Gary R Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Hi folks. I haven't been here in a while and wonder if anybody could offer me some advice. I've decided that, in addition to making ladies jewellery out of Woolly Mammoth Ivory, I'd make some nice-looking cuff links. An easy enough task; shape your Ivory and Araldite to the cuff link pad ! But, I'd like to carve-out a shallow, circular recess to accommodate the pad ….. for a much tidier, better quality look. I can of course rout the recess out with my Dremel but, I'm wondering if anyone might know of a specialist tool that I could use that would be quicker. I need to create a recess about 12mm in diameter and only about 1.00mm deep. Thank you. Gary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanM Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Have you looked at "forstner bits" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary R Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Thank you Dan. I have never even heard of forstner bits, let alone seen them ! I shall investigate further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezz El Sherbiny Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Suggestion Gary, If you've not carved the piece yet and what you have is still blanks - attach your blank to the Dremel chuck (somehow), using it as a lathe. You should be able to turn out the bottom and the recess with a sharp suitably-shaped chisel. If you go for that you need low speed and good eye protection. Cheers / Ezz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary R Posted November 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Thank you for that suggestion Ezz. I've managed quite a decent job by firmly mounting the blanks and routing them out with a small engraving cutter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yloh Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 make a template use a router yloh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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