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Re: You, Your Dremel and You! (a very basic tutorial)
« Reply #15 on: October 01, 2009, 05:14:20 PM »
Sweet Casey! I rely mostly off of my Dremel, so these are incredibly helpful! Could you include some Dremel tips for working with MR/Hasbro FX sabers to convert them? I understand that some take certain Dremel work. Thanks so much man, these are great!

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Re: You, Your Dremel and You! (a very basic tutorial)
« Reply #16 on: October 01, 2009, 05:34:33 PM »
The only one that I'm aware of is the Yoda... a pin needs to be drilled out.  Unless there's another way to do them that I'm not familiar with. 

Thanks for the comments, though.   ;)

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Re: You, Your Dremel and You! (a very basic tutorial)
« Reply #17 on: October 02, 2009, 06:49:16 AM »
Awesome tutorial Master Jedye.  I wish I could have read this a year ago when I first started making sabers, it sure would have saved me a lot of sink tubes.  lol

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Re: You, Your Dremel and You! (a very basic tutorial)
« Reply #18 on: October 02, 2009, 08:43:57 AM »
Awesome tutorial Master Jedye.  I wish I could have read this a year ago when I first started making sabers, it sure would have saved me a lot of sink tubes.  lol

Thank you.

You and me both!  I wish I knew all this stuff a year ago.  In fact, this time last year... I didn't even know there was such a thing as "custom sabers"  :D

Many Sinktubes died to bring us this information.

I should make mention that I learned most of this by watching QUI-GON's build logs and then later, brainstorming with him and a few others. (shout out  8) )

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Re: You, Your Dremel and You! (a very basic tutorial)
« Reply #19 on: October 04, 2009, 10:44:13 AM »
THANKS AGAIN

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Re: You, Your Dremel and You! (a very basic tutorial)
« Reply #20 on: October 11, 2009, 06:43:14 PM »
THANKS AGAIN

You're welcome! 
I might try to do the same tutorial format for Powder coating.....mainly tips and best practices.  I just need to test out a few techniques first.  Like dremeling... there are hundreds of ways to PC something.  Unlike dremeling... the guns vary greatly... so I'm not sure if it would be beneficial.  What do you all think?
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Re: You, Your Dremel and You! (a very basic tutorial)
« Reply #21 on: October 11, 2009, 07:01:43 PM »
I would appreciate a powdercoating tutorial on the basic, common techniques with the common guns. It could definitely be beneficial for the future.

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Re: You, Your Dremel and You! (a very basic tutorial)
« Reply #22 on: October 11, 2009, 07:18:53 PM »
I'll probably do this then...  keeping the information geared toward prep work, safety and care.   ;)

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Re: You, Your Dremel and You! (a very basic tutorial)
« Reply #23 on: October 15, 2009, 12:58:06 PM »
Master Jedye. Thank you so much for your beginner's tutorials. I was 3 minutes ago, on my porch sanding a sink tube so it would look 'goldish', per your tutorial. I was so pleased when I viewed your tutorials last night, thank you again. Oh yeah, my drill decided it didn't want to work so I am hand sanding this one  ;D

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Re: You, Your Dremel and You! (a very basic tutorial)
« Reply #24 on: October 27, 2009, 05:13:13 PM »
Hi Master Jedye I have a little prob with a saber I have been modifing, it's a burring prob and I can't seem to find anything on this thread to help me as I was told I could use my Dremmel/rotoray tool to get rid of it but first to check out this thread here,s a pic of my prob

can you help me?

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Re: You, Your Dremel and You! (a very basic tutorial)
« Reply #25 on: October 27, 2009, 05:14:50 PM »
Ahh, now I see the picture, now I know! ;D Probably a small handfile would work is my guess, but I'm sure MJ will take care of you :).

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Re: You, Your Dremel and You! (a very basic tutorial)
« Reply #26 on: October 27, 2009, 05:20:03 PM »
Durangus is correct. 
This looks like a good job for some tiny hand files. 



Sit down with it... and lightly file down those edges while you're watching "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown".  ;D  It takes time and patience.

Hope this helps, let me know if you need anything else and good luck!
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Re: You, Your Dremel and You! (a very basic tutorial)
« Reply #27 on: October 27, 2009, 05:29:35 PM »
thanks guys you have been most helpful  ;D

Brilliant thread btw it has been most helpful to me

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Re: You, Your Dremel and You! (a very basic tutorial)
« Reply #28 on: October 27, 2009, 05:31:59 PM »
thanks guys you have been most helpful  ;D

Brilliant thread btw it has been most helpful to me

You're welcome.  BTW... if you don't have a set of metal hand-files readily available... you can use a disposable fingernail file... it will take longer... but that maybe the "finer" detail you're looking for.

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Re: You, Your Dremel and You! (a very basic tutorial)
« Reply #29 on: October 27, 2009, 05:45:12 PM »
YES MJ ... this is my favourite thread ever ... before this I was going to use a die grinder LOL .. PS sorry about PC  incident

 

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