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Best fabric for (homemade) buffing wheels?
Can anyone suggest what sort of fabric to use for a homemade buffing
wheel for my tiny little Craftsman rotary tool? I've made one from some cotton fabric -- left over from hubby's pajamas -- and it (kinda) works, but it has lost much of its coherence quite quickly. I've read that denim or flannel might be better? Anyone know? And has anyone here made their own wheels? If it helps, I'm hoping for a nice glossy finish, on Kato clay. Thanks! |
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could you show me a photos of your wheel? i cant even imagine how to
make it, and my beads desperatly need some shine. |
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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. |
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... 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. |
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Normally these small buffing wheels only come as art of a larger Buffing
Cleaning kit like those produced by Dremel, Costco or Harbor Freight. If you want to buy them individually you have to go to a Jewelrs Supply Store, expect to pay much more for them since their clientele is made up of high end jewelers working gold, silver and gems. 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. |
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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. |
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Can anyone suggest what sort of fabric to use for a homemade buffing wheel for my tiny little Craftsman rotary tool? I've made one from some cotton fabric -- left over from hubby's pajamas -- and it (kinda) works, but it has lost much of its coherence quite quickly. I've read that denim or flannel might be better? Anyone know? And has anyone here made their own wheels? If it helps, I'm hoping for a nice glossy finish, on Kato clay. Thanks! Try perusing Desiree McCrorey's site, especially this link: http://www.desiredcreations.com/howT...emelPolish.htm Lots of helpful information. Cheers, T |
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Maybe the dye will transfer to the clay?
-- Connie Ryman Cryman Studio "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. |
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I didn't know if one is preferable over the over (nylon vs. wool), but
the squares I buy are nylon. Cheers, Carla glumone wrote: 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. |
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