Dremel in sculpting

[My_name_1s_MUD]

Do you use a Dremel (or other rotary tool) in your sculpting? If so, how do you use it? Do you use a flexi-shaft? Which bits, burs, etc. do you find most useful?

 

[DaveCox]

I have used a dremel-type tool, but only for major works - both my Polish Lancer & KRRC figures were modified using this tool.

 

[My_name_1s_MUD]

what kinda burs, bits, etc. did you use

 

[Einion]

>Do you use a Dremel (or other rotary tool) in your sculpting?
Yes.

>If so, how do you use it?
Bulk putty removal and some kinds of fine grinding and smoothing.

>Do you use a flexi-shaft?
No, but I want one (with a foot-operated power supply ideally).

>Which bits, burs, etc. do you find most useful?
Cutting heads, slitting discs and grinding stones for cruder work. Diamond burrs for finer grinding. Silicon-rubber bits for finer abrading; the finest white type for some subtle shaping and final smoothing prior to buffing if I want a polished surface.

Einion

 

[mertenspeter]

I use my dremel with flexi-shaft mostly for cutting of cariers from larger scale resin figure ore busts, i use a cutting disc for this. I do this over the hoze of a vacuumcleaner because the dust that comes of is not so healfty
In some other cases i use the dremel with a dril to make the holes in the wooden base, but never to dril in a figure metal ore resin because the speed is to high en the drils to smal

peter

 

[DaveCox]

I use a variety of bits, the set that I bought has a total of 30 tools ranging from different steel burs to stones and brushes. Only the burs are used on figures, but the others have come in useful on groundwork etc.

 

[btavis]

I sculpt with a dremel a lot. I have two types: the variable speed AC one and a low speed battery one. I use diamond burrs mostly that came in a kit if about twelve varieties. I also sculpt with drill bits. I have used the smallest bit there is in the low speed dremel for extreme detail.

If you get the flexi shaft also get the stand the holds the dremel in the air like a plasma bag in the hospital. Then the flexi shaft is a great asset. The low speed dremel can be hand held as it is very light.

 

[My_name_1s_MUD]

The reason I ask is that I've found it pretty useful. I picked these up from Ebay today:

I have a Dremel and the Flexi-shaft. I use it on my modeling, but I'm very new to the sculpting world. I've found that I actually like sculpting when the medium is hard almost as much as when its still soft. I think I'm unusual in this regard. I haven't seen anyone talking about Dremel use on this board that much.

 

[garyjd]

A Dremel tool looks to be a very valuable tool for sculpting. Actually I've never owned one. I guess I'm slow to upgrading my tools to ones that will make the process easier, settling for what I currently use. I do like the fact that you can vary the speed of the drill while working.~Gary

 

[My_name_1s_MUD]

I have an inexpensive Craftsman rotary tool. My big problem is the mess it makes. I wear goggles, but if I wear the mask, then it fogs up my glasses. So I've been breathing the dust. I think I will rig up our extra vacuum cleaner to suck the dust away as I'm working.

 

[Guy]

Wal-Mart ran a sale on small vaccuum cleaners (shop-mate) for $25 and I hooked it up to my sander / grinder and now get minamil amount of dust from resin clean-up.

 

[My_name_1s_MUD]

How did you hook it up to your sander/grinder? Is your grinder a stationary grinder? Thanks! Sorry so many questions on this... I'm really new to this hobby!

 

[garyjd]

Knowing what the possible clean up would be that's probably why I never picked up a Dremel for use as a carving/sculpting tool. I make enough of a mess with sandpaper and steel wool.~Gary