Just ordered a Foredom!

[The Smoking Yeti]

So my ol' dremel has finally bitten the dust, and on Stephen Downie's suggestion, I've ordered this Foredom system! http://www.foredom.net/k5241.aspx

Can't wait for it to arrive!

[d.huber]

That'll do!

[Bryan Johnson]

[Imagne animation of a partially-crippled man trying to do a hat-dance with a Yooper hat]

Dang, dang and double dang! Why didn't I read that thread until after I ordered the wrong tool? Where is that receipt? What heading on this forum do I look under to learn more about this? Is it really that good? It looks pretty darned good...

[AlfaDog]

the foredom is a powerful tool with a greater selection of bits. My problem is that as a paraplegic I can't use the foot speed control. Do you know of a way that it could be converted to be used more like a throttle as opposed to a gas pedal that returns to idle when you let your foot up? If there is a spring that could be removed and a couple bolts tightened up , could it be set on the table top and the speed changed manually by manipulating the pedal with my hand? And have it maintain the set speed.

[The Smoking Yeti]

[Imagne animation of a partially-crippled man trying to do a hat-dance with a Yooper hat]

Dang, dang and double dang! Why didn't I read that thread until after I ordered the wrong tool? Where is that receipt? What heading on this forum do I look under to learn more about this? Is it really that good? It looks pretty darned good...

Yeah Bryan, it's the manly man's version of a dremel.

I'm not sure about an alternative to the foot pedal though, I'll have to look into it Alfa. You might be able to send Foredom a query, my guess is they have setups without the footpedal.

[AlfaDog]

Thank you kindly.