Mrs. SewNSew

Is there any way to keep the shop clean? The biggest problem is I love to use my dremel with a wire wheel for polishing metal parts and those wires come loose and fly all over. I worry they are in my hair or on my clothes when I walk into the house and also that they could get into a machine inside the shop and jam up the works.

I am at peace with the q-tips, cotton balls and string here and there and ok with the paper towels, rags, pee pads and whatnot but not the wires. Grrrr.

miriam

put a dab of super glue on the center where the wires join the post.

Mrs. SewNSew

Seriously?? Are you messing with me?

J Miller

Christy,

One piece of advice, do not walk around barefoot in an area where you've used the Dremel wire wheels. I learned that the hard way. Those little wires develop a barb on the end and when you dig them out it hurts.

Wear safety glasses while using those too.

I love those little things, but they are dangerous.

Never heard about the super glue in the middle. I'll try that. Can't hurt.

Joe

miriam

no - I read it on the internet - it must be true so I tried it - it isn't fool proof but it does extend the life of some of the brushes... the cheap Chinese brushes are even worse - cheap and no good and you better be wearing body armor and a face shield helmet... Oh and out doors where you don't ever go barefoot.

J Miller

I only buy the Dremel brand bits and accessories. That thing cranks out some serious RPMs so I don't scrimp.

Joe

Mrs. SewNSew

Interesting. To start with I confess I bought the cheapos. Yes they are dangerous. Even with glasses on, I have had them try to shoot up my nose and def. come at my face and arms. I feel like I need to go with full on battle gear inside a box!

Do the Dremel ones hold up better?

miriam

no use the super glue

Sunflowerzz

Dremel holds up better for me too. I think I will try a dab of hot glue from one of my glue guns and see how it holds up. Being a licensed nail technician by trade I know how brittle and flaky cyanoacrylates are so I wouldn't really want to use any super glues.

I also use the Dremel stiff black plastic brush bit for getting in and around the chrome parts that I do not want to remove from the machine. Doesn't hurt the paint at all.

I only use the metal wire brush for the tough jobs. I wear wrap around safety glasses that have 2.0 diopters so I can see what I am doing. They are cheap and wearing only one pair of glasses is so much better for me.
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miriam

Interesting about the glue - I don't know if hot glue would penetrate enough
I want to see what the brush you use looks like
I like those kind of glasses, too - something close to the cheek - bristles flies everywhere