Hey everyone again:
I would like to respond to what Becca said:
And furthermore, does the amount of coldworking equipment contibute to this? Maybe touchy or maybe not.
I too have wondered about this. I don't have a WB sander yet, so I feel that my work is not good enough until I get that expensive tool and learn how to use it properly. Or whatever I do post, would have to have an "organic look" limiting my ideas for projects. Am off the wall here??? Am I being far too paranoid???
Kathie Karancz wrote:Hey everyone again:
I would like to respond to what Becca said:
And furthermore, does the amount of coldworking equipment contibute to this? Maybe touchy or maybe not.
I too have wondered about this. I don't have a WB sander yet, so I feel that my work is not good enough until I get that expensive tool and learn how to use it properly. Or whatever I do post, would have to have an "organic look" limiting my ideas for projects. Am off the wall here??? Am I being far too paranoid???
Hi Kathie:
I think you are being paranoid. I didn't have any cold working equipment until about three years ago....that means 17 years working with only a little stained glass grinder. While cold finishing can bring work to new levels, one can achieve finely crafted work by just cutting carefully, knowing volume control, and being meticulous.
You can also adapt a standard wood carpenter's belt sander as a WBS. I did that for almost 10 years before buying a proper WBS. CR Laurence sells glass belts for various size small sanders.
Mount the sander under a tap or hose to allow a very small steady drip of water. Enough to wet the belt but not enough to spray into the motor. Alternatively, just use a plant mist spray bottle (or windex bottle) to keep spritzing water onto the belt. Anything that keeps the belt wet will work fine.
The trend is toward cold working. Look at the pieces Bullseye picked to put in their catalog. Most are cold worked extensively.
On the other hand I agree with Avery that there are other areas to concentrate on that are probably more important.
I have a Mickey Mouse WBS from Covington. It does pretty much what a big one does but it takes small 3 x 24 belts that wear out pretty quickly.
So who sells the Suhner hand piece? What does it cost, and how much better is it than a cheapo hand piece or grinder. I would like to play with the spherical miracle...
Bert Weiss wrote:The trend is toward cold working. Look at the pieces Bullseye picked to put in their catalog. Most are cold worked extensively.
On the other hand I agree with Avery that there are other areas to concentrate on that are probably more important.
I have a Mickey Mouse WBS from Covington. It does pretty much what a big one does but it takes small 3 x 24 belts that wear out pretty quickly.
So who sells the Suhner hand piece? What does it cost, and how much better is it than a cheapo hand piece or grinder. I would like to play with the spherical miracle...
