Fredrick Paget on tue 17 sep 02
Check Harbor Freight . They have some very thin flat diamond coated disks
that can do the job. They are pretty cheap but don't last too long unless
you run them in water or use the Burr Life gunk that jewelers put on their
burrs.
An industrial tungsten bonded diamond disk for a 1/8 inch mandrel can be
had for around 30 dollars and will last a long time. Since I retired I have
lost track of where these were sold.
Fred
>
>I'm searching for a tool to cut through the glaze. We have Dremel and =
>Ryobi brand rotary tools, but I can't locate a blade that will cut =
>through glass. Any info is appreciated.
>
>Rafael
From Fred Paget, Marin County, California, USA
Philip Poburka on tue 17 sep 02
Any Diamond enpregnated blade should do it...flood with
Water while cutting...
Phil
le vee
----- Original Message -----
From: "MOLINA, RAFAEL"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 3:55 PM
Subject: Blade for rotary tool
Is anyone on the List familiar with a blade for a Dremel
type rotary tool that will cut through glass/glaze? I went
to the local warehouse lumber/hardware store and could not
locate one.
We do a project in my class using stiff slab construction to
form a box. These objects are made from cone 6 stoneware
clay, bisque-fired, glazed, and glaze-fired. On occasion
glaze runs down and sticks the top to the bottom. If there
isn't too much glaze we score it wth a glass cutting tool
and gently hit the piece with a wooden paddle and the lid
comes free. Unfortunately, some times the glazes runs and
pools between the lid and the bottom of the box and really
bonds the two pieces together.
I'm searching for a tool to cut through the glaze. We have
Dremel and Ryobi brand rotary tools, but I can't locate a
blade that will cut through glass. Any info is appreciated.
TIA.
Rafael
Rafael Molina, MFA
Assistant Professor of Art
Department of Music, Art, and Dance
Tarrant County College-Southeast Campus
2100 Southeast Parkway
Arlington, TX 76018-3144
(817) 515-3711
(817) 515-3189 fax
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MOLINA, RAFAEL on tue 17 sep 02
Is anyone on the List familiar with a blade for a Dremel type rotary =
tool that will cut through glass/glaze? I went to the local warehouse =
lumber/hardware store and could not locate one.
We do a project in my class using stiff slab construction to form a box. =
These objects are made from cone 6 stoneware clay, bisque-fired, =
glazed, and glaze-fired. On occasion glaze runs down and sticks the top =
to the bottom. If there isn't too much glaze we score it wth a glass =
cutting tool and gently hit the piece with a wooden paddle and the lid =
comes free. Unfortunately, some times the glazes runs and pools between =
the lid and the bottom of the box and really bonds the two pieces =
together.
I'm searching for a tool to cut through the glaze. We have Dremel and =
Ryobi brand rotary tools, but I can't locate a blade that will cut =
through glass. Any info is appreciated.
TIA.
Rafael
=20
Rafael Molina, MFA
Assistant Professor of Art
Department of Music, Art, and Dance
Tarrant County College-Southeast Campus
2100 Southeast Parkway
Arlington, TX 76018-3144
(817) 515-3711
(817) 515-3189 fax
Mercy Langford on tue 17 sep 02
Hi- You need a diamond tip blade that comes for the rotary tool. I bought
mine at home depot-it's expensive/ I paid 14.00 for it. Mercy
Jim Brooks on tue 17 sep 02
Rafael, check with a stained glass shop.. If they are any size, they will
have a diamond wheel that will cut the glaze. In Dallas call the Rock
Barrell and ask them if they have anything... For glass the Rufkin
something- something glass shop at North Toll-way and Beltline.. South
side of Dallas. is a wholesael glass place i believe is called Gypse
Glass...... Jim in Denton....
P.S. Are the little boxes really worth all this effort? Can't you remake a
new one faster. and cheaper?
Don Goodrich on tue 17 sep 02
Rafael,
I think you can find what you're looking for at Harbor Freight.
The following diamond rotary blades, for instance, might be just the thing:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=31501
They and their cousins, the diamond mini grinding wheels,
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=32396
come in handy when glaze drips get where they don't belong. Just remember to
keep the diamonds wet, so they don't unsolder themselves from the substrate.
Good luck,
Don Goodrich (who is in no way connected to Harbor Freight)
goodrichdn@aol.com
http://members.aol.com/goodrichdn/
Mert & Holly Kilpatrick on wed 18 sep 02
Have you tried the Diamond Wheel, part # 545? You can get almost any dremel
accessory from mytoolstore.com and other internet hardware suppliers that
come up with a google search on the part number.
Holly
>From: "MOLINA, RAFAEL"
>Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 6:55 PM
>Is anyone on the List familiar with a blade for a Dremel type rotary tool
that will cut through glass/glaze? I went to >the local warehouse
lumber/hardware store and could not locate one.
Rob Van Rens on wed 18 sep 02
A problem I've encountered, unfortunately. Try any rotaty tool with a
tungsten carbide bit... I use one that is a very sharp, fluted cone. I
personally like the one sold by Sears under the Craftsman label. I don't
have the part number handy, but it's always in stock at my local Sears.
Diamond bits from lapidary suppy stores will do the trick, too, but they are
very expensive. The tungsten bits aren't cheap, and they wear out pretty
quickly, but they do slice right through my Cone 8 glazes, better than
anything else I've found.
Robert Van Rens, Workshop Coordinator
Otto Kroeger Associates
703-591-6284, x110 Phone
703-591-8338 Fax
www.typetalk.com
-----Original Message-----
From: MOLINA, RAFAEL [mailto:RAFAEL.MOLINA@TCCD.EDU]
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 6:55 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Blade for rotary tool
Is anyone on the List familiar with a blade for a Dremel type rotary tool
that will cut through glass/glaze? I went to the local warehouse
lumber/hardware store and could not locate one.
We do a project in my class using stiff slab construction to form a box.
These objects are made from cone 6 stoneware clay, bisque-fired, glazed, and
glaze-fired. On occasion glaze runs down and sticks the top to the bottom.
If there isn't too much glaze we score it wth a glass cutting tool and
gently hit the piece with a wooden paddle and the lid comes free.
Unfortunately, some times the glazes runs and pools between the lid and the
bottom of the box and really bonds the two pieces together.
I'm searching for a tool to cut through the glaze. We have Dremel and Ryobi
brand rotary tools, but I can't locate a blade that will cut through glass.
Any info is appreciated.
TIA.
Rafael
Rafael Molina, MFA
Assistant Professor of Art
Department of Music, Art, and Dance
Tarrant County College-Southeast Campus
2100 Southeast Parkway
Arlington, TX 76018-3144
(817) 515-3711
(817) 515-3189 fax
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Dale Cochoy on wed 18 sep 02
Molina,
There are numerous brands of 1/8" shank "Carbide coated discs" for use with
Dremel, etc. They would work. Most average prices I've seen come in sets of
5 or so discs with the mandrel. Name brands usually $12ish but Chinese ( OK
for this project) could be had cheaper. Try some discount stores like "Big
Lots" , etc for Chinese. Better brands at Lowes. DIY, Home Depot.
You also mignt want to pick up a couple hapes of rotary stones with 1/8"
shank for a nice clean up.
Regards
Dale Cochoy, Wild Things Bonsai Studio, Hartville, Ohio
DaleCochoy@Prodigy.Net http://www.WildThingsBonsai.Com
Specializing in power wood carving tools.
Yakimono no Kokoro bonsai pottery of hand-built stoneware
----- Original Message -----
From: "MOLINA, RAFAEL"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 6:55 PM
Subject: Blade for rotary tool
Is anyone on the List familiar with a blade for a Dremel type rotary tool
that will cut through glass/glaze? I went to the local warehouse
lumber/hardware store and could not locate one.
We do a project in my class using stiff slab construction to form a box.
These objects are made from cone 6 stoneware clay, bisque-fired, glazed, and
glaze-fired. On occasion glaze runs down and sticks the top to the bottom.
If there isn't too much glaze we score it wth a glass cutting tool and
gently hit the piece with a wooden paddle and the lid comes free.
Unfortunately, some times the glazes runs and pools between the lid and the
bottom of the box and really bonds the two pieces together.
I'm searching for a tool to cut through the glaze. We have Dremel and Ryobi
brand rotary tools, but I can't locate a blade that will cut through glass.
Any info is appreciated.
TIA.
Rafael
Rafael Molina, MFA
Assistant Professor of Art
Department of Music, Art, and Dance
Tarrant County College-Southeast Campus
2100 Southeast Parkway
Arlington, TX 76018-3144
(817) 515-3711
(817) 515-3189 fax
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Roger Graham on fri 20 sep 02
Been following the posts on this topic for a few days. Nobody so far seems
to have mentioned "Joe Dandy" separating disks. I was introduced to these
by my dentist (truly). He gave me half a dozen as freebies, after charging
$180 for a filling. Flat silicon carbide disks, less than 1/16 of an inch
thick, in diameters from 1/2 inch up to 1 inch, in steps of 1/8 inch. They
mount on a little mandrel with a 3/32" shank. Like a tiny delicate circular
cutting disk. Just the thing for cutting a thin slot, rather than boring a
circular hole.
I've not ever bought any, still using the freebie ones. But I see them on
the internet (Google search engine, enter "Joe Dandy + silicon carbide" and
try a few links there). Here are two good ones:
http://www.keystoneind.com/html/con-separating.html , or
http://www.wellsdental.com/Techbull/Catalog/wellscat/Pages from
WellsCat.38-41.pdf
If you can make this second link work OK, it gives a PDF document with
pictures of the various disks and mandrels to suit. Type the whole link
including the spaces between words, not just the bit in blue.
Roger Graham
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~rogergraham
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