Stone Carving: Q&A + Gallery... - Tiki Carving

T Tamapoutini Member Aotearoa (New Zealand) Joined: Aug 30, 2006 Posts: 1530	T Tamapoutini Posted posted on Sun, Jun 3, 2007 2:31 PM On 2007-06-03 04:09, timidtiki wrote: A little more information for those of you looking at Lopacki burrs - Recently, I sent a couple of the cheap Lopacke burrs to NZ for evaluation by the experts but haven't heard anything yet from them. Kia ora; NZ 'expert' here. :lol: I am holding one of the larger Lopacke burrs in my hot little hand right now - my problem is that I dont have handpiece collet the right size to allow it into my handpiece, so Im afraid my 'expertise' is limited to how it looks at this time... Looks good. :D Kiwi: Im afraid that Jen/QTools were only a short-lived enterprise before being shut down due to pressure from another major supplier of Hongia in NZ. Bugger! For good quality diamond tools (wheels,sawblades - not sure about the burrs) is a seller called 'BUTW' on eBay. Worth checking out... Tama :)

On 2007-06-03 04:09, timidtiki wrote:
A little more information for those of you looking at Lopacki burrs -

Recently, I sent a couple of the cheap Lopacke burrs to NZ for evaluation by the experts but haven't heard anything yet from them.

Kia ora; NZ 'expert' here. :lol:
I am holding one of the larger Lopacke burrs in my hot little hand right now - my problem is that I dont have handpiece collet the right size to allow it into my handpiece, so Im afraid my 'expertise' is limited to how it looks at this time... Looks good. :D

Kiwi: Im afraid that Jen/QTools were only a short-lived enterprise before being shut down due to pressure from another major supplier of Hongia in NZ. Bugger!
For good quality diamond tools (wheels,sawblades - not sure about the burrs) is a seller called 'BUTW' on eBay. Worth checking out...

Tama :)

Post #310689 by Tamapoutini on Sun, Jun 3, 2007 2:31 PM