piercing

I don't have one of those ultra highspeed systems (yet) but I've been playing around with piercings with just a Dremel. It's certainly not the best thing to use but it's done well enough so far for what little piercings I'm starting now. I'm using some side cutting bits/rasps that I got here...

would imagine they will work with the Foredom? Some of these in the setare incredibly tiny. The actual drill bits do burn when attempting to pullthem sideways but the side cutting rasps haven't burned yet. I've beenusing them in Walnut (where you couldn't actually see the burning anyway) tomaple and poplar forms (where you certainly would see it if it happens ...which it hasn't).

Like I said, it's not the best way to do it I'm sure. But it's working until I can get around to getting the better systems.

- Andrew

Guy, The carbide bits don't burn as much as the diamond bits. To clean up the burning, just go back over the area very lightly in the opposite direction. That is, move the tool in the opposite direction. I usually cut out the hole using a clockwise motion, then go back very lightly in a counter-clockwise motion and it cleans it right up. If your foredom will spin in the opposite direction (some models do) you can also try reversing the rotation. Since you have to go back over to clean up, make sure you don't get your webs too thin the first time you make the hole, because cleaning up will remove a little more material and you can break through the webs.

-Jim Gott- San Jose, CA