[Woodcarver] Questions about rotary tools & wood burners

[Bill Smith]

I have found that using a dremal for a large peices
will burn the unit out ever fast I did see that u have
and ol fordom, which is a slower speed however, the
way they made the fordom unit is for heavy work come
paired to the dremel which was made for crafting light
work. 

There are other tools out that are like a dremal unit
but are made for carving.

If u like to know more about it feel free to im me off
the list..

I have both the dremal unit as well as the fordom m
the other one I was talkin about.

Bill
 




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> > Hello! I am very, very  new to wood carving, but
> have many more years 
> of experience than I care to recount with drawing
> and printmaking 
>  (intaglio).   I hope you can help me with a
> question or two. I have totally burned 
>  out one Dremel and another is now fairly decrepid. 
> However, I inherited a Foredom from my father (a
> violin maker) who quickly rejected it for a return
> to handcarving. It has survived my first two carved
> panels 5 feet x 4 feet ea. I certainly plan to keep
> it, but I  like the Dremel's higher RPMs (35,000 
>  as compared to my Foredoms 18,000), plus the
> smaller handpieces that 
>  Dremel makes are best for my small hands. I tend to
> use the Dremel for 
>  all detail work. I lubricate the Dremels' flexible
> shafts regularly, but not too 
>  liberally and am careful not to torque the shafts
> too much while 
>  working. Is there something else I am doing
> incorrectly, or are larger
>  carving jobs just too much for a Dremel? I am
> working on cabinet grade Baltic Birch plywood
> (3/4inch) . What other options can anyone recommend
> for carving on this scale?
> 
> Also, I am  really fascinated by the high RPM tools
> used for detail work that are 
>  now on the market. One is Turbo Carver another is
> Power Carver. They 
>  do 400,000 to 450,000 RPMs. Have you ever used
> either of these? If so, 
>  what do you think of them?
> 
> I also use wood burning in conjunction with the
> carving. I have a Nibsburner with a thermostat. It's
> great, except for the hand pieces. They have a 
> partially plastic housing near the tip with vent
> holes. The whole arrangement melts if the burner is
> turned up past 6 (the top end of the register is
> 10). Is this a normal problem? I am guessing it is
> since the handpieces are only about $7 each. Are
> there other woodburners that you have been extremely
> happy with? 
> Can you all tell me which rotary carving tools and
> wood burning tools have been most successful for
> you?
> 
> Please forgive me if I have asked questions that
> have been addressed previously. I checked the
> Archives, but probably not as thoroughly as I might
> have. I have really enjoyed looking at some of your
> work on websites provided. I don't have any carvings
> online, but I do have a gallery in Santa Fe. You can
> see my work (Alice Leora Briggs) at nuartgallery.com
> 
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