Review (5/5): An Efile Worth Having
I wasn't sure about getting an efile in the beginning that was rechargeable but the battery life of this thing is phenomenal. I've used it for three complete manicures and a few extra times one week to fix a nail that was being difficult, and the battery still has a 75% charge remaining. I combine dip powder with UV gel which is hard to soak off so I remove as many layers as I can with an efile before soaking, that alone takes 30 minutes to 1 hour.
As you can see in the first two photos there is a digital dial that shows the speed that the file is set on, a feature I never knew I needed. My previous efile had multiple speeds but you kind of had to adjust it as you went. The advantage of having a digital dial is that you can start your work at the correct speed without the need to manually adjust it back and forth.
I was aware that this efile had a higher rpm max than what I was using when I purchased it. How slow the slow speeds are is a surprise though. Speed 01 in the first photo is perfect for the cuticles. With a gentle enough bit it's slow enough to actually touch the cuticles. I dial it up closer to 05 when doing cleanup around the cuticles, or when I want to slightly rough up the. surface with a sanding band but not really buff it.
Then there is the third photo; I'm so happy to see a lock/unlock means of securing the bits. With so many efiles including my previous one you secure the bit by simply pushing it in, sounds simple but if it's not pushed in far enough it can wobble or fly out during operation and cause injury. After pushing shorter bits in as far as they need to go there can be little length left to work with and can be hard to remove. I literally bought a small pair of pliers solely for the purpose of pulling small cuticle bits from the efile I was previously using.
My previous efile was a OK as a beginner efile but I'm glad I was able to make the upgrade.