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Flexible shaft

Cable for transmitting rotation in any direction

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Flexible shaft motor (pendant drill), for jewellery. Photo : Mauro Cateb, Brazilian jeweler.
Mauro Cateb · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Flexible shafts are commonly used in plumber's snakes. They are popular accessories for handheld rotary tools, and integral parts of rotary tools with a remote motor, which are called "flexible shaft tools". They are used to transmit power to some sheep shears. They are also sold to connect panel knobs to remote potentiometers or other variable electronic components. Flexible shaft tools are used frequently in the dental and jewelry industry, as well as other industrial applications.

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