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best tool I ever got was a dremel tool - good for every little job - saves your arms( get all the litttle accessories). Also get a corner cutter and a good hand operated grommet machine. Also saves time and looks more professional than the old hammer way. Remember the most expensive part of your business is LABOUR - don't waste it. A machine will usually do the work faster - isnt that why we have a vinyl cutter now?
-------------------- Lori Steinke Signs by lori Box 1186 Fairview Alberta ToH 1L0 lo11ipop@telusplanet.net Posts: 1 | From: Alberta | Registered: Mar 2003
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I bought my wife a dremel tool to drill holes in shells for jewelry. It was too much of a pain, so it has sat unused for at least a year. What uses have you found in a signshop for it?
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Good morning Lori and welcome to Letterville.Put the right tool bits in you can carve,grind,drill,and sand.Have fun with it and keep posting on the BullBoard.Randy
-------------------- Randall Campbell Randy's Graphics, 420 Fairfield N. Hamilton Ontario Canada Posts: 2857 | From: Hamilton Ontario Canada | Registered: Jan 2002
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Sometimes, when I am demoing, someone will ask, "When no one is looking, do you ever use a dremmel?" I look at them with a puzzled look and ask....Why would I want to slow down???
I bought one 30 yrs ago.....I still have it...it will last me forever!!!
I hope this doesn't come across as a wise guy post, But I carve all day and if there was a faster way to do what I do, I would use it. I've tried hand grinders and pulsating tools (those are the tools that spend half the time going backwards??? )and I rarely use a mallet, for the same reason.
OOOPS.....back OT....this is one time that a machine is not faster.....IMHO.
Joe, Makin Chips and Havin Fun!
-------------------- Joe Cieslowski Connecticut Woodcarvers Gallery P.O.Box 368 East Canaan CT 06024 jcieslowski@snet.net 860-824-0883 Posts: 2345 | From: East Canaan CT 06024 | Registered: Nov 2001
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I use mine on HDU along with carving. Another thing I really enjoy is the cut off disc. I find it easy to handle for cutting the heads off screws and cutting bolts that are too long.
-------------------- Kathy Joiner River Road Graphics 41628 River Road Ponchatoula, La.70454
Old enough to know better...Too young to resist. Posts: 1891 | From: Ponchatoula, LA | Registered: Nov 2000
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But I carve all day and if there was a faster way to do what I do, I would use it. I've tried hand grinders and pulsating tools (those are the tools that spend half the time going backwards??? ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
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