[Harp-L] Which Dremel Tool?

[Ken H in Ohio]

I think the key point that Filip mentions is the "rubber" wheel he uses.
in the comments he mentions that he bought them at a "well sorted" hardware
store.
I have never seen them in my favorite well stocked local hardware store.

I believe the polishing wheel is a Shofu Brownie pre-polishing silicone
wheel.#0273.
These Shofu wheels were discussed many years ago on Harp-L.
I think Michael Easton who works in the dental field, recommended them, and
uses them in his harmonica repair business.

You can order them from a "well sorted" dental supply store, but from what
I have seen, you have to order a dozen or so.

Here is one such online dental supply store:
https://www.alvydental.com/products/brownie-polishers-wh6-0273-hp

I have three different Dremel tools, a corded one (model 395) that hangs
from a workbench with a rotary cable.
Another one (model 8220) that has a rechargeable battery.
And the one that Filip uses, a model 2050; it has to be plugged in, but
being small it is easier to use for certain tasks.

I also have a couple of the "manicurist" tools, that take AA batteries.

I mainly use Seydel 1847 diatonics witih stainless steel reeds, and very
rarely need to re-tune reeds these days.

Ken H in OH


On Sat, Oct 10, 2026 at 8:55 PM Gary Lehmann <gnarlyheman at xxxxx> wrote:

> I think an X-acto knife is adequate for micro tuning.
> But Joe knows his way around a reed!
> Gary
>
> > On Oct 10, 2026, at 7:36 PM, JOSEPH LEONE via Harp-L <harp-l at xxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > Some people? use a manucurists rotary tool. A lot less torque.
> > smojoe
> >
> >> On 10/10/2026 8:13 AM EDT Tin Lizzie <trackharpl at xxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> When you least expect it....
> >>
> >> Hi, everyone!
> >>
> >> I've been harmonica-dormant for many years, and so have my harps.  I've
> recently excavated my Suzuki SCX-64 from the back of the closet and have
> been playing it a bit.
> >>
> >> Some of the enharmonic notes are different enough in pitch that even my
> rusty ear can hear a significant difference.  I just watched this lovely
> video by Filip Jers, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOxpWTOxjYg, and the
> Dremel tool he uses looks way easier to use than my old scraper tool.
> Which I still probably have.... in a box, somewhere.
> >>
> >> Amazon offers a plethora of Dremel tools.  Could someone please tell me
> -- a link would be even better -- which Dremel tool would be best for this
> task?  I don't want to buy a huge multi-use set with every accessory under
> the sun.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Tin Lizzie
>