Post #109188 by Aaron's Akua on Thu, Aug 19, 2004 1:34 PM

On 2004-08-19 09:37, Benzart wrote:
Aaron, at 32,000 rpm, you most likley Are or Have burned the burr, Once it gets overheated, it loses its temper and will not hold the sharp edge.

Ben once again supplies some very key and useful information. If I was that burr, I'd be pissed too! So, what RPM should I be using for standard dremel wood carving bits with Fan Palm?

On 2004-08-19 09:37, Benzart wrote:
I will add more later on a different set of tools.

Since you offered....
You've covered the small stuff extremely well - how about tools for carving mid & large size tikis? I'm working on 2-footers now. Someday I'd like to do something really big (I loved your giant Maori Warrior posting - although something of that magnitude would likely lead to personal injury and possibly even divorce in my case). Another TC'er told me that you did all of the Tikis at the Tropicana in Vegas. I'm going to have to stop by and admire your work next time I go gambling.

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finkdaddy,
I saw some gnarly looking burrs the other day on line, but they were 1/4" drive - useless for a Dremel (I think Benzart shows some of these above). It sounds like they would work with your Die Grinder. Could you post a pic or 2? The Dremel is great for detail, but not good for removing larger amounts of wood on mid-size tikis. Cheeky's "Arbortech" (posted above) looks like a little too much. The Die Grinder sounds like it would be just right. :) :) :) :)

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[ Edited by: Aaron's Akua on 2004-08-19 13:36 ]