Hi everyone, I've been on this forum some years back but haven't put in an appearance for quite some time. I'm Beadmamma, AKA Sarah from Norfolk/Suffolk, a self taught jewellery maker who, with a...
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Hi everyone, I've been on this forum some years back but haven't put in an appearance for quite some time. I'm Beadmamma, AKA Sarah from Norfolk/Suffolk, a self taught jewellery maker who, with a...
After dragging my husband into the workshop, and he experiencing the same results, we reckoned that the workstation was a bit loose, thus dissipating the energy (? his explanation) we tightened...
It's a Dremel 3000.
Yes, I've been using a centre punch each time. I'm now wondering whether a mini benchtop drill press would be a good solution. But I'm now also wondering if the dremel will be up to stone setting...
I've just tried with HSS drill bits of varying sizes. Exactly the same result - well worse actually, as all it did was put a big dent in the copper, and the same in silver. These were new drill...
Oh. That doesn't sound promising. In my ignorance, I thought a dremel would be perfect for jewellery making, as a cheaper option to a decent pendant drill. Looks like it was false economy.
Thanks James
Thank you James, I'll check this out :)
Hi and thanks for helping a newbie out ... I've done some jewellery courses in the past and thought I'd remembered it all. Maybe I am using the wrong tool (dremel 3000) but I cannot successfully...