Maintaining the Foredom Flexshaft with Melissa Muir

any tips on removing excess grease from the rubber sheath?

washing solvent must totally match the lubricating type we are using

how can I detect of find some info about the original and cheap china lubricants sold as FOREDOM originals?

what widely used lubricants can I buy in any car shop and use with the flexible shafts?

Hi, I used my for cut jump rings . I decided to change the blade, put new one.
Everything on order, motor working, blade spinning, not wobbling , but it’s not cutting anymore, or cut 1-3 rings on coil , even smoke from blade coming out because I try to force little bit . It’s very frustrating, it’s almost new and cut perfectly before. Do you have any suggestions for me?
Thank you.
Olga

Hi Melissa, thanks for posting this educational video on using the Foredom. I was grinding the other day and saw an electrical "poof" with my SR 1.7 Amp Motor. I believe that I have blown out the motor brushes. Hopefully this is something easily fixed! I am considering purchasing a replacement motor maintenance kit............Does this seem like a fixable issue? I do not want to buy a new Foredom!!!

Hi, how do you clean the hand piece

I would like to use the chisel, Do I have to use the LX motor?

I wouldn't buy one of these wayyyy overpriced foredom tools anyway, I bought a vevor, just as good, in fact better as they come in even higher powers if desired at a price that does not exceed $65!! ................. have lasted folks for years and is smooth and quiet plus takes ALL the handpieces you make too!

What carver are you using in this video I have a master carver but I don't know the model of it how often should I put new grease on the shaft I don't tend to apply new lub to my shaft unless it breaks or needs replaced should I start blowing out the brushes because we never have done that before my dad has had his master carver for years no issues with it yet except it gets hot if you run the motor non stop I will be doing monthly maintenance on ours from now on . We don't on ours.

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What kind of lube ,and is there anyone who can do this for me

My vevor carver has developed a problem, when I put any pressure on a spinning burr it quits spinning even though the motor is working and it spins when not carving. Any ideas/suggestions? Thanks

My Fordom is getting very hot so I’ll strip it down again and clean throughly

what do you use Foredom oil for?

Thank you Excellent advice and understandable great job

Excellent video - many thanks Melissa. I have a question - is it ok to keep and reuse the alcohol which the flexshaft has been soaking in, or do you discard it after one use?

Hi! I bought this device for my mom as a gift but I'm not sure what kind of lub should be use in this case? Ty😸

Hiya great vid. What is the ‘blow out’ and where do u get this from, or can a hand-held vacuum be used instead?

Excellent - exactly what I was looking for. Thank you very much.

Really great video, I needed a refresher and this does it beautifully. Thanks!

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Gracias por los subtitulos❤️

Odd how she doesn't mention that the thread holding the shaft onto the motor is a left hand thread

I’d clean and use petrol on the flex shaft.

Interesting. Go thru the process of using alcohol on the cable, but dont address the sheath itself? Half clean is better than none, but wouldnt it be a much more through job if there were some way to clean contaminants from the sheath as well? Thanks for all the vids, can't wait to use my new SR. Supporting USA built tools is a reward in itself...

Thank you thank you thank you!

Thank you Melissa! Do you have a video on cleaning the handpiece?

Have thought about this video since I viewed it. Was at Home Depot over the weekend, and in the paint isle you can buy 100% denatured alcohol, which has no water in it unlike the medical product used in the video. You could also buy odorless mineral spirits which is also an excellent grease remover. As a machinest who uses Evaporust a water based rust remover, I can vouch for how quick water will lead to corrosion in mechanical parts. Cleaning your flexable shaft in a product that is 50% water seems like inviting flexable shaft failure when you just schmear grease on the shaft after wiping it with a towel and trapping the water. At a minimum why not spray the shaft with WD-40 first to encapsulate any residual moisture?

Hello, what type of lubricant can I use for the flexible shaft instead of FOREDOM MS10006 970?

Very intresting. i have a rotary hammer flexshaft. and it is not hammering anymore. what could be the cause? do you have a link of how to make maintenance on this kind of foredom flexschaft?

thks again
best
nicolas

Is it alright to use some white lithium grease to lube the flex shaft if I don't have the Foredom grease on hand?

Thanks Melissa great video, I just got the kit that cames with the motor, flex shaft and the hand piece, the hand piece says that I dont have to lubrificated but what about the flex shaft ut self do I have to lubrificated it?
Thanks!

So glad you did this video! Great tips and demonstration. Thank you1

Excellent video, Melissa. Thank you for the tips.

Well explained. Priceless vid. Thank you.