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"Kim" wrote in message t... wrote in message ... crna_ofca wrote: could you show me a photos of your wheel? i cant even imagine how to make it, and my beads desperatly need some shine. I just put about six little circles of fabric into a stack, and stitched a small circle around the center to anchor them togehter. Then made a tiny hole to thread it onto the mandrel of my rotary tool. Nothing special, nothing fancy. It was pretty much like the muslin wheels in the catalogs I've seen. I'd buy one, by the way, but can't find any that look as though they'd fit my tool, and don't know anyplace that sells them locally, so that I could take the mandrel in with me to check fit. Hi: I bought the muslin wheel from Wal-Mart for my Dremel tool. It works "OK" and the only reason I am not totally satisfied is I think it's stiffer than I need it to be. So, my idea was to remove the first (outer-most) row of stitching on the wheel to see if it would loosen up. Also, I tried the polishing compound that comes with the Dremel polishing kit. I think this may work, but the pieces I was trying the wheel out on the first time were a custom mixed blue (extremely light blue) and the first touch of the rouge (the polishing compound) instantly put tiny red streaks embedded into the finish (acrylic). Interesting, but I wasn't looking for that to happen. I went to Harbor Freight and bought a polishing compound that is light blue and meant for plastics. Red rouge is made for metals such as silver,gold, brass, etc. Greg Krynen www.krynen.com - my home site with forums for different crafts www.PurpleDragonGifts.com - my business selling jewelry and small art. |
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"glumone" wrote in message ... Thank you. (And I'm glad I am not the only one making these...) I read on Glassattic.com that one shouldn't use wool felt, but not why. Does anyone have any idea why this would be? (I've got some wool roving that I accidentally felted while dyeing, so thought it would be a good use for it...) Thanks Carla wrote: I made my own, too, using a felt square I bought from a local craft store. I can use one wheel for about 50-60 beads, then when it gets really fuzzy around the edges, I make another one. It works like a charm. This is, of course, after the beads have been sanded with three or four different grits of sandpaper. Since I keep the beads on pins while I'm sanding/buffing, the ends around the holes don't get the same kind of treatment. But just a few seconds of buffing against my jeans will take care of those spots. Cheers, Carla wrote: crna_ofca wrote: could you show me a photos of your wheel? i cant even imagine how to make it, and my beads desperatly need some shine. I just put about six little circles of fabric into a stack, and stitched a small circle around the center to anchor them togehter. Then made a tiny hole to thread it onto the mandrel of my rotary tool. Nothing special, nothing fancy. It was pretty much like the muslin wheels in the catalogs I've seen. I'd buy one, by the way, but can't find any that look as though they'd fit my tool, and don't know anyplace that sells them locally, so that I could take the mandrel in with me to check fit. A real good reason would be static electricity build up. Wool against PVC or most other plastics will build an incredible electrical charge and then release it without warning, I am talking more than you get from an average carpet to wallplate charge. |
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