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Thu, Jan 27, 05 at 18:55
| I have ton of sea shells - that I would like to incoprporate into windchimes. Is there a secret to drilling them ? I'm SCARED !!!! LOL |
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- Posted by Evelyn_CraftDiva (My Page) on Thu, Jan 27, 05 at 19:16
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- Posted by Toomuchglass (My Page) on Fri, Jan 28, 05 at 11:59
| That is GREAT !!!! THANK YOU !!!!!! |
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- Posted by chinacat_sunflower (My Page) on Mon, Jan 31, 05 at 13:23
| a regular drill bit won't work, but a small grinding head either in a dremel tool or even in a pin vise works just great. I have a small, cone-shaped bit that I use for drilling holes in coin blanks, shells, and bunches of things- these are the bits that look like a stone, not the 'burr' bits, or the diamond bits- the diamond bits cut really fast, but need to be water-cooled if used with power tools- and unless you have a flex-shaft for your dremel, water and power don't mix. I'm all for ancient techniques- but I don't have 5 minutes to drill a single hole in a single shell. |
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