For less than $30 dremel now has a flex cable attachment. That a zillion dollars less that a Foredom set up. Mount the Dremel on a little wooden stand above the table or bridge surface. Rich Brian Trout wrote: > > Hi Robert, > > Thank you for the reply. > > I have been using a standard electric Black & Decker 3/8" vsr hand > drill. I've also used a cordless drill at times which would have been > quite a bit slower. Actually, the slower one did a little better, but > the B&D was a $29 K-mart special, and the cordless was a $179 Bosch. > Perhaps not a good match quality wise. > > I'm not familiar with the Fordom high-speed unit. Is it something > like a Dremel tool with a drill bit attached? I can't say that I've > ever seen one. > > Thanks, > > Brian Trout > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Goodale <rrg@nevada.edu> > To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: Sunday, June 13, 1999 11:03 AM > Subject: Re: Fine points of drilling bridges > > What kind of drill are you using? (i.e. electric hand > drill?) May I suggest using a Fordom high-speed unit with a > long flex cable. The speed will be to your advantage in > piloting the hole. > > Rob Goodale, RPT > > > >
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