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Precision in Your Hands: Astro 218 8 Inch Pencil Grinder Unveiled! Review

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Revainrating 3.5 out of 5  
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Description of Precision in Your Hands: Astro 218 8 Inch Pencil Grinder Unveiled!

Lightweight and ideal for tight spots. Twist throttle provides variable speed control. Designed for high speed porting and finishing of small parts. Ideal for cleaning of dies, rotors, backing plates, brake pads, mounts plus many other applications. Free Speed: 56,000rpm.

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Revainrating 5 out of 5

worth every penny and more

Great for the price, gets a little warm on the head but not uncomfortable. A bit quick for cheap 1/8 bits but any decent Dremel will work even better with one of these, they are also extremely versatile, can go from engraving to carving cutting to sanding in no time and making them all a pleasure. Easier to control than electric and takes a lot of pressure to stop torque at 105psi. While it uses quite a bit of air, it fully justifies the hassle of an air compressor. Makes less noise than an…

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  • power tools
Cons
  • thin

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Expensive paperweights?

So I'm going to be calm and realistic here. I bought this twice. First I started and then got stuck after 1 second. Suddenly the air was coming out of the air intake rather than out of the hole itself, so I know the hose is well sealed. I returned it and received a refund. Bought another one and noticed a few things touched was a deep crease. in the lid the box is re-glued, and the hose is not only damaged, but also smeared with something oily. (Probably pneumatic oil) But anyway I plugged it…

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  • Power tools and hand tools
Cons
  • Very expensive

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great little tool, fits power tools

I ordered this after not being able to find my old Dremel tool. I ordered this tool along with a cheap pack of 100 polishing tips. I've used it on various projects since then and so far so good. Inexpensive branded bits. Very smooth operation and much easier to control than my old Dremel. Another thing is the plastic tube that comes with the air line, slip it onto the end of the tool and you have a nice little muffler. !I lubricate the tool well every time I use it and this is especially…

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  • Grinders
Cons
  • Requires socket