ojcool Posted January 6, 2007 Report Posted January 6, 2007 http://www.lopacki.com/foredom/handpieces/#ang This is the cheapest I have ever seen a right angle flex shaft tool. There must be some reason why people have not bought these for porting. Quote
dajogejr Posted January 6, 2007 Report Posted January 6, 2007 I think they'd be burned out for porting... It can take 10 to 20 hours to port a motor correctly... Unless I read that page wrong, Stu, it looks like those tools are for polishing and shaping gems or jewels... (I had to double take that page, they looked like dental drills for a second...LOL ) Maybe an engine builder can chime in...but, to me they just don't look heavy duty enough!! I bet they'd be ok for just farting around in the garage... BTW...how's that LT build going? Quote
2003LimitedBanshee Posted January 6, 2007 Report Posted January 6, 2007 http://www.lopacki.com/foredom/handpieces/#ang This is the cheapest I have ever seen a right angle flex shaft tool. There must be some reason why people have not bought these for porting. I also looked at that tool when I was purchasing my porting tools. After some checking around on PlanteSand, I found out what Dajogejr suspected; I was told they were far too light-duty to stand up to the heavy work that needs to be done. So, as much as it hurt initially to spend $335 on one handpiece, I ended up going with the CC Specialty No. 1MC. That would be my recommendation. Quote
BigRed350x Posted January 7, 2007 Report Posted January 7, 2007 I also looked at that tool when I was purchasing my porting tools. After some checking around on PlanteSand, I found out what Dajogejr suspected; I was told they were far too light-duty to stand up to the heavy work that needs to be done. So, as much as it hurt initially to spend $335 on one handpiece, I ended up going with the CC Specialty No. 1MC. That would be my recommendation. I do mine with a chisel and hammer. :thumbsup: Quote
gipperz Posted January 7, 2007 Report Posted January 7, 2007 I do mine with a chisel and hammer. :thumbsup: I just bought some cubs, how much would you charge to port them with thos high-tech tools? :biggrin: jk Quote
ojcool Posted January 7, 2007 Author Report Posted January 7, 2007 I figured there was something about them.... The LT is going very slow to be honest. I get the frame stripped and have been working on finding an engine solution before I start investing any money into parts. I did buy a set of Maier Plastics of FleaBay for $90. .... You have to religiously check ebay but eventually you find a deal. I could easily turn those plastics around for $180 if not 200+. I have found the key to Ebay is finding a seller who puts something unusual in their title for example, I usually put in the search: LT250R Plastics, These were listed as: Quadracer Plastics, no LT250R in the title so of course no one saw them to bid on them. So if your creative in your searches it pays off. I got a MesaBoogie guitar Amp one time like this.. Instead of Mesa Boogie, he just put : Tube Amp in the title. So I got it for half what they were going for. Anyway I have a deal worked out with ToyBreaker on a complete engine that will hopefully solve our problems and things will happen quickly once that is done. Bought a cheap poweder coating machine to do A-Arms and hubs ect., Frame is just too big to cook so it's going to end up painted. It's going to be Black Frame with yellow plastics and a vein silver powdercoat on the A-Arms. Gloss black powdercoat on the hubs. Swingarm I guess will just be aluminum. Quote
dajogejr Posted January 8, 2007 Report Posted January 8, 2007 Glad to hear... I thought I was building a BIG 10 mil cub for pretty cheap myself...turns out it's not gonna be quite as cheap as I thought, but still worth it. It's never as cheap as you think it's gonna be...huh? Good luck with that bike...I wish I still had my old 85 around, it was a total blast to ride!!! Quote
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