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Thread: Foredom/chisels/air compressor

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    Foredom/chisels/air compressor

    For most carving and free-hand shaping I use chisels and gouges but certain situations require me to use an angle grinder, arbortech, laminate router, or Foredom. There are situations where I use various carbide burrs powered by the Foredom but many times I find I need more torque. Before I take the plunge and buy an compressor and die grinder, does anyone know of an electric version of a die grinder that has the torque and speed I need to use various sized and shaped balls, burrs, mills? I'm not too enthused about the noise of a 60 gallon air compressor in my basement.

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    You don't specify bit size, but Makita, Milwaukee and Dewalt all make electric die grinders. You can also check out this thread on Practical Machinist.

    http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb...grinder-91298/

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    Thanks for the info, Harvey. I'll be using carbide burrs: cylindrical, egg-shaped, and ball, with 1/4" shafts such as this:
    Carbide Cut Burr

    I'm looking for both torque and speed.

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    Anyone else in the SMC community using air-powered die grinders for wood removal? If so, what size compressor, make, etc.?

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