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Thanks again Alan!

The blue version is around (used). They all have sort of a weird
shape, but I guess if I do the body mounted standoffs like yours, it
wouldn't make much difference. A perfect cylinder sure would look cool
though. :) There's an older Dremel that looks like that, but it could
sound like a chainsaw.

One complaint I saw on the blue one, was that it doesn't really allow
for the lower speeds. I've got a varispeed box here that may work, but
I've heard it can do nasty things to certain types of motors. You may
have noticed the post here about the lower speeds being adequate most
of the time. I realize that isn't the best idea for the carbides, but
if it does OK, it would make a heck of a difference noise-wise. I tend
to do boards late at night, usually at home.

I'm still planning to check a newsgroup too. I'm not sure what would
be the best group for that. It's possible there's someone out there
who uses them all day and has owned twelve different models. I'm in no
hurry. The Christmas junk has given me no chance of working on a press
for at least a few days.

BTW- I do sound crap and I've got a couple dB meters here, as well as
software that can capture spectrum and FFT shots. If I can get more
than one roto, I may try that. It would probably give a good idea of
who makes the more obnoxious sound.

-George