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dremmel?

Post by Tor »

Has anyone used a dremel tool (y'know one of those small hand held grinding/cutting tools) with a round burr to clean up the inner fillets. Or am I the only silly bugger to make a mess of this (I don't think so).

I used a rasp with great success on the outer joins and figured if I could get a rough spherical burr it would have a similar efficient action and not clog.

any ideas?

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Post by jem »

The ideal solution is to make them neat as you can while they are still wet. Now if you saw the first fillets I ever did, you'd point and laugh. :shock: :lol:

I used a dremel with the floppy sanding hand (looks like a bunch of flaps) and it worked ok.

Best thing I've found is to get a piece of PVC or other round tube, wrap sandpaper around it, and start using the 'ole elbow grease. Miserable job to do, but it works.
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Post by Wimperdink »

I used a dremel with the sanding drum. I'm with Matt and agree its best to make them smooth before its hardened.
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