So my wife has eagerly decided she will be finishing most of my projects for me from now on. She is new to it, but a very patient and detail oriented person, both of which are qualities I lack. So she will probably do a far better job than I could.

I want to get her something beyond the large 4" sanding mop and folded up bits of sandpaper I have been using to sand a completed carve. She loves the idea of a dremel like rotary tool. And I think she would benefit greatly from having one with a flexshaft/hand tool. I am looking on Amazon, since I have a gift card for them, and I found a few items I like. Just wondering what the various opinions are, and what you guys might recommend...

First, I found the most expensive of the choices purely by chance. I don't remember what I was looking for, but it wasn't a rotary tool. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...A2P5I4NW0QQAX1 is apparently a lot like a 'Foredom' flex shaft grinder. I like the look of it, and the reviews are generally good - but it is pricey enough that I can't get many, if any, of the extras I want (like bristle discs). Pedal operated, up to 22k RPM (no mention of the low end of speed)...

Second, there is a knockoff dremel, probably the cheapest of the options I have seen. http://www.amazon.com/WEN-2307-Varia.../dp/B00A8DXKXS The WEN brand rotary tool comes with ($30) or without ($18 ) a flexshaft. The with option not only costs $11 more, but is not eligible for prime shipping; so it would take a lot longer to get here (and I am impatient) - on the other hand, I really think the flex shaft would be better for her to use. Either way, at less than half the cost of the knockoff foredom, I could afford a large pack of bristle discs, for her to burn through as she learns the ins and outs of using them. Variable dialed in speed from 8k to 30k RPM makes this more attractive to me than the cheaper Dremel brand tools, which all seem to have one or two selectable speeds.

Third is the middle of the line, the black and decker rotary tool; http://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker-R...ds=rotary+tool - being 3 speed at 12k, 24k, and 30k makes this less attractive than the other two variable speed tools, I think. But it is the same price as the WEN with a flexshaft (but this one has no flexshaft). Again, I could afford more accessories; such as a flexshaft for $20ish, and a smaller pack of the bristle discs.

That's my current selection. I am open to other suggestions if you have any. I have about $92 of amazon credit, and would prefer to not use anything above that.