General Accessory Recommendations - FOREDOM TX Series Owner's Manual

General Accessory
Recommendations
Foredom's wide assortment of 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.
Visit our online store at www.foredom.net.
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. TX Series motors have a maxi-
mum speed rating of 15,000 RPM. LX Series motors
have a maximum speed rating of 5,000 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.
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. 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 pre-
cious metals and wood.
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Scotch-Brite Radial Bristle Discs from 3M have
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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 abra-
sives come in many size diameters and grits.
Unique CeramCut Blue Stones are 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 have extra hard and long lasting
vitrified aluminum oxide and ceramic grain with a
special glass bead binder that makes them extreme-
ly 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 CW 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.
Cutters and Burs
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,
slotting 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".
High Speed Fluted Burs are used for fine detailing
work on metal and other hard materials.
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.
Unique Typhoon Carbide Burs provide very fast
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and aggressive material removal. Made for use on
soft and hard woods, diestone, and plastics (do not
use Typhoon burs on metal). They have aligned
teeth that leave a smoother finish than other types
of non-fluted tungsten carbide burs.
Duragrit Carbides are coated with tungsten car-
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bide grit. Edges stay sharp and are thin enough for
cut-off applications.