Martin Wilson of Hatch, Burn, Carve shares his engraving work of a steel axe head using carbide burrs, and a slate plaque engraved with diamond burrs
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31st May 2017
How to Use Carbide and Diamond Ball Burrs to Carve and Engrave Steel and Slate
10th March 2017
Complete Guide to your Dremel Versatip Torch and Soldering Iron
Dremel have done it again - delighted us with yet another little ace product that I have found useful for so many things around the home and for my hobbies and craft projects. The Dremel VersaTip.
This article is a review and guide to the Dremel VersaTip 2000-6 kit, an all in one gas torch, soldering iron, pyrography pen and more, that comes with 6 attachments tips.
6th February 2017
4 Tips for Polishing Metals With Your Dremel Rotary Tool or Dremel Flexible Shaft
When polishing silver jewellery with my Dremel Rotary Tool there's a few different tools that I like to use. I'm going to share my 4 tips on how to polish metals without fuss or mess! A few of my other favourite methods will be highlighted at the end too.
10th October 2016
How to Make A Beautiful Stone Tea light Candle Holder in 4 Easy Steps
I've been asked many times how to make a tea light candle holder so I thought it was about time to show you how easily it can be done with just a few tools and some found stone, rock, brick or large pebbles.
22nd September 2016
7 Hand Polishers That Will Produce a Mirror Finish in Under 10 Minutes
Buffing and polishing metals, stone, glass and wood is easily done with the aid of a rotary tool and various buffs, wheels, mops, bobs, pastes and compounds. However, sometimes you need some control over the material you are polishing and you may need to be careful where the polisher or abrasive…
24th August 2016
How To Easily Cut & Shape Sea Glass and Stones Using Diamond Wire Hand Saw Blades
This helpful tutorial explains in easy to follow steps how to cut sea glass, stones, shell, ceramic and shards of broken china using diamond wire hand saw blades.
15th August 2016
5 Essential Beginners Glass Engraving Tools
If you are new to the wonderful world of glass engraving this short guide will give you a run down of the small amount of kit you'll need to achieve something special. As you learn more and start to experiment with different techniques you can add different burrs, abrasives and polishers along the way.
26th July 2016
12 Things You should Know about Diamond Drill Bits
What can I use my Diamond drill bits on? How do I use them? What's the difference between sintered and coated? How Long will my drill bits last? Will they fit my drill?
All your questions answered...
13th July 2016
Why Everyone Should own a Swiss Needle File Set
What Are Needle Files? How do you use needle files? What do the different shapes do? Why choose Swiss Needle files? An essential tool for every craftsperson. These steel files are used for filing, shaping and smoothing metal, wood, plastics, ceramic, glass, stone and polymer clay.
18th April 2016
7 Facts About Tungsten Carbide Burrs and How To Use Them
Carbide Burrs can be used on many materials including all metals, all stone, ceramic, hard wood, fibreglass and reinforced plastics.
This article helps to explain the different type of cuts, the various shapes available and what they each do, shank sizes and how to use carbide carving burrs.