Forum topic by eyflfla | posted 12-14-2017 03:35 PM | 969 views | 0 times favorited | 12 replies | ![]() |
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12-14-2017 03:35 PM |
Hi, so I make mazes. I really like carving them into wood. In my teen years I had a great big router and I would naively just haul away on whatever wood was lying around. Now that I’m older I’m trying to do a better job. I have a dremel 4000 series and a collection of bits but I can’t seem to get a set up that will work. I think part of the problem is I am trying to carve into a cookie, instead of a board. I got through one side, using a small 1/8” cutter bit and that mostly worked well, though occasionally patches of heart wood gave it trouble and left burn marks. On the other side I am trying to cut larger paths. I had a square router bit that started off great, but I soon ran into trouble. I was burning the wood and the bit. I have one for round channels and it didn’t do much better. I’ve tried tackling the problem from several angles, shallows cuts, making pilot lines with the cutter bit. None of it works satisfactorily. Another problem I’ve always run into is that my bits change depth. I think this is because I’m pulling on them sideways all the time. I try to go easy and keep the shaft inserted as deeps as possible, but with the various attachments it’s kind of hard. I’ve looked around on youtube and it appears a trim router might do what I want, but I don’t see why that would perform any different than my rotary tool. I’m willing to buy one if someone can explain the difference. I’ve looked at carbide bits, do they make them in the smaller shaft sizes? I’m looking for any advice on how to work with what I’ve got, or what tools to buy that would definitely work. |