Hello. I'm back from break and already miss my Dremel. I used it a lot over break to work on some knives (See post My First 3 Knives!) and some other stuff. It comes in really handy and I'm just getting started with it! One question. is there a way I can use it to ogrind handle pins flush? this is driving me crazy cuz the pins sand harder than the handle material. When they are flush and you start sanding with the finer grits, it doesn't get the pins as much and they stick up a tiny bit. What can I do to fix this?? Will the incredible Dremel work?? Thanks, guys! I hope to eventually put up some pics of my blades, but I dont have a scanner and the college wont like it if I go to the library and want to scan knives.
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Yeah Dremels can do all kinds of stuff I don't know what I'd do without mine. I'll have to think about how to sand pins with it, you can do it with them using the small sanding discs or sanding drums but its hard not to end up gouging the area right around the pin.Hopefuly there's a better way.
Since my dremel just reminded me yesterday of the need to be careful ( cut off wheel kicked around and ripped the knuckle open on my free hand )I'll remind you. Get yourself some safety glasses to wear. I don't think you need them all the time, but at least when your using the cutoff discs, they always seem to throw the grit right in our face. Glasses will protect your eyes and make it easier to see what your doing. And remember to clamp your work down if its possible.
Another tip is to get the fiber glass cut off discs to cut your pins to length with. They last about 5 times longer than the red discs and seem to cut better.
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Fix it right the first time, use Baling Wire !
Since my dremel just reminded me yesterday of the need to be careful ( cut off wheel kicked around and ripped the knuckle open on my free hand )I'll remind you. Get yourself some safety glasses to wear. I don't think you need them all the time, but at least when your using the cutoff discs, they always seem to throw the grit right in our face. Glasses will protect your eyes and make it easier to see what your doing. And remember to clamp your work down if its possible.
Another tip is to get the fiber glass cut off discs to cut your pins to length with. They last about 5 times longer than the red discs and seem to cut better.
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Fix it right the first time, use Baling Wire !