| MAKING SMALL SIGNS WITH THE DREMEL TOOL The largest router bit that the DREMEL tool will take is a 1/8" shank, 1/4" wide flat-bottom cutter. (#654) Fear not. You can still make small signs using your DREMEL, the router attachment, and a small chunk of bees' wax. First of all, prepare the wood for your sign. (Sand, shape edges, etc) Next, lay out your lettering using a pencil and an X-Acto knife (Knife is used to incise the edge of the letters: called a "stop cut" . ) Set up the DREMEL tool in the router attachment. A nice bit for mini sign carving is the #617 "box core"bit, also the #640 "v-groove". Get a piece of s**** wood to practice on. Usually, the harder the wood means the higher the tool speed that you will need to use. Lightly rub the bees' wax over the bit's cutting surfaces before you start. You will need to re-wax the bit evey 2-3 minutes as you work. If it starts scorching, let the bit cool, rewax it and carry on. Scorching means that you are pressing too hard on the tool. So lighten up. Beeswax will come right out of the workpiece when you finally sand and clean it up. Hope that this helps! Jim
"For almost every problem,
there is a DREMEL solution" "When all else fails, read the instructions."
Jim
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