Dremel Polishing Pins
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Einion
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Flex shafts are great - me wantee. Foot pedal wouldn\'t hurt either.
My favourite job for them is something that is hard or impossible to do with any other method - hollowing out the temples and under cheekbones on heads for example. I don\'t know how I\'d even try to do this without them, certainly nothing that would do it as well (or as quickly).
Einion
Yep, I have a selection of them and they\'re one of my favourite bits for the motor tool. Their effect is practically unique - you can abrade a surface (of any material, except for hard metals) without causing scratches.
My favourite job for them is something that is hard or impossible to do with any other method - hollowing out the temples and under cheekbones on heads for example. I don\'t know how I\'d even try to do this without them, certainly nothing that would do it as well (or as quickly).
Einion
Ok, I bought some pins from Contenti:
http://www.contenti.com/products/abrasives/442-601.html
The Good:
25 for @$13.00 US seems reasonable. Webstore and I think they ship anywhere.
The Bad:
They have a minimum order of $30.00 and any orders under that will be assessed a $5.00 \'Handling\' fee.
The Ugly:
Shipping for a package that weighed less than a pound from Rhode Island to Ohio was more than $10.00...
Ouch!
I will post more as I find new/better sources.
Eric
http://www.contenti.com/products/abrasives/442-601.html
The Good:
25 for @$13.00 US seems reasonable. Webstore and I think they ship anywhere.
The Bad:
They have a minimum order of $30.00 and any orders under that will be assessed a $5.00 \'Handling\' fee.
The Ugly:
Shipping for a package that weighed less than a pound from Rhode Island to Ohio was more than $10.00...
Ouch!I will post more as I find new/better sources.
Eric
Just to let you know, I contacted the seller on Ebay who sells these pins and they were open to the idea of selling a mix of different coarsenesses. $39 (incl shipping) for 100 pins is a good price, and you\'ll never have to buy any more for the rest of your life!
I have not asked if they would sell smaller quantities...
Does anyone know if the special mandrel is necessary? Seems like you could just stick the pin in a normal chuck.
I have not asked if they would sell smaller quantities...
Does anyone know if the special mandrel is necessary? Seems like you could just stick the pin in a normal chuck.
The seller is here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8900325686&sspagename=ADME:L:RTQ:US:1
I emailed her and she said she had some loose pieces she\'d sell me, 12-15 pieces each of all 4 coarsenesses for 40 cents each. Seems good, the only problem is that she is offering the 3mm when I was hoping for the 2mm. I asked about those too, will let you know what she says.
Oh, one other slightly disturbing thing, she (I assume (hope) she\'s a she) starts every email with the salutation, \"Hello Dear.\" I\'m hoping it\'s just that she\'s not a native English speaker. lol
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8900325686&sspagename=ADME:L:RTQ:US:1
I emailed her and she said she had some loose pieces she\'d sell me, 12-15 pieces each of all 4 coarsenesses for 40 cents each. Seems good, the only problem is that she is offering the 3mm when I was hoping for the 2mm. I asked about those too, will let you know what she says.
Oh, one other slightly disturbing thing, she (I assume (hope) she\'s a she) starts every email with the salutation, \"Hello Dear.\"
I\'m hoping it\'s just that she\'s not a native English speaker. lolresidentalien
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thats not the polishing bit
be carefull lol. Thats the mounting bit for a felt wheel.Ok, I got about 60 pins from the seller on Ebay that I linked to above. I got medium, fine and X-fine. They work well, but you have to remember they are polishing pins. If you have even a medium-sized flash line, you are going to have to break out the needle files (or risk your mini with a diamond bit) to get the line flush. After that, the pins work well to polish away the scratches.
I was hoping that the dremel would make cleaning minis easier for me, but so far I have not found that to be so, unless I invest in a huge number of rubber grinding bits (the arrow-shaped ones). But those are expensive to use and need to be replaced quite often (I used up one on only one mini).
Maybe I\'m missing something; in fact, I hope I am as I\'m disappointed in the usefulness of the dremel so far.
Any die-hard dremelers out there with some tips for a buddy?
I was hoping that the dremel would make cleaning minis easier for me, but so far I have not found that to be so, unless I invest in a huge number of rubber grinding bits (the arrow-shaped ones). But those are expensive to use and need to be replaced quite often (I used up one on only one mini).
Maybe I\'m missing something; in fact, I hope I am as I\'m disappointed in the usefulness of the dremel so far.
Any die-hard dremelers out there with some tips for a buddy?
airhead
Coffin Dodger / Keymaster
Kinda like my airbrushes. Very useful on rare occasions. Most of the time, neither one is of much use to a mini.Originally posted by MClimbin
I was hoping that the dremel would make cleaning minis easier for me, but so far I have not found that to be so...Maybe I\'m missing something; in fact, I hope I am as I\'m disappointed in the usefulness of the dremel so far.
Any die-hard dremelers out there with some tips for a buddy?
residentalien
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Originally posted by MClimbin
Ok, I got about 60 pins from the seller on Ebay that I linked to above. I got medium, fine and X-fine. They work well, but you have to remember they are polishing pins. If you have even a medium-sized flash line, you are going to have to break out the needle files (or risk your mini with a diamond bit) to get the line flush. After that, the pins work well to polish away the scratches.
I was hoping that the dremel would make cleaning minis easier for me, but so far I have not found that to be so, unless I invest in a huge number of rubber grinding bits (the arrow-shaped ones). But those are expensive to use and need to be replaced quite often (I used up one on only one mini).
Maybe I\'m missing something; in fact, I hope I am as I\'m disappointed in the usefulness of the dremel so far.
Any die-hard dremelers out there with some tips for a buddy?
I completley concur, down to the Arrow shaped Dremel bit.:~(
Einion
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Okay joking aside I would tend to use a motor tool very little at small scales. My favourite bits for smoothing white metal are the abrasive silicone-rubber thingies but the ones I have are useless for many smaller pieces and for anything with much surface detail.
The last mini I cleaned up was one of the two wolfen Voracious and other than drilling holes for pins I\'m pretty sure I did all the work with craft knives, files, abrasive film/paper and steel wool. I always sharpen blades if I can too and I think I did this all by hand, although I could have used a grinding bit to remove the bulk of material (you might know, they\'re very blunt) I can\'t remember.
Einion
