I just picked up these tweezers by Ryobi (yes, the power tool company) from Home Depot. I’m looking forward to trying them because they have silicone tips to help prevent slipping when you grip things!
Purchased shortly ago / sthg new in your workshop -> present it here
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A few days ago, new acquisitions for my small crafts workshop: an airbrush and precision brushes.
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It is not purchase. But has anyone got some spare change to buy and try this?
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Maybe I’m a dinosaur, but that looks like something my Dad would call a gimmick. Lot of bells and whistles, and I’ll wager it starts going sideways within 6 months
Now why would you go disparaging something with no practical experience using it? That's not helpful. The Neoruler is expensive, but I got lucky and found one unused on ebay for stupid cheap... Cheap enough that I didn't mind spending a little more to buy the caliper addon from the manufacturer. It's not a gimmick, it's professional quality and it's spot on. Accurate down to. 001, metric, imperial, fraction. It's not cheap but it is cool. Do you need one? No, but I'd venture there is a lot of stuff in my shop I don't need but I'm glad I bought and that I use. Your mileage may vary.
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Fair put
Just received my copy of "The American Built Clipper Ship" by William L. Crothers. I've been looking forward to reading this. The book is 530 pages.
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The lighting at my workplace left a lot to be desired and now that I have reached the point where quite a bit of small detailed work has to be done, I have purchased a LED magnifying lamp.
I took a somewhat larger model so that i can also benefit from it when i work on the model itself. A great improvement; recommended!
I took a somewhat larger model so that i can also benefit from it when i work on the model itself. A great improvement; recommended!
Workspace lighting and clamps….no such thing as too much
Very nice magnifier and light. I also see that very nice Pfeil carving set.
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For making the figurehead and many other ornaments I bought a nail drill following the advice of Stephan @Steef66 . I had used the proxxon flexible shaft before for this kind of work, but such a nail drill gives much more freedom of movement and for the heavier work I can always fall back on the Proxxon.
It is quite small in size and has a clip so you can take it with you, clipped to your belt.
I combined its purchase with a set of cup burrs.
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It is quite small in size and has a clip so you can take it with you, clipped to your belt.
I combined its purchase with a set of cup burrs.
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Hi Bill, that's right. In total there are 24 different sizes/shapes of those Pfeil palm gouges. I have 12 of them now, mostly the smaller sizes.
Purchased them all and now safely in my "Use at some Stage" shelf. Thank you again Steef66. Now I have to decide what to use them for. I have ideas but they need to come to fruition after I finish making a shamble of the San Juan Nepomuceno hull.There is a little tool for it on the market. And you have to u screw it with the bur or the pin in the handpiece.
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There is a discription in the link how to do it. The first time loosen it could be a little tricky because they are tighten real hard. To hard. After replacing it goes better.
But have a look here where you can see a picture of the tool I use
Tutorial - An easy introduction to making wood ornaments by Stephan Kertész (Steef66)
For the Modelbouwer I wrote an article about carving and I wish to share it with you here. I hope this will an educational subject to get more people into carving or take away the fear on starting with it. Sometimes you come across models of historic sailing ships that have beautiful ornaments...shipsofscale.com
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That's a nice handpiece you bought. Maybe something for @Maarten no more excuse to rotary carving on holiday.
For wood, these are burn very fast the wood. There are other ones for wood. But for metal, to round the top of nails, perfect.
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Your welcome, maybe start practise on a piece of wood.Purchased them all and now safely in my "Use at some Stage" shelf. Thank you again Steef66. Now I have to decide what to use them for. I have ideas but they need to come to fruition after I finish making a shamble of the San Juan Nepomuceno hull.
Tutorial - An easy introduction to making wood ornaments by Stephan Kertész (Steef66)
For the Modelbouwer I wrote an article about carving and I wish to share it with you here. I hope this will an educational subject to get more people into carving or take away the fear on starting with it. Sometimes you come across models of historic sailing ships that have beautiful ornaments...
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Next time I'll use DeepL @MaartenBut for the non-Dutch, I wanted to say this:
For wood, these are less suitable, the wood burns a little too easily. They are more suitable for metal. There are others for wood.
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I will use this set for the copper nails. I also ordered the set more suitable for wood together with some small drills and wood cutters.
How and what would you use those bits for?
I have the same tool and like the brushless motor, quietness while operating, and portability but... I hate that they didn't implement a better knob for the speed control, also a pedal would be a much better idea to stop/start between changing the bits. If frequently changing the bit is required, then it becomes a hassle, IMHO.