After a somewhat lengthy search, I either came up with little information or way too much input on high speed carvers!
Anyone have a source and favorite brand on like high speed dental carvers and burrs, or is high speed dental flex shafts what I want for basically surface textures and some piercing?
Thanks, Lewis
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it depends on how "large" a texture you want to create - the HS air driven micro carvers are really great (200K rpm and up) but are only useful for fine and detailed work. A fordom type tool (dremel, etc, 10 to 20K rpm) will handle a bigger bit and are useful for larger textures and carving. I also have used a reciprocating carver and a flap wheel in the lathe for shaping something that needs an organic type curve. I could post my specific brands, but I think first you need to specify the scale at which you wish to work.
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I have seen a 3450rpm, 1/2 Hp heavy duty, 6' flex shaft machine used in = cleaning foundry castings. I looked like it could handle a 1" burr. Dan
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