{"id":109,"date":"2008-06-04T11:02:46","date_gmt":"2008-06-04T18:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-dremel-buffing-beads\/109\/"},"modified":"2016-09-22T16:21:29","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T23:21:29","slug":"polymer-clay-dremel-buffing-beads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-dremel-buffing-beads\/109\/","title":{"rendered":"The Polymer Clay Dremel Tool Makes Buffing Beads Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Vid #66: Ladies, there’s a reason whey guys love power tools:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A perfect polymer clay tool for buffing, drilling, carving and a variety of other uses, is the Dremel rotary tool. Of course any brand of rotary tool would work for<\/span> polymer clay but the Dremel is widely known and that is the brand I have.<\/span><\/p>\n

I use mine mostly for buffing with a cloth buffing wheel, but also use it for the other techniques listed as well. Because it’s powered, it is so much more efficient than hand buffing and gives your bead a beautiful shine.<\/span><\/p>\n

As with any power tools, you do need to use caution and follow the safety guidelines given with the machine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Safety glasses are a must. The Dremel spins at very high RPM (revolutions per minute). My Multi-Pro model is rated to go from 5,000 RPM to 30,000 RPM. That’s a lot of turns per minute! It means a bead that you accidentally let go of, could shoot towards you super fast. Lack of eye protection could mean some serious damage! So be careful.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also, tie back loose hair or clothing. If your hair gets caught in something turning that fast, not only could the machine come and whack you in the head, but big chunks of hair will get pulled out, right quick! Graphic enough for you?<\/em> I don’t want you to be scared, I just want you to be safe.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once you get to know and respect the power of the Dremel, it could very well become one of your favorite polymer clay tools! If you were to talk with any of the polymer clay gurus out there, you would find that a really large proportion of them buff their polymer clay beads with either a Dremel Rotary Tool or a larger bench buffer\/grinder. It is just way more efficient and effective in most cases than buffing and polishing by hand.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ladies, there’s a reason why guys LOVE power tools so much… they get things done and they get done fast! So if you don’t have a polymer clay dremel yet, my recommendation would be to get one asap.
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