Flex shaft grinder

[Motown 454]

Hi guy's I'm looking for a flex shaft grinder to clean up casting marks and smooth my 6 spd aluminum trans. Any suggestions? I'm only looking to spend around $100 or so. I saw some on E bay 1/4 and 1/3 hp around $100. Any good brand names to look for or to stay away from?

As always thanks for all your time and help.
Wayne

 

[metaleltr]

Ask this guy http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=203591

 

[Midman914]

Foredom is the name in these tools that you want to look up. I think they have the market cornered. If you want to know if this type of tool is for you without dropping a lot of coin, then check this one out from Harbor Fright. http://www.harborfreight.com/flexible-shaft-grinder-and-carver-40432.html

It gets decent reviews with a little tweaking ie lubing, and I guess the Foredom hand piece fits it if you want to upgrade. Read the reviews on their site and decide for yourself. $50 isn't too bad, far less than the Foredom and if you like the tool and want the Foredom you can use the cheep one as a backup. Hope this helps.