New with question on Dremel tool

[bikermutt07]

6 hours ago, Rabble said:

Thanks Halitech, I'll get some 120 grit on order, be a while til I'm on that part of the project.  Did a search and Amazon came back with some from Pro Edge that look real nice, but also a pair from Co-Link that look pretty good and are a lot less.  Anyone have experience with them?  Reviews seem pretty good overall.

I haven't tried the dremel versions of the pro edge. I bought the one for an electric motor.

And yes if you have a friend with a lathe then turning your own makes plenty of sense. I have been a carpenter for over 20 years and have never had access to a lathe or drill press. I guess I'm a field man not a shop man. So, I went with the pro edge couldn't justify price or space for a lathe). It is very nicely made.

As far as co link goes..... I have their stitching chisels and am pretty happy with those.

[strathmoredesigns]

On 11/2/2016 at 8:40 AM, rejerome said:

When slicking edges on items like belts I just use a QuikGrip clamp and clamp it to the bench top and use it as a stationary bench top tool.

I've made some of my own special shaped slicking tools for it.  You can purchase arbors for them but I have found that a large sized pop rivet is just about the right size. The rivet end goes into the wood of the slicker and the nail shank goes into the Dremel collet.  I also highly recommend a keyless chuck which you can purchase for less than $10.  That way you don't have to keep track of that tiny collet wrench. 

@rejerome any chance you can link to an example of the QuickGrip clamp you use and the type of pop rivet you're talking about? I spent all weekend trying to figure out how to attach a double groove wood slicker from Tandy with a 1/4" hole to a Black and Decker Rotary tool that can take shanks between 3/32" and 1/8". I was looking for an arbor adapter, but couldn't find one the right size.

[rejerome]

  

Got a drill?  Just chuck up the Tandy slicker in a drill and clamp it to a bench.

8 hours ago, strathmoredesigns said:

@rejerome any chance you can link to an example of the QuickGrip clamp you use and the type of pop rivet you're talking about? I spent all weekend trying to figure out how to attach a double groove wood slicker from Tandy with a 1/4" hole to a Black and Decker Rotary tool that can take shanks between 3/32" and 1/8". I was looking for an arbor adapter, but couldn't find one the right size.

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[strathmoredesigns]

@rejerome thanks so much! I'm going to give these a try! And if they don't work, I'm reaching for my drill!