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Miscellaneous Dremel Items for sale

Bigdaddy — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:17:44 GMT

Estate liquidation. Former owner of tools and associated equipment being sold here was quite the handyman. He took excellent care of his tools. They are now being sold off on behalf of his widow.
Available:
Disc/Belt Sander Model 1731
Press Model 212
Flex Shaft Stand Model 2222
Router / Shaper Model 231
Moto-Lathe Model 700-1

Cutting a Circle to Use the Round

oldkindred — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:30:47 GMT

I'm trying to find a way to cut a circle without drilling a hole in the center of the round. I use the rounds to carve and inlay. I will be using red cedar rounds that are 1/4 to 3/8 inch thick. I do not have a heavy duty drill press so a hole saw does not work. Many people are skilled as machinists and make their own metal templates. I am not that skilled. Anything I can think of involves the use of clamps that get in the way of cutting the circle. I do not want to freehand the circle because then a lot of sanding to true the circle is required and since there is no hole in the center, there is again no way to spin it and true it that I can think of. Any thoughts from experienced woodworkers would be appreciated. Surely better minds that I have faced this problem before. :w00t: Thanks.

What all do you make with your dremel tool?

penmaker — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:29:28 GMT

Hi there

I am a big dremel nut here, I have a 400 xpe with all the attachments except for the new workstation. I am have the digital and the 395. I purchased from lowes that dremel work box, way too cool piece of equipment. this weekend i am going to buy the stylus.

What does everyone do with there dremels? what do you make with them?

Thanks
Gregg
CLeburne,TX

Great Site for Woodworking info

diy-sam — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:42:08 GMT

Check out this site for much useful info, projects, tips, and free ebooks on Woodworking.

http://doit101.com/Woodworking/woodworking.html

Sam

rotary tool that operates on 220 volts

Dion — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:28:25 GMT

I want to buy a dremel rotary tool that operates on 220 volts. The company has failed to answer my inquires. Anyone know, where in America, I can buy a rotary tool that can be plugged into 220 wiring?

Cordless or corded, no matter. Thanks Dennis

Dremel Router Attachment

woodchips — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:41:20 GMT

I have a router attachment for my Dremel that's still awaiting it's first time out, any advice forum members could offer would be appreciated. Thanks.[font=Verdana][/font]

Woodcarving info

Chris S — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:46:06 GMT

Hi All,
Can anyone point me in a direction to get some information on woodcarving with my Dremel (400 XPR)? Looking for patterns, techniques, etc?

Thanks.

Chris

Library of Dremel Tips & Projects

diy-sam — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:48:23 GMT

Hi all Dremel Fans

I have uploaded my library of ebooks, literature and plans which may be of interest to Dremel users, all in one place. Having got so many priceless tips from the Dremel Board, this is my modest contribution to share with all Dremel fans, and specially those who ask "what do you do with your Dremels ?"

Although some of the original and very useful Dremel literature (that should, but does not always accompany all the tools and kits) has been included, not all the literature is Dremel specific. There is a goldmine of ideas and projects in the old Popular Mechanics magazines, Boys Mechanics books, Carpentry books etc. There are books on wood & metal working, making jigs and tools, and many oblique applications, like block printing on cloth, where the Dremel is the ideal tool for carving the wooden printing blocks. All the literature included is in the universal Acrobat pdf format, which is platform independent, and if you do not have the Adobe Acrobat Reader you can download it for free from the Acrobat site.

No credit is claimed for anything, and all this literature was found on the net. I have just consolidated it all in one library for handy reference and download. In some cases, where the original was spread over several html pages, I have compiled it into one single pdf file. And where several small files or a very large file is involved, it has been zipped for faster download. All copyrights (many are copyright free) belong to the original publishers.

This is an ongoing project, so check back after a few weeks, and you may find something more of specific interest to you. You can find the files stored in the library at link below.

http://rapidshare.com/users/IZUYUD

Enjoy !!!

Sam

Work Shop Setup

idrtaxman — Sun, 12 Mar 2006 13:45:49 GMT

I was wondering if anyone had any pictures of their workshop setup for their Dremel's. I am currently remodeling (again) a room in the basement for my stuff and am trying to decide on cabinets, storage, work areas and such. I typically work on scale trains and radio controlled boats along with doll house stuff for my girls. Any pictures or suggestions would be helpful. I hope to have a new shop up and running by the end of summer.:D

how to cut a ornaments

anahhhhhh — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:07:48 GMT

Hi,

I am Ana, designer, works from home, need help!
I just bought a DREMEL 300 SERIES to start a new project and I am having a VERY hard time! I am trying to cut plywood, which is only 1/16" thin to create some ornaments.
I was impressed by the picture shown on the manual and on the website (which it looks like they are cutting a map) and I thought it would be easy to create something like that. It's not. It is hard to have control over the machine, it does not stay in the path I want to follow and its impossible to make the exact contours. Can you give me some suggestions on how I should use this tool? I appreciate your help.
Ana

How to cut a 3/4 inch wide groove in a pine board?

Anima — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:31:13 GMT

I have a Model 400 and am totally new to woodworking and to Dremel tools.

I'm building an "Office Mailbox", essentially an open faced box with 15 "cubby-holes" in it for mail. My vertical dividers will need to fit in the horizontal dividers at a 90 degree angle. I want to cut a 3/4 inch wide, and 1/4 inch deep groove into the horizontal dividers for the vertical boards to fit into.

Which attachment is easiest to do this with? I tried the 1/4 inch router bit, but that seemed a little hard to control (steer).

Thanks in advance for any help offered...

Just got a 400 XPS for Christmas. What to do?

attsander — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:14:40 GMT

Does anyone know where a newbie can find some projects that are specific to the Dremel? Any books that have projects? Any good websites to go to? Any suggestions would be nice.

Thanks,

Tim

Cut a small rectangle from a larger rectangular piece of wood

gspiteri — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:29 GMT

****o - This is my first woodworking project. I own the Dremel 300-1/ 41H.

I have a piece of Birch wood that is 22"x11"x3/4". I want to cutout a recessed smaller rectangular shape into the wood. Kind of like a picture frame. I plan on laying some ceramic tiles into the recessed area. The end result is going to be a sign spelling out a last name.

I have the Dremel Guide and bought the 692 router bit set. Outside of having clamps and a solid platform for performing the cutting are there any tips that someone can offer on the best way to begin the project?

For example, sketch out the area and drill multiple small holes as starting and end points for the Dremel to move towards. Should I work in small sections notching out sections with a Chisel? Any info is appreciated. Also, do you have any recommendations on the best glue for adhering cermaic tiles to wood? I have Liquid Nails Small Projects and believe that should be sufficient.

I plan on priming and painting the wood so it lasts a long time as the last name sign will be on the exterior of a house. Thanks a bunch, Giovanni

Pretty basic newbie ?

bbcard1 — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 18:20:44 GMT

I have a new Dremel 400 with all the standard attachments that come with it.

The project I'm looking at doing is pretty basic. I have removed a couple of boards from an old smoke house and I want to make some small wooden crosses for the grandchildren (it's the country home where their grandpatents grewup).

Anyhow, just want to make basic small (2 inch or so) wooden crosses, stain and seal...I've done a simliar project before with a borrowed dremel that had a round sanding wheel (NO EXPOSED SCREW ON THE TOP) which allowed me to, with time, to come up with a pretty square nicely finished little cross. To he honest, I'm not sure it wasn't a cutting tool...it was redish and reasonably coarse....in fact it could be used for cutting but did a fine job of sanding, and since it was a flat disk did a pretty good job of "squaring" the surfaces by using the flat side of the disk and not the sides.

My questions are how you would suggest I approach this project and what that tool was....My skill level is pretty low. I'm working with a fairly soft pine.

Fishing lures

Yishua — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 08:32:05 GMT

I've been wanting 2 get into making wooden fishing lures but I'm not shure where 2 start looking 4 patterns. Can anyone help with some websites, books, or even a pattern or 2?:

Patterns

usher42 — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:49:25 GMT

What ever happen the orig. dremel patterns that used to make by project numbers in the late 1970's.

Buying wood...

kryptohaze — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:48:19 GMT

I've been searching all over my local area for the right wood to make boomerangs out of. 1/4 - 1/2 Birch or Balsa plywood with about 6 - 10 layers. This is what the pro's suggest to make quality boomerangs out of. After looking at lowes I am only able to find 1/4 inch Birch...but it is low quality wood. It comes in nice big sheets, but they are usually pretty warped and often have dark brown scores running down the middle. At hobby lobby I found some 1/2 Birch that was much better quality and many more layers but it was almost 8 times the price for a board that would make half the boomerangs.

So, my question is if anyone here could suggest an online distributor that will sell sheets of wood that are nice and big. I still have home depot to check out...and their dont seem to be many specialty stores in Oklahoma City. Any other suggestions?

cuuting 1/2 inch wood?

jumico — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 04:43:38 GMT

Can I use my dremel to cut a heart or oval shape through a 1/2 inch piece of wood about two inches wide? If this is possible what attachment or bit should I use and how should I cut it?

cutting circles... circle cuttes? plunge router?

azneinstein — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 16:44:26 GMT

Hi,
First off, I love my dremel, it has worked beautifully for a lot of jobs for me. Right now I need to make two speaker rings out of either 1/2 or 3/4 MDF, I was going to do this with a jigsaw but I can't that good of circles with it. I saw a router attachment for the dremel and a circle cutting attachment today, and I was wondering if either of these two would work for cutting the MDF or will it only work on drywall. I will be cutting 6'-10' diameter circles.
Unfortunately, I'm still a college student so purchasing a huge router with a table is far too complicated for my situation. Thanks a lot for the help. -Ken

newbie wanting to cut pyramids

adamsmyth — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 22:59:24 GMT

Greetings all.
I was wondering if anyone has tried such a thing, and if so, which attachment did you use, any tricks you might pass on? I want these to be about 1-2" square on the base, and equilateral.
Thanks
Adam Smith

Woodworking

hubiewan — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 15:50:20 GMT

I've purchased an old, Dremel lathe and table saw. Are there any other cool woodworking tools once made by Dremel?

Wood Supplies

SueBlue — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:45:13 GMT

I can't find any stores nearby that sell small pieces of 1/4 inch thick wood, like pine or a nice wood to cut with my Dremel. I want to make a small wall display shelf unit. Does anyone know where I can get some nice wood? Thank you.
Sue

285MultiPro used as dremel

Manchild — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 01:15:01 GMT

I was wondering if I could use my model 285MultiPro as a dremel to cut out the recessed part for the strike plate in a door. Using a chisel has never been good for me so I wanted to set the depth and cut out where the strike plate goes by hand? And if possible to do this, what dremel and accessories would I need for this job?

Dremel 400 XPR Series vs. Craftsman rotary tool

BowHunter — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:15:55 GMT

The new 400 XPR Dremel is amazing!! it has a 2 amp. motor power, variable velocity 0 - 35000 rpm.

But, I have also the Craftsman rotary tool . It has the exacly same specifications than the 400 XPR, the same line and all the Dremel attachments and accesories are compatibles. So Craftsman rotary tool is a good option also.

Don´t you think ??

looking for info

justme — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 15:39:28 GMT

Hi..

I'm looking for info.. I plan to make wooden cookie mold/press.

Wondering if anyone has done this, and what type of wood should I use? Basically, it's similar to a print relief.. I'd be using a square/rectangle approx size of 3X 2 , carve/cut away a design.. then once cleaned, the cookie mold would be given a light coat of olive oil/ veg oil then pressed into cookie dough, when pulled away, the design will remain in the dough.

I imagine you ask why?? I'm trying to replicate (from memory) old European cookie blocks, to make the cookies my Dad had as a child..I have the family recipe, but not the cookie blocks..

Thanks for any help you can offer.:)

What tool should I use to cut a small groove along a side

Numdydar — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 11:37:06 GMT

I will lay a piece of wood flat and then need to cutaway a small (1/16" X 1/16") from the top along the edge. Some of the Pilot routing tools look like they would be great, but none of them cut square. I have the routing attachment so what bit would be best for this, or is it even possible?

Thanks in advance,

Numdydar

TRADITIONAL BOWS

BowHunter — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:29:18 GMT

Here is a beauty made by the Master Bowyer Abe Penner from Canada. I´m trying to make my own bow and the Dremel rotary tool is a great help on a detailing process.

try again

cagb — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:27:14 GMT

lookes good to me

sanding

skyelite — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 18:20:20 GMT

I was told to go to a local flea market to find attachments for my single speed multipro. I am new to the dremel. I was told that the pieces were not made by dremel and the fastest rpm should not be more than 12,000. I do a lot of woodworking, mainly on furiture and am wanting to smooth hard edges on newly made chairs. I am working with teak, which is a soft wood and was using the 60 grit sanding drum. I don't think I need that grit nor is the 35,000 rpm necessary. Should I invest in the flexi piece and the pedal to choose less rpm or am i just going to have to learn how to use this better. The flea market guy said most wood woodworkers are buying his diamond bits. Help!

Wood checkering, which bit?

BobJackson — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:14:40 GMT

I'm making a few croquet mallets from some beautiful exotic wood and wanted to checker a pattern on the sides of the mallets. I've built an elaborate checkering frame to hold my Dremel tool (mod 395, type 4) and it will produce parallel straight patterns in distances apart from 1/160 of an inch, but I can't find a bit that will cut a 'v' in the wood. I've tried the bit shaped like a cone, but it was designed for shaping wood and the bit's point is not able to move horizontally without just tearing up the wood grain. Has anyone tried this? :w00t::unsure:Thanks, Bob

Tips from some pros

the Dremel Lady — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 20:09:41 GMT

Today I implemented a few tips I've been given in the past from two different long time carvers and they are worthy of being passed on I believe:

1. For a filler, a less visable attachment of two different woods and/or the repair of removing too much wood in a carving, mix 5-6 minute epoxy with the particular wood's sawdust you are using and apply in a timely manner. Also, a different wood's sawdust, to change the coloring of the wood you are carving in a recessed area is interesting too. (For example, I used apple wood for the body and then added black walnut dust + epoxy to the area above and around the nose of a groundhog I was carving. The dark nose was attached seperately, made out of walnut also. Did the feet and eyes out of black walnut too. Finished it with linseed oil for an interesting look. )

2. To do hair, fur or feathers, you can use two of the thin emory cutoff wheels (#409), putting a spacer in between them on a mandrel (I used a smaller wheel I had broken down to size for a spacer - may want to even try three wheels at a time with spacer in between them) and then use a medium speed, say 20,000 rpms, to touch lightly to the wood you are wanting to texturize.

Dremel Circle Cutting Attachment

Speakerbox — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 12:44:43 GMT

Cutting and Routing of speaker holes can be very nicely done with the dremel circle cutting attachment. I built my theater sound system with a dremel.

I built a set of MTM main speakers plus a center speaker! The majority of the cabinets are made from 3/4'" select grade aspen with the sides being 3/4" oak veneer plywood. The main speaker holes are for 6 1/2" woofers and a 4 5/16" silk dome tweeters the center speaker uses 5 1/4" woofers and a 4 5/16" silk dome tweeter.

After centering my holes and using a compass to get my circles, drill a 1/8" hole for the circle guide. Next, drill a hole to install hole cutting bit. Next, I recessed the mounting flange area first. I used a dremel 1/4" router bit #654, in the circle attachment. Determine how deep the recess area is to be and make setting. Several small cuts are better then one deep one, don't over work the dremel. Insert guide pin in center hole and adjust dremel out to outer edge. Power up and slow plunge bit into wood then slowly go clockwise, take your time and let the tool do the work. FOR SAFETY: Allways wear safety glasses and keep both hands on the unit at all times. If you have several holes, do the outer edge first to keep them uniform.

Once done ,do all recessing starting from the inside out. Otherwise the bit will cut from the backside causing unit to jump & lurch and giving you a rough cut and possibly causing unit to jump out. This is not a toy, it can hurt you! Once done, cut your hole area out. I found the unit to work well with most wood and MDF in particular. As a rule of thumb, allways practice with power tools on s**** wood first, better to make mistakes there then on your project.

carving woodspirit

brotherwitch — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:48:01 GMT

Has anyone used Dremel to carve faces in wood, such as a walking stick? Do you have a suggestion for bits to use? Wood to use?

Thanks!

Looking for patterns

seeshel — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:00:51 GMT

Hey fellow dremelers -

My best friend and I just purchased dremels for a new hobby. We are mostly using them to carve/etch decorative designs and lettering in wood. What we need is a site with free patterns to copy so that we have something to practice with. We are looking for birds, animals and misc. stuff (hearts, flowers, other girlie things). Any help or tips would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!!!

carving morels

martyman — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 17:58:06 GMT

Looking for instructions on how to carve morels with dremel tools?

Cutting Aluminum House siding

Voneman — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:55:08 GMT

I had a tree limb hit our house siding, Aluminum, and put dents in it. I have long replacement pieces to use. My thought was to cut the short lengths that I need from the long lengths. Also to cut out the dented sections of the damaged siding. I am trying to figure the best dremel cutting tool to make 2-3 ft. uniform cuts, (vertically and horizontally) to remove a piece of the old siding. Can you help?

Best, Jim Voneman

OK to use cutting tool for a routing task?

hoodremel — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 17:29:51 GMT

****o,

Apologies if this has been covered -- I've searched but I didn't get any hits, at least not using the keywords I selected.

I am wondering if I might be able to use a cutting tool/bit (#561 I believe) in lieu of a routing bit in the following, perhaps unique, application.

I have a guitar with a control cavity that needs to be deepened by 1/8 inch. I have bought the plunge router attachment for the Dremel, and a routing bit. However, I just learned that the cavity is already too deep for the bit to reach the bottom.

I would like the bottom of the cavity to be *reasonably* smooth and neat, but it won't have to be perfect. It will not be visible externally once I put the electronics and cover back on.

I understand the cutting tool is meant to be able to cut wood, plus it's got a much longer shaft. Therefore I am hoping this might be a good workaround. On the other hand, I don't want to cause a disaster or unsave working situation!

Thanks in advance!

difrent look at tool holder

cagb — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:53:34 GMT

:)this may help you make something for your self

be safe

Which bits for woodblock carving are best to buy?

mayra — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 13:41:48 GMT

****o Everyone!

I want to carve small blocks of wood, about 8inch x 6inch, to ink up and use to make wood block ink prints on paper. First I will draw the design and then will need to carve out fairly big sections here and there to leave the relief to be inked. Does anyone have suggestions for bits? Which are good for curvy areas, small areas, others to basically just bite out sections, and also to make nice straight edge lines?? Any suggestions are gratefully accepted!

Mayra

Beveled edges on small workpieces

Birdhouseman — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 13:56:08 GMT

****o fellow woodworkers,

I build custom birdhouses that are architectural miniatures of several styles of houses. I'm working on a project now that will include a bay window. The window panel edges that connect the three panels to each other need to be both mitered and beveled. Is it possible to put a 45 degree beveled edge on these pieces by using the router table setup? I would probably use either the 1/8th" or the 1/4" straight router bit. Thanks for your suggestions.