalt, and all hard alloys.
Wheels are 7/8" in diameter and come in six grits.
Burs and Cutters
Vanadium Steel Cutters are suitable for all
materials except hardened steel and glass. They
are used for cutting grooves and countersinking in
soft materials, carving and hollowing woods, slot-
ting and grooving woods, plastics, etc. Steel
Cutters are good for shaping, grooving, slotting
and cutting in wood, plastic and soft metals. Use
Carbide Burs on wood, plastic and tough alloys.
Carbide is generally referred to as the "hardest
man-made metal". Engraving Burs are used for
fine detailed work on metal and other hard materi-
als. Generally use medium speeds for stock
removal and higher speeds for finishing work
and when using smaller points.
Cut-Off Wheels are used to cut off, groove, and
trim metal, wood and ceramics.
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