[Spridgets] Fwd: Metal engraving and a Dremel

[Linda Grunthaner]

Keep us posted Daniel,
I love my Dremel and bought 3 for my classroom shop. My favorite is the
variable speed model which I wish I had at home. The last few years I have
been buying the complete accessory kits for the kids and of course they
loose the adapters right away. The little tools are so handy I need to see
what other adapters they have come up with. over 10 years ago or maybe 20
LOL, I ordered a router and drill attachment are rarely use them but glad
to say one student finally had a use for the router attachment which worked
great. I always feel like a dentist when using the Dremel but glad I'm not
due to the unsteady hand...hahhaha.
Lin

62 Sprite
Can't find my old website : (

On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 12:50 PM, WeslakeMonza1330--- via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

>  Trying again except I've ordered Dremel engraving bits now..
>
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> From: WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Sent: 29/05/2015 18:56:42 GMT Daylight Time
> Subj: Metal engraving and a Dremel
>
> Trying again
>
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> From: WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Sent: 28/05/2015 22:14:12 GMT Daylight Time
> Subj: Metal engraving and a Dremel
>
> Hi list,
>
> I know that I first heard of a 'Dremel' on the list years ago but only
> bought one last Christmas.  I've done a bunch of stuff with it and when
> browsing stuff recall seeing an engraving tip for it.  At the time I didn't
> understand that as I thought that an engraving tool had a hammer action a
> bit like a hammer drill.  However, unless I'm mistaken all a traditional
> engraving tool is, is a high speed rotary device with some kind of tip in
> it that spins around.  So, am I likewise right that my Dremel tool can be a
> rotary engraving tool?
>
> The reason I am asking is that the item I took to my only 'free hand
> engraver' turned out to be  a wasted journey as the engraver is off work
> sick and may be for some time and I though about doing the job myself.  I
> don't have a very steaddddy hand but I think that what I need doing I
> should be ok with.  I have a knock off spinner that has been lightened by
> having the centre machined out of it and I now need to get re-chromed.  My
> previous experience is that the chromer will not only strip off the
> remnants of old chrome but will polish it before re-chroming.  That
> polishing and then re-chroming will make the 'arrow' and letters 'right
> side' and 'undo' so faint that they will be more difficult to read than I
> would like.  So my intention was to get an engraver to run the tool into
> the existing letters to get some fresh depth to them before having the
> spinner polished and re-chromed.  Any reason then why I ought not to buy an
> engraving bit for my Dremel (not sure if they come in different sizes) and
> do this myself?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Daniel
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