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

R Robin Member where the road and the sky collide Joined: Jul 01, 2007 Posts: 402	R Robin Posted posted on Tue, May 6, 2008 11:07 AM Hey there stoner friends. Nice to bring this page up again. I have a couple of questions for you guys: First one with standard preamble...I'm planning a road trip...and I want to take my rock gear and do some carving while I'm out. I'm trying to reduce it to essentials. Not the most primitive....like water and sand! While I was at Benz's this weekend, I noticed he doesn't have a big grinding wheel...I was amazed to learn that he's done all his carving rough outs with a big cylinder bur that goes in his foredom. I wanted to take one motor that I can change wheels...the 6" 100 and 200 grit wheel for grinding. It can be useful for other things as well of course, and I can change out buffers and sanders, and have a chuck that can come on and off. But maybe I don't need it. O.K. I guess the real question would be....what are the tools you couldn't get along without? I have handpiece and motor Burs and buffers and sanding discs and drums for the handpiece. Diamond Sponges and carbide papers. Planning on using handpiece cutting wheels for trimming instead of the trim saw. What do you think? Also...Tama and Paipo...I notice that you both have some larger areas of negative space/indents. Like on your Manaia Paipo, and in some of the mouths on your pieces Tama...almost vertical transitions to flatter spaces with some depth. I am curious as to how you smooth these areas...I haven't figured that out yet. Even with the worn burs they don't get smooth enough and I can't get diamond cloth in there. I believe I've mentioned that our diamond cloth is not nearly as flexible as yours...it has a sort of plastic coating on the back that makes it difficult to wrap on a mandrel, or fold. Oh yeah, and while I was eavesdropping you on 'shout' I read that the less expensive Hongia bur guys are back in business...isn't that nice! Could you repost the link when you get a chance...with the dollar in the bucket, and shipping costs, I could use a price break from DE. Thanks for your help....when you get a chance... Peace up stoners. Jadi Road Warrior

Hey there stoner friends. Nice to bring this page up again.

I have a couple of questions for you guys:

First one with standard preamble...I'm planning a road trip...and I want to take my rock gear and do some carving while I'm out. I'm trying to reduce it to essentials. Not the most primitive....like water and sand!

While I was at Benz's this weekend, I noticed he doesn't have a big grinding wheel...I was amazed to learn that he's done all his carving rough outs with a big cylinder bur that goes in his foredom.

I wanted to take one motor that I can change wheels...the 6" 100 and 200 grit wheel for grinding. It can be useful for other things as well of course, and I can change out buffers and sanders, and have a chuck that can come on and off. But maybe I don't need it.

O.K. I guess the real question would be....what are the tools you couldn't get along without?

I have handpiece and motor
Burs and buffers and sanding discs and drums for the handpiece.
Diamond Sponges and carbide papers.
Planning on using handpiece cutting wheels for trimming instead of the trim saw.

What do you think?

Also...Tama and Paipo...I notice that you both have some larger areas of negative space/indents. Like on your Manaia Paipo, and in some of the mouths on your pieces Tama...almost vertical transitions to flatter spaces with some depth. I am curious as to how you smooth these areas...I haven't figured that out yet. Even with the worn burs they don't get smooth enough and I can't get diamond cloth in there. I believe I've mentioned that our diamond cloth is not nearly as flexible as yours...it has a sort of plastic coating on the back that makes it difficult to wrap on a mandrel, or fold.

Oh yeah, and while I was eavesdropping you on 'shout' I read that the less expensive Hongia bur guys are back in business...isn't that nice! Could you repost the link when you get a chance...with the dollar in the bucket, and shipping costs, I could use a price break from DE.

Thanks for your help....when you get a chance...

Peace up stoners.

Jadi Road Warrior

Post #378502 by Robin on Tue, May 6, 2008 11:07 AM