http://www.jewelrymakingidea.com/blog/question-about-high-speed-drill-for-jewelry-making/ Fri, 18 May 2012 01:51:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.jewelrymakingidea.com/blog/question-about-high-speed-drill-for-jewelry-making/comment-page-1/#comment-2500 Chip Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:50:43 +0000 http://www.jewelrymakingidea.com/blog/question-about-high-speed-drill-for-jewelry-making/#comment-2500 You can use a dremel tool as a drill for jewelry making, but what type of bit depends on what material you are drilling. If you are drilling a stone (cabochon, slab, tumbled pebble) or glass type material, you will need to use a diamond tipped burr. In this case use the dremel on low speed (not high), and keep the burr ("drill") wet with water or oil to keep the stone cool. The burr will actually grind through the stone to create your hole. If you are drilling metal you can use a thin shaft drill bit in the dremel (as long as it fits correctly), you don't have to worry as much about heat, but keeping the speed down will give more control.<a href="http://www.chefcookingware.com/967"> Chip</a> You can use a dremel tool as a drill for jewelry making, but what type of bit depends on what material you are drilling.
If you are drilling a stone (cabochon, slab, tumbled pebble) or glass type material, you will need to use a diamond tipped burr. In this case use the dremel on low speed (not high), and keep the burr (”drill”) wet with water or oil to keep the stone cool. The burr will actually grind through the stone to create your hole.
If you are drilling metal you can use a thin shaft drill bit in the dremel (as long as it fits correctly), you don’t have to worry as much about heat, but keeping the speed down will give more control. Chip

]]> http://www.jewelrymakingidea.com/blog/question-about-high-speed-drill-for-jewelry-making/comment-page-1/#comment-2499 S Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:39:19 +0000 http://www.jewelrymakingidea.com/blog/question-about-high-speed-drill-for-jewelry-making/#comment-2499 Yes you can use a Dremmel, the only drawback is you must use the bits they make. The best choice would be "dental burrs"<a href="http://www.promusicmall.com/accessories-12758"> S</a> Yes you can use a Dremmel, the only drawback is you must use the bits they make. The best choice would be “dental burrs” S

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