-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 My dremel tool is variable speed 5,000 - 35,000rpm. I'll give the cut-off wheel a try at slower speeds and also try out a coarse ball grinding burr. I am learning as I go. Once I get the 3M 5200 removed I get to learn about epoxy and fiberglass. That will be another first for me. I already have the free info packet from West System. I just don't let little things like not having done it before stop me. It just makes it more fun. Thanks again. Dave Gorjup wrote: | Glad it helped Jan. I've found a dremel tool works in a multitude of | places other tools won't. | | One other thing in case you're not aware - when I was an apprentice | machinist one of the first things we were taught is not only to have the | right tool for the job but also to know the right speeds to use with | various tools and materials. If you dont' have one yet, a speed control | that allows less than full rpm would probably be most helpful in this | application. It would keep the heat down and just allow the tool to | produce dust. In this of application with fiberglass and/or hardened | resin I would most likely use a coarse ball grinding burr and low to | moderate speeds. | Hopes this helps. Please ignore if you're familiar with this stuff. | Whatever works for you is the key. ;-) | Dave G. | | At 19:11 8/10/02, Jan Mason wrote: | |> Thanks Dave. The dremel tool did the trick. I ran it at 35,000rpm and |> used a #426 dremel reinforced cut-off wheel. Also used rubber gloves |> and a face mask. The 3M 5200 was heating up and melting on my hands. |> Not fun to get off. The non-reinforced cut-off wheels did not work very |> well. They kept breaking. I'm 25% done with one bulkhead now and still |> on the first reinforced cut-off wheel. The puddy knife, chisel, and |> utility knife are the other implements of destruction that I tried. - -snip- - -- Jan Mason td376_at_mail.anonymizer.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.1.90 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE9VfaeriM783OhDMIRAvd/AJ9gTgC+aR1rROoEMCYnMnSvOpPEMQCfeRiJ MeVxvMGuYibwCjxyo4n4Yzk= =gj0L -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Aug 10 2002 - 22:34:25 PDT
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