dremel drill bits
 

anybody found a good place to buy dremel tools..i can't find the website where i first bought them and they seem more expensive at home depot etc..

Try here:

Widget Supply

They seem to have a large selection and decent prices...

Dale

Widget supply rocks!

Goldenwest Swap Meet in Huntington Beach, CA! There is a vendor, Toolman, who sells tools for artists. Great resource. Great prices!

I just got my first order from Widget. Fast delivery and cheap. I was really happy. God I miss Huntington Beach.

thanks i went to widget supply and looked around, i almost always use 3/32nd mandrels which size of bit should i get..i saw all the 30pc sets for about $7 but am not sure which one to get..any suggestions..thx

This is the set I would get:
http://www.widgetsupply.com/page/WS/...amond-set/OD06
It's on sale, and it's 240 grit, plus it has all the sizes and shapes you could ever need.

Also, you'll want to pick up one of the two keyless chucks at the top of this page:
http://www.widgetsupply.com/page/WS/...-keyless-chuck
That eliminates having to change out the collet when using bits with different size shanks.

thanks tink, gee i can't believe how cheap they are, is there anything else you recommend..thx

http://www.widgetsupply.com/page/WS/...ng-tools/BCY53
http://www.widgetsupply.com/page/WS/...ng-tools/BCT32 (pic on site is messed up)

tink, what do those do??

I use the long diamond bead reamers from widget I think they are about $5 for 10 .
G.

Those are for making bead caps :-)

Thanks Tink! I just bought everything you recommended! Wow, those prices are awesome!

i put my order in can't wait to get them, thx again Tink, your always a wealth of information!!!!!!

My pleasure :-) If you ever want to go on a Widgetsupply.com shopping spree, I'll be happy to make up a shopping list for you ;-)

anybody have any pictures of glass bead caps??thx

I am dremel challenged!! Here's what happens. I buy a dremel (latest is a Mini Mite), put my diamond bit in and clean my beads for half a year. Holding the bit under water so the diamonds don't rub off. Half a year later, the diamonds have rubbed off (I do only boro and it is hard on them, I guess) and I can't get the bit out of the dremel because it has rusted. So I have to go get another dremel. Sheesh...am I stupid, or something? Are the keyless chucks the answer to my problem? If so, how the heck do you use them?

Sandy (from a long line of the tool challenged)

What is this used for Tink? How are you feeling now better I hope.

Edited to ask if you have any pictures of the bead caps you make. Do you have a little tutorial written up on how to do it?. Sounds like I really would love to do this

This is what I need the reamers to clean out my beads. Do you happen to have an item number?

For 3/32" mandrels, I recommend

http://www.widgetsupply.com/page/WS/...d-cone-1/BCZ32

I use these all the time and they do a great job.

edz

Bead Caps
 

Here are some capped beads with detail shots of the caps:

Spare Thyme:

http://blackswampglassworks.com/sparethyme2.jpg

http://blackswampglassworks.com/sparethyme1.jpg

A friend of mind broke an heirloom dish that she and her mother and grandmother had all used for cooking rice. I had her send me a chunk of the glass from the dish, and I made this for her:

http://blackswampglassworks.com/ricedish0.jpg

http://blackswampglassworks.com/ricedish1.jpg

http://blackswampglassworks.com/ricedish2.jpg

Here's a link to my tut. I need to update it, as I have found easier ways to do some of the steps, but it's functional:

http://blackswampglassworks.com/glassandsilver.doc

Tink, that is amazing. Thank you so very much for the link to your tut I will be checking it out.....

Thank you :-)

Tink, I know that this sounds like a stupid question regarding the dremel, but I am going to buy another one this weekend. (I gave my original to my DD.) I thought that I should buy a cordless dremel because I would need to clean my beads with water. Am I right or wrong on this? I don't want to be electrocuted.
Can you give me guidance?

Mallory

Hi Malllory! There's no such thing as a stupid question! I would DEFINITELY go with a cordless. I have two Dremel Mini Mites and they're great! I plan to get a cordless Multi Pro soon: Higher RPMs, which is good for some of the things I do.

I have a corded Multi Pro with all the doodads and gadgets (Flexshaft, foot pedal, ets) and I rarely use it.

Here's the one I want. Great price:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...Y2/goblinville

Tink rocks!!! I hope I can take a class from her some day!!! Maybe the next time she's in Austin!!!

:-) That's sweet! Thanks!

I also wanted to mention that Dremel sells cordless tools for grooming pet nails, cleaning golf stuff and carving pumpkins. Those are typically priced a lot lower than the Mini Mite... Like under $20. I can't remember what the RPMs are on them, but I remember thinking they are a viable, inexpensive alternative.

Thanks for the info everyone!

Are these what you use for the 1/16 mandrels? thanks!

Keeping the Dremel dry.
 

I was concerned about the splatter coming off my Dremel when cleaning beads. My husband found a sheet of Perspex, about 12 inches square, and cut a hole in it the size of the Dremel head. about 3 inches up from the bottom. The motor side of the Dremel is behind the screen, and the drill head is screwed onto the front side, so the splatter does not touch anything electrical. Works like a charm, when I put a tray underneath to catch drips. The screen wipes clean after use.

KMD