Hobbies And Interests
Glass Engraving
A Dremel tool is ideal for engraving glass items such as mirrors, glasses and jewelry. Using one or more of Dremel's engraving cutters, depending upon depth and thickness of the etching you want to create, you can personalize glass items with fancy lettering. For best effect, secure the glass item in a vise grip and, place the stylus lightly against the surface of the glass and maintain even pressure. Always wear goggles when working with your Dremel.
Handmade Jewelry
Preparing stones for making homemade jewelry is easy with a Dremel rotary tools. Rubber polishing points and polishing wheels, combined with Dremel's own polishing compound, let you gently bring out the shine in a variety of stones for use in making bracelets, necklaces and rings. The engraver can be used to personalize your handmade jewelry.
Wooden Crafts
Miniature cars, animal figurines, people and dollhouse furniture are all ideal crafts for someone who has woodworking skills. The Dremel has Tungsten Carbide cutters, structured tooth cutters, diamond cutting wheels and shaping tools that can be used to carve wooden miniatures from even the hardest wood materials. Using a single Dremel tool and switching between cutting and sanding tools, you can make a dollhouse or intricately engraved jewelry boxes.
Signs and Plaques
Dremels are ideal for engraving names, favorite poems or even images onto wooden plaques or for making rustic wooden signs for your home or local business owners. The Dremel can be used to cut any design from raw wood, the grinding attachment is ideal for shaping the sign and the carving attachment will let you create detailed relief carvings.