Getting started with Foredom's K.1070 Micromotor & K,1080 Hammer Micromotor

Metalsmith and educator, Melissa Muir talks about Foredom's K.1070 Micromotor & K,1080 Hammer Micromotor. The K.1070 Micromotor www.foredom.net/product/k-107... is ideal for precise, high speed work, such as light de-burring of cast pieces, bright cutting in jewelry making and fine details in woodcarving.
The motor is in the handpiece! She talks about motor brushes, collets, operating the control box and explains the capabilities of the K.1080 Hammer Micromotor, popular with stone setters and engravers for its precise hammering action - it is not a rotary tool.

[@RizziceFilms]

So is there any advantage to a brush type handle? It sounded like there's only cons

[@laurasimpson2866]

Would this micromotor be suitable for a dental lab? With the K1070 handpiece? For trimming plastic retainers & plaster casts. Thanks

[@shirleymalar304]

Hello Melissa, This was a very informative presentation! Will the hammer hand-piece fit into a Marathon III, or are all the connectors different for each manufacturer?

[@ForedomElectricCo]

Our brush type micro motor handpieces are compatible with the brush type control box of the Marathon-III. Thank you!

[@shirleymalar304]

@@ForedomElectricCo Is the hammer handpiece a brush type? I have the rotary brush type handpiece that came with the Marathon III, but I would like to add the hammer handpiece if it is compatible. Thanks.

[@ForedomElectricCo]

yes! the hammer handpiece for the micromotor is brush type.
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[@andijvie3119]

Hi dear, can you pls tell me something about the high speed handpiece that comes with the 1070 Foredom package?
Does it have enough torque to drill holes and stuff because i still have doubt about the strength of this handpiece. I got a cheap Marathon which isnt even capable enough to drill some holes in metal.
The newer grinding Handpiece seems very big to me from a length of 200mm and weighing 500grams. My main purpose is for stonesetting, drilling, cutting seats etc.
Thanks!

[@ForedomElectricCo]

It depends on what you are drilling and what kind of accessory or bur or drill you use. Micromotor K.1070 www.foredom.net/product/k-1070-high-speed-rotary-micromotor-kit-2-35mm-3-32-or-1-8-collet/ has great precision.
K.1020 has more torque and can hold larger drills. www.foredom.net/product/k-1020-chuck-type-high-torque-kit-domestic-and-230v-int-l-models/

[@andijvie3119]

@@ForedomElectricCo Mainly for drilling yellow 18k gold with normal steel drillbits (0.8 - 1mm) and round burrs like 1.5 - 3mm.
Will the torque of the K1070 be okay for the job?
Thanks

[@ForedomElectricCo]

@@andijvie3119 Yes. K.1070 would be great for that kind of fine work. The drills and round burs need to have the right shank size. Foredom has K.1070 micrometers that take either 2.35 mm OR 1/8" shank burs. Some people try to use micrometers to aggressively carve large areas of very hard materials - hard woods and steel.

[@andijvie3119]

@@ForedomElectricCo Great to hear that! Do you have the torque specs of the K1070? The Torque of the K1060 is 11.3 oz/in so I’m curious about that because i can find the info anywhere.

[@rodjos5463]

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[@Th3EcHo]

mine keeps overloading

[@ForedomElectricCo]

We always say let the speed of the tool do the work. A K,1070 micromotor runs really fast and smooth, is very precise but may not be the tool for 'hogging out' large areas of material.

[@Vijay-zj3hh]

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