Flexible shafts working with CIMs
 

Yesterday, while walking through a hobby works, I bought the flexible shaft Dremel attachment. I was really surprised by how amazingly well it works. It can be bent nearly 360 degrees with very little impairment of shaft rotation. Anyways, I realized how this could be really helpful in some of the applications I had in mind. Does anyone know where I could get one that will couple with a CIM?

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Check mcmaster page 1083 and scroll down to Heavy Duty Flexible Drive Shafts

Those would probably work, but they certainly aren't cheap. And you'd have to drill/bore out the coupler to 8mm (which I presume is possible, but I'm not certain).

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So after talking with sanddrag this might not work. I need something that can handle the stress but is still cheap. Kind of a contradiction but if anyone knows of anything it would be really helpful.

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I think I remember some sort of flexible shaft that came with the 2005 KOP...but I dont know any more information regarding it.

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That was a shaft that could be used with the Seat Motor.

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yeah, I'm pretty sure that was for the CIM :s it had a black covering on it..

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Nope. It was definitely for the seat motor. I believe it has been in the kit on and off since at least 2001.

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Make that at least 1998. I know we had them my first year

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you could try to work with one out of a junk weed eater just look at the junkyard for like 50 cents they can't be the type with a strait shaft =it must be one with a curved have fun!!! i love the junk yard