Janice Tenderly
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Hi, everyone.
I just bought a dremel to carve/cut eyes and noses. I am very interested in being able to make my own shapes.
My first attempts are pitiful, mostly because I am a beginner. While cutting thin plastics, it's difficult to make a straight line. It's even more difficult to make a curve. I also keep getting frustrated and speeding up the machine, melting the plastic.
Do any of you use a Dremel to carve/cut plastic? I searched the forums and found a few references to carving foam. Or do you all just purchase pre-made plastic domes?
I could use some advice on the proper dremel accessories to use on plastic. I want to know if I have the correct bits already and just need lots of practice, or is there something else I should be working with. I went to the Dremel site, and wouldn't you know, not one thing about carving eyes out of plastic!
I have tried the 194 carving bit and cutting disks 403 and 426. Basically, I am using the accessories from a general set.
Thank you, everyone!
I just bought a dremel to carve/cut eyes and noses. I am very interested in being able to make my own shapes.
My first attempts are pitiful, mostly because I am a beginner. While cutting thin plastics, it's difficult to make a straight line. It's even more difficult to make a curve. I also keep getting frustrated and speeding up the machine, melting the plastic.
Do any of you use a Dremel to carve/cut plastic? I searched the forums and found a few references to carving foam. Or do you all just purchase pre-made plastic domes?
I could use some advice on the proper dremel accessories to use on plastic. I want to know if I have the correct bits already and just need lots of practice, or is there something else I should be working with. I went to the Dremel site, and wouldn't you know, not one thing about carving eyes out of plastic!
I have tried the 194 carving bit and cutting disks 403 and 426. Basically, I am using the accessories from a general set.
Thank you, everyone!