A&S judging

I. Marc Carlson LIB_IMC at centum.utulsa.edu
Fri Nov 1 12:06:36 PST 1996


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>There are variable speed dremels with foot pedals/rheostats that are
>available from jewelry supply stores....

Thank you, I have a variable speed Dremel, and it just *doesn't* go 
that slow.

>Also, have you tried using any kind of cooling agent when drilling?  We used
>to keep little cups of oil of wintergreen-soaked cotton to dip the drill
>bits into to prevent burning out the bits. 

I probably ought to, but it's not the bits I'm burning.  Although once the 
organic material carbonizes *in* the bit, it's just as useless.  Some days,
it's just easier to do it by hand.

Diarmuit




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