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I'm going to try the not-round needle idea. think that would be good. and stonefly, it sounds as if you've created a tailstock. I think that's a great idea and one I'm going to try to duplicate.

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...

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...

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...

Jim's last note was really important. I chucked an upholstery needle into my dremel and started it up on half speed. The length of the needle (about 4 inches) combined with the mildness of the...

Thanks, folks. I'll take a look at Sleazy Steve's site. Sounds like a possibility. Might make something like that.

Satchel, I think those triangular needles are just the ticket.

thanks, bass. i'll do that. already emailed Jim Hatch, too. I tried superglue tonight sand it works but it messes up the bug on the way off the mandrel a bit.

Diane

Hey all you dremel bug fans! I just built a dremel lathe and have an upholstery needle for the mandrel. I'm using a very light touch, and I know what a light touch is on a lathe. Still, the foam...