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George, you're painting the lathe? You are a better man than I. Mine is an old drill table homemade clamp that I adapted and then clamped down to my workbench. I'll try to remember to take a photo of the chaos later.
Show us how yours looks. That would be cool.
BTW, I switched to a better needle and still have slippage. must be a rookie thing.
Diane
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Hey Diane,
Man, if I could just show ya, I could
explain in two minutes what takes an hour
to write about.*G* It WILL work I promise
and I will do everything I can to show ya.
I just figured out how to do the movie bit
with my digicam. Now I gotta figure out how
to email it.*G* Hang in there, it's well
worth the effort. Warm regards, Jim
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George,
I too would love to see your finished
project, as well as some finished flies.*G*
Let me know if I can provide any info for ya. My email addy is posted up top. The
darned things are too much fun not to share.
I get a kick out of them. They are great
trading fodder and I swap a lot of dremel
bug creations for flies I don't like to tie.
Works out well for me.*G* Regards, Jim
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Ok, when it's done and ready for prime time, I'll post a pic or two.
Trust me, it's nothing fancy, just some scrap boards I had lying around. I'm just spray painting it flat white, over some primer.
I used one of those clear heating vent deflectors to go over the 'lathe' area (where the needle is) to see if it would help keep the foam dust to a minimum. Used the dremel to cut the end out that the needle area slips under.
Can't wait to try it out, though!
Have fun,
George
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just to prove that I truly am a chaos queen and having fun, I'm posting these photos. The dremel lathe, such as it is, with my first two dremel bugs, drying and waiting for epoxy. Don't even tell me how ugly those colors are. I'm hitting a craft shop tomorrow.
Thanks for the help, everyone.
http://www.dianemaluso.org/ff/dremellathe.jpg
http://www.dianemaluso.org/ff/dremelbugs1.jpg
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Hey Diane,
It appears you have taken my "jellybean"
pattern a step further, turning it into a
full fledged easter egg.*G* Warm regards,
Jim
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Hey folks. I switched to a different brand of flip flop foam, an actual plug cutter instead of the copper pipe I was using, and a smaller emery board. Less slippage now. Sleazy Steve's stuff looks great though. Might have to find a way to justify spending a few bucks on that holder with the prongs.
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Something else you might get is a very thin screw and use that to hold the foam.
I got a 1/16" screw that worked for me.
Rick
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Here is a pic. of my lathe:
http://www.geocities.com/ggmiller4/lathe.jpg
I couldn't get any foam turned, they all kept slipping off. I am using foam from a kneeling pad I got at Home Depot.
I'll have to look for an upholstery needle this weekend when I go shopping.
Have fun,
George
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Hey George,
Nice looking set up buddy. Your dust
catcher looks pretty effective. I did
something similar using a plastic candy box.
The advantage was that I could remove it to
dump the dust and rinse it before putting
it back in place. As you do your shaping,
if you apply the emery board only to the
bottom edge of the foam, the dust will be
directed away from you against the catcher
as long as the dremel motor is located to
your left, just as you have it.*G* The
kneeling pads are a good source for thicker
foam material, but the quality of it is not
as good as a closed cell foam flip flop. It
will have more of a tendency to spin on you.
Good luck with your rig and I look forward
to seeing some of your creations. Warm
regards, Jim