A few months ago, I bunged a "U Star Grinding Machime" (sic) into a larger order from Hobbyking. It only cost £3.77 at the time so I was curious to see how good such a cheap tool could be.
Well, after exhaustive testing, I've come to the conclusion that it's rubbish.
Pros: Cheap. Powered by easily available batteries. Fits nicely in the hand.
Cons: Grinders need grunt. This one is utterly devoid of this.
I guess the push in tools should give this away. There's nothing to stop them from rotating in the hidden chuck. For the sake of it, I tried to grind away a bit of plastic. The tool stalled. I tried with hardly any pressure. The tool stalled.
Basically, this would be fine powering a fan, but for work, buy a Dremel or something proper.
I suppose the tools were nearly worth the price of the whole lot. Another lesson learned.
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AKA as nail buffers, intended for manicures, not modellers
Should work OK as a paint stirrer. The old adage - you get what you pay for holds true
Can't disagree. For the price I was curious enough.
Now, excuse me while I buff my nails... :-)
We had a nice nail buffing kit come into the Salvation Army charity shop that I volunteer in, but because it was personal grooming, it was going to be dumped. I salvaged it with the very same purpose in mind, and unfortunately got exactly the same result, but on the plus side it cost me nothing.
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