Monday, May 10, 2010
new toy
My husband has bought himself a new dremel because he needs it to do something in the loft, it's a posh cordless one! When he was ordering all the bits he needed he also ordered a dremel workstation for me (he has been in charge of drilling holes in beads so far). So the quest to master dremel buffing will resume but should be easier cause I can use both hands. Any tips for using this set up gratefully recieved.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
Wow. I'm so jealous. Looks fantastic. Want one, want one, want one!!
ReplyDeleteWe have the same set-up and love it! I don't use it for drilling holes so much -- prefer doing it manually by hand. We use it for buffing the most and have to hold on tight to the object or they fling -- good way to test the strength of the polymer piece - ha - lol! Have it at almost a 90 degree tilt and I make our own buffing pads as the ones with the dremel are not that great.
ReplyDeleteJust a suggestion if you are using it for buffing and have "flying" beads (ask me how I know this can happen!!!) Drill your holes first, then run a piece of wire or a small knitting needle (according to how big your hole is) through the hole. I found a set of 4 very small diameter knitting needles in a bead shop on my way to the Orlando Fandango last year that are just perfect. I thread 6 to 8 on there and buff away. Works great and no more flying beads!
ReplyDelete