Dremel | The Alchemists Vessel

The weekend is here and I don’t think I have ever been so happy to see one!

Friday’s are usually links and promotions, I have been busy with classes this week and haven’t had time to look for much. My plate is suddenly very full, which is a good thing.

I have been talking about starting to teach classes at Jo-Ann‘s. Here is there website. Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores. From here you can find a store, look for a class, sign up for offers and even shop some of their items. If you’re a craft-person this is a neat site. You can even buy a class for a friend as a gift.

Yesterday’s blog discussed tools, a rotary or Dremel tool being the prominent tool. Here are three links to the tool.

Dremel.com – Website Homepage.

Video Projects – What should I do with my Dremel?

Customer Creations Gallery – What other people did with their Dremel tool. Some of the projects are amazing!

Like this Curly Maple Clock

A Hardwood Ark

Or this Wooden Sign

Tools are pretty cool.

Next weekend is the last Treasure Valley Market of the season, and I will be attending. We’ll link the commercial and the event one more time next week. I hope to see the locals there.

Wishing you all a fabulous weekend! Rest. Relax. Rejuvenate!

Instead of a Featured Artist today, I thought it would be fun to discuss tools. No, not those kinds of tools, I mean the tools you use for crafting or DIY projects.

My friend, who is very knowledgeable about these things, and I were discussing Flex Shaft Machines and other shop / studio equipment, that is used during the process of creating, art, molds, jewelry, sculpture and even household repairs.

A “Dremel” is a brand of Rotary tool. What’s a rotary tool? It is a motorized shaft with a small accessory “heads” for sanding, buffing, polishing, cutting, drilling, etc. Mine are ancient! Here is what a new Kit looks like. Dremel Tool Kit.

Not all of them are heavy duty like that one. I was introduced to this cool little item during the conversation, and will share the videos with you now. Youtube, as I have learned, has a wealth of neat instructional and tutorial videos on just about anything and everything you can imagine.

This nifty little piece of equipment that allows you “hands free” work. The Dremel 2500-01 Multi-Vise

Here is an instructional video on the Multi-Vise

What started all this talk of tools and various uses and attachments? A Flex Shaft Machine. Here we see its uses in carving Green Jewelry Wax, as well as manual (hand-held) tools.

And I think that’s all for today.

Thank you for stopping in and having a look. Questions and comments are always welcome. The weekend is almost here, we would like to wish you a pleasant day.