micro motors at a dental supply

[susieq]

devinedentalsupply.com is an online dental supplier who also sells on ebay. I had been cruising ebay, looking for just the power supply to plug another handpiece into. I have more handpieces than power supply units. I asked some questions of this business through the ebay website and they were quick to answer and also directed me to their regular website.

They even have something very comparable to the Foredom 1050 brushless model that retails for $1100. Theirs is under $700. There is also a unit that you can plug 2 handpieces into. A friend of mine has an old NSK unit like that but I have never seen another one. That would be a real space saver. I asked about the collet size that comes with these handpieces and it's a regular 3/32 collet. Check it out. There might be something one of you could use.

[SeaLeveler]

Evil looking micromotors there.Got bad memories with them.Tony

[Lynn O. Doughty]

I've always wondered about looking for an old dental drill setup to use for carving. I'd also love to get my hands on some of that dental adhesive they use for caps and holding crowns in place. Bet that stuff is better than epoxy.

[susieq]

Well, micro motors were originally dental equipment so this is really no surprise. Most dentists use air turbines now though... Tony, what happened? You can't just leave us hanging like that.....there is a story there. Dish it brother...

Lynn, I am sure you can buy any of the dental supplies, including that adhesive, at a dental supplier. As for really old dental drill setups, hubby found one at a yard sale a few years back. Really antique looking...gave me the creeps to think that this is what folks really had to endure years ago...lol. We have a dental surplus up the road from us and I go in there frequently to see what's new. I spent several hours going through every dental bit they had, one day. I bought literally a handfull of diamond points for $12. There had to be over a hundred of them. The guy didn't even bother to count them. He just looked at my hand and said, that looks like about twelve bucks to me. I couldn't hand him the $$ fast enough.

My carving chair came from there too. It's a dental assistant's chair. The seat raises and lowers as needed. The back rest swivles to the front if you need to lean forward to work, and rest your elbows on it. They also have air turbine hand pieces for sale....new and used dental equipment of all kinds. Lighting, x-ray viewing light boxes, mold mixes, and probably some of that adhesive you are interested in too... just everything you can imagine that is connected to dentist work...except the dental loupes. I had to special order those....

[Dull Knife]

Originally Posted by Lynn O. Doughty

I've always wondered about looking for an old dental drill setup to use for carving. I'd also love to get my hands on some of that dental adhesive they use for caps and holding crowns in place. Bet that stuff is better than epoxy.

According to my dentist, it is a form of epoxy, made specifically for the dental trade. So with that knowledge, you can bet it costs ten times what regular epoxy is worth.

[bill#1]

that epoxy maybe non-toxic...where the regular epoxy very well could be..I worked as a maintainance worker in a hospital awhile back ...and if you bought a regular wall outlet,or a wall switch, it would be less than a dollar, but if it was red and exactly the same electrically, and it was hospital grade or for the medical industry add $10.00 to the price..bill#1

[Magicman]

I have the air operated dental drill it runs at 300,000, It works pretty well for like carving on Gun Stocks. I also have one of the old Jackrabbits thats the one that had long belts to drive the unit. It runs about 1200 rpms it really is to slow for me but it sands well.
Larry

[torpidhummer]

Last February I purchased a Marathon 700,55,000rpms from Lyon's Dental Supply in Riverside,California.the unit is made in South Korea.This unit is similar to the Fordom 1050,I run the unit approximately 6 hours a day and have had
no problems. Word of caution before anyone decides to purchase any unit from any dental supply company make very sure they know the products and will garauntee warranty service and have and have service available.

I had a minor problem with my unit when I purchased it (actually the unit was not defective) I just made a mistake in the operation. However I did discover that folks at Lyons Dental Supply had no knowledge of the products they sell.

Once they get your money the company will not even answer the telephone.
After two weeks of trying to get service from the firm they sent me an email with the address of a firm in Torrance,California,advising me to send the unit to them for repair. A week later this firm advised me they could not repair or even look at the unit unless Lyons Dental sends them a repair voucher. Make a long story short after two weeks of trying to get a repair voucher from the seller,I got in touch with the manufactor and the Head Honcho got in touch with me,apologished for all the problems with my unit
and advised the company in Torrance,California to examine and repair the unit if required. Mr, Shin the CEO of the factory also informed me that Lyons Dental Supply was not an authorized dealer.

BOTTOM LINE STICK WITH FOREDOM AND MAKE SURE THE SUPPLY COMPANIES KNOW THE PRODUCTS THEY SELL AND HAVE SERVICE AVAILABLE,

Oscar

[susieq]

Hi Oscar,
I believe the brand name that this place sells, is Marathon. I would also bet a few dollars that Marathon makes the units for Foredom. The The big Marathon unit you purchased is identical in every way that I can see, with the Foredom 1050 (which I own). But service is important. I just sent off a 10 year old Foredom 1045 handpiece for a tune up. I had it back in 2 weeks.

Sooner or later, they all need work of some kind. The 1050 is a brute though, as micro motors go. The handpiece is all sealed up. I can't figure out how the little motor is cooled, there are no vents. The bearings are awesome. I can put a bit in the collet, close it and give the bit a whirl with my fingers and that thing just spins around several times, smooth as can be.

It's tempting to use it harder than I normally use micro motors because I get the feeling, it could take it...but I won't do it. That's what my shaft tools are for and I can't afford to buy another 1050 handpiece.

But Foredom never manufactured those micro motors....the originals were made in Japan. Now they're made in Korea. Probably by Marathon...

[torpidhummer]

Your are very right Susie,service availablility for any power tool is a must,last year I received almost instant service one of my micromotors from Weecher. After all the problems I encountered from Lyons Dental Supply,I finally received instructions from the CEO at Marathon in South Korea where I could get the best and reliable service for my unit.

Susie as you mentioned Marathon 700 is exactly similar to the Foredom 1050, however buyer beware,tip for the California and other Western States DO NOT
purchase any units from Lyons Dental Supply.

Thanks for the follow up Susie,the unit I have works super great.

Oscar