Hi

In my search for a pendant drill that's not as expensive as the Foredom but better than a Dremel's/Proxxon's/Draper's start speed of 5000rpm/15000rpm, I've found this:
Axminster Heavy Duty Flexible Drive Unit : Buy Axminster Heavy Duty Flexible Drive Unit at Axminster Power Tool Centre

It's speed 0-20,000 rpm can be controlled via foot pedal.

It's available with four handpieces: two with chucks, two with collets:

1- Chuck Small: up to 3.2mm; 112mm x 14mm diameter handpiece

2- Chuck Standard: up to 4mm; 130mm x 25mm diameter handpiece

3- Collet Small: 2.4mm & 3.2mm; 112mm x 14mm diameter handpiece

4- Collet Standard: 2.4mm, 3.2mm & 6.4;130mm x 25mm diameter handpiece

Total cost including the 104 piece accessory kit ( Axminster 105 Piece Accessory Kit : Buy Axminster 105 Piece Accessory Kit at Axminster Power Tool Centre) including delivery is £104.24 so not bad compared to the cheapest Foredom I could find, currently £195.00 without delivery.

Now for the questions:

-Which would be the preferable handpiece and why? Why collet/chuck and why bigger/smaller?

-Has anyone had a go? What did you think?

-Any other opinions?

-Where did you get yours? Are there any other pendant motors out there (not from ebay) that I haven't seen (in the UK)? (A difficult question...who would know?!...) I've also seen this model: Electric tools for Porting

Apologies for the lengthy post, and perhaps repeated questions (I did search )

Thanks for your time