Converting/ modifying bone tools - Tiki Carving

T TikiMango Member Satellite Beach, FL Joined: Jun 17, 2008 Posts: 798	T TikiMango Posted posted on Fri, Feb 26, 2010 3:41 PM Nice, simple modification. I don't know about cramp inducing, but using a Dremel for more than 30-45 minutes at a time definitely makes your hand hot from the motor exhaust and your thumb and fingers numb from the vibrations! Nice, simple modification. As for quality tools, I started with a cheap $10 Chinese made knock-off. It was very loud and chattered a lot, to the point where I could actually see the burr or bit wobbling around while rotating. I moved up to a no-name rotary tool of incremental quality ($20), and it was more quiet, but ran really hot. I think I could use it for about 10 minutes before I had to put it down. I finally went and spent $40 on a 300 Series Dremel, and was like a Cadillac compared to the other two. There is definitely something to be said for good tools.

Nice, simple modification.

I don't know about cramp inducing, but using a Dremel for more than 30-45 minutes at a time definitely makes your hand hot from the motor exhaust and your thumb and fingers numb from the vibrations! Nice, simple modification.

As for quality tools, I started with a cheap $10 Chinese made knock-off. It was very loud and chattered a lot, to the point where I could actually see the burr or bit wobbling around while rotating. I moved up to a no-name rotary tool of incremental quality ($20), and it was more quiet, but ran really hot. I think I could use it for about 10 minutes before I had to put it down. I finally went and spent $40 on a 300 Series Dremel, and was like a Cadillac compared to the other two. There is definitely something to be said for good tools.

Post #513709 by TikiMango on Fri, Feb 26, 2010 3:41 PM