Foredom 44T Handpiece Foredom Flexible Shaft Grinders - H.44T

Easy to change bits; has different size collets that are easy to change

So smooth no heat

Easy to change out and now I can use a lot more bits

Allowed my to use 1/4 shaft tools with my HF rotary tool. That said, the HF shaft fits but not super tight like your hope for. Its looser than youd expect. You can use it as is or do as I did and use a fine metal shim to have it fit perfectly. This is just one of the Foredom parts youll need to improve the HF rotary tool. The other, which makes all the difference is the Foredom Foot pedal. Then its wow! Nice tool. And when youre ready to upgrade to Foredom you have those two parts.

I wanted a flexshaft handpiece that I could use to mount 1/4 tools and this is it. Not many of these handpieces will hold 1/4 shafts which really come in handy when doing power carving. I just had to modify the shaft and mounting ring on my Chicago Electric unit. Took a little doing but it works well. Eventually I plan to use it on either a Foredom or Mastercarver flexshaft system, though it might be handy to have it available just for detail sanding on the Chicago Electric. Later note: I see that some responses have noted that no modifications were necessary for the shaft to fit with a Harbor Freight tool. For some reason the shaft would not fit as is on mine. Either way this is an excellent hand piece. I continue to use this on the Harbor Freight tool on nearly a daily basis.

I got this handpiece to be able to use 1/4 shafted accessories, and it hasnt disappointed.

Bought this to be able to use 1/4 shank carbide bits with my Foredom pendant motor. Have previously only used their smaller 3/32 bits for working jewelry, so I wasnt sure how it would handle 1/4 bits. So far it has been amazing. Am using carbide bits to remove some serious metal from an aluminum intake manifold. The 44T has performed well. Tons of power, great speed, and easy to hold and control. Much better than my pneumatic die grinder, and the Foredom is about 90% quieter. After about an hour of solid grinding, the handpiece and motor do get fairly warm, so I have been giving them a periodic rest. But as I mentioned I am really grinding hard, and I still think this is doing a great job for a device thats truly intended for lighter duty work.

I am a wood carver. The product is necessary for my work

As expected

I had a Dermal flex shaft 732 for almost 30 years and it finally wore out. A Foredom that was comparable to it was out of my budget so I purchased one from HF and this H44T. It is almost exactly as my ole Dremal in fact looks like a spin of from it. I have about 6 hours of continues heavy use and so far it works great. I use the old foot controller from the Dermal for it is heavy duty. The HF doesnt have quite the power as my old Dremal but it works pretty darn good for a hindered bucks. I did purchase the extended warranty from HF. Im going to order another so I dont have to change the collets from 1/8 to 1/4