A common Italian workshop term for a small powered grinder, typically an angle grinder, used with cutting, grinding, or abrasive attachments in stone carving.
Frullino is a common Italian workshop name for a small handheld power grinder, usually corresponding to an angle grinder. Le voci del marmo records the term in an interview concerning direct sculpture and working practice.
Etymology
Italian workshop colloquialism; literally related to frullare, “to whirl or spin.”
Sculptor Notes
With different wheels or discs, the frullino can cut, grind, texture, or abrade stone. Its speed makes it useful, but it can erase form just as quickly as it creates it.
References
https://levocidelmarmo.sns.it/lista_times.php