About Diamond burrs for stone crafting with Dremel type tools.

[@HendersonNoMore]

THANk goodness you created this. I have been searching youtube on these for a week and now i finally see yours

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Glad I could help! Good luck with your work.

[@yannissakellarakis1798]

Very informative lecture, indeed! Detailed, precise, and illuminating especially for a beginner like myself. I wish I had listened to you before I bought a set of 1/4" burrs, which I do not have a machine for unless there is some kind of an adaptor I could use on my Dremel 3000 !! Thank you very much!

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Glad it was helpful! Pity about the 1/4 inch burrs, being bigger they are probably more aggressive than the 1/8th burrs, perhaps you can mount them in a drill for occasional heavy duty use ? Cheers.

[@Nat1videos]

Very helpful thank you! currently working on my first stone carving as a gift for my mum !

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Wonderful! I am glad you found the video useful, best of luck with your first stone carving.

[@Nat1videos]

@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 Thanks! I will post it on my channel when it's done and let you know if you are interested to see? Maybe give me some tips :D

[@durango8882]

@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 Yes sir I too am a newbie so thank you! Stone #1 for me lol

[@anajimenez7414]

Thanks for clarifying the different grits!!

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

You are welcome, thanks for watching.

[@ghostravenXX]

Great informative video . I do a lot of carving on antler and bone and because of this I can run them dry a lot without damage (Bone & antler being so soft in comparison ) . I use water when working on stone . I do have one beef with these bits and that is the fact that they are not color coordinated to determine grit size . how hard would it be to do a primary color scheme on the shank for easy identification ( I guess thats my job , lol ) . Until that happens though you better make sure they go back into the right container . I think these burrs can now come all the way to a 600 grit now . Thx for sharing

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

The lack of info generally on tools out of China is a bit of a pain but I think you are right it is up to us to keep them sorted! Thanks for the interesting post.

[@cap871]

1/4" will work with a air die grinder, really handy tool, works with a larger air compressor. If you need to chew off a lot of material, open holes etc, that's what you want

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

I will look at this though I usually find air tools less powerful than electric. Is that your experience? Thanks for the input. cheers.

[@cap871]

@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 Air tools are totally dependent on the size of the compressor. 6 gallon as a minimum, the bigger the better. Need to also ensure there are no air leaks or bad seals. I have only used them industrially, never for art. Thank you for sharing your craftsmanship.

[@jimsrpo]

@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 There are also electric die grinders available - basically a Dremel on steroids. I find them useful on larger projects.

[@aarondavidson9540]

Thank you for the information! I am new to the hobby and just bought my first rotary tool and the exact set of mastercraft diamond burrs that you have in the video (which also happened to be the only ones in 2 different hardware stores). I have done a lot of pumpkin and wood carving with a rotary tool, but working with quartz and granite is a different world so far lol.

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Glad it was helpful! try to work with a water feed, this will make it much easier. Good luck and enjoy!

[@gunnerjonah7183]

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[@byronrhodes1659]

Thank you, this demystified diamond bits for me. So apparently even the quality diamond bits wear out quickly. I bought some pointy bits that don’t even feel rough on the end. I didn’t realize that until I bought them and could feel them with my fingers.

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Glad I could help!

[@autismpointofview4031]

This was informative. The only thing I heard from someone else was that he would prefer a much smaller shaft when trying to drill a deep hole. If the shaft is bigger than the drill head. You can't drill deeper than the head itself. The shaft needs to be thinner than the drill head so you can drill deeper.

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Hi, I'm not sure I understand. As far as I know any drill tip is wider than the shaft. Sorry am I missing the point? Even very small diamond coated drill bits are wider than the shaft , but admittedly only by the thickness of the coating. The burrs shown in the video are for carving not really for use as drills. Let me know if I am missing the point, cheers! PS Happy new year to you!

[@autismpointofview4031]

@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 no problem. There are very small hole drills. There are some that get almost as small as pin holes. Not all diamond drill tips are larger than the shaft. For doing smaller diameter and deeper drill holes. Thinner shaft is better for getting deeper. It's not a common issue I agree. But it does come up sometimes. I use them for drilling small holes for lashings or other reasons. Sometimes carving out deep areas of larger carvings like art pieces. Maybe you haven't come across the issue in your work.

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

@@autismpointofview4031 No, but this makes sense, a super small drill would be useful for drilling for tiny earring fittings etc. Thanks for this! Cheers

[@lauriecremore5601]

Nicely explained... Very helpful 👍

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TroutabdDerby]

Many thanks for this treatise on diamond burrs, very informative. I was just wondering if you had a video that deals with the initial shaping of a stone work and then how it is smoothed out and blended through subsequent finer grit burrs ? And then a final polish. At present I am interested in learning to carve jade and trying to develop the best work flow

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Hi Brett, I have never worked jade (yet) so I am no expert on this stone, I understand it is very hard. How does it compare to Agate types? . It had not occurred to me to make a video focused on the process, I am thinking now! This is why I like the comments, people push me into new directions! Thank you.

[@TroutabdDerby]

@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 It looks like agate and jade are nearly the same hardness. approximately a 7 on the hardness scale. They may very well carve similarly. :-) This would indeed be a great thing if you would be able to create a video detailing the process of going from the roughing out with the diamond burr and then going from step to step to smooth and blend properly and then the final polishing. I'm not certain of what burr grits would be appropriate for bring down the surface until its ready for a final polish. For polish I have heard that some people are using a felt bit with a sort of compound. It would be most helpful to actually see this. Many thanks for your efforts :-)

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

@@TroutabdDerby Thanks for the reply, I am giving thought to making a vid about the burrs. I do not have a routine, I don't yet have enough experience working on these small items and still try things "on the hoof". What sort of things are you planning to make? I did use polishing compound on the turtle I made but it is the last bit of Alox stick I have had for many (many) years but it did work.

[@TroutabdDerby]

@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 Mostly have it in mind to do some of the Maori style pendants

[@julienjanot8283]

I bought this kit of 50 tips but I have a problem with they wear out very quickly, I do not know if it is the originals or counterfeit. Is it normal that they wear out so quickly?

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

are you using a water feed, also what type of material are you working? I have not had any problems.

[@julienjanot8283]

@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 I use water, I tried to engrave a pebble found at the edge of the river of density 6 or 7. I will try to send it back to amazon, even if already used I hope they will accept ... I took the cheapest maybe these are not the originals. Thank you for your answer it's nice:)

[@HenryYaojdrdiatool]

Very Nice Video and helpful!

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching!

[@justinsane332]

FYI you can get 400 and 600 grit sets if search for them.

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Thank you, I will have a look. Thanks for watching

[@dawnemcelroy8532]

Thank you!

[@mrspliffdoctor4807]

What about sintered diamond burr? Do they work just as well as the coated diamond burr on stone?

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

If you are referring to metal bonded where the diamond is embedded in the metal then yea I am sure they would work just as well. Cheers

[@kellyklaask7su990]

Very good info. Thanks!

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ihadaburrito55]

Very good video. Was watching as this is a hobby I would definitely pick up on. Although I have a question. What's it take to carve on granite? I work at a granite shop and take home some left over sink cut outs that I've had millions of ideas to carve and or engrave on the stone but will these work for said material? Thank you for your time!

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Hi, they will work on granite but it is hard going. You must have a water feed and either do small carved things or shallow engraving/etching. Good luck and let me know how you get on.

[@ihadaburrito55]

@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 Really appreciate your reply! I will need to add some kind of water spout to be pouring as I grind. I watched your other videos and they're all very informative. Will definitely update you once I can. Thanks again!

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

@@ihadaburrito55 Cheers!

[@deanbaranek9927]

Does it cut diamonds 💎 please let me knpw where can i buy one

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

These will not cut diamonds

[@robinmc8200]

When using a diamond burr, doesnt water help to keep the burrs cool and make them last longer?

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Water greatly improves the cutting of the burrs, makes them last longer and almost eliminates dust. Thanks for watching.

[@robinmc8200]

@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 you're welcome I am enjoying the videos and they're very interesting. Now something I saw in another's video was the idea of feathering the cuts back and using the tools want to go right to clean up the cuts. Have you done any of that technique?

[@contryer6821]

Can you please put anothers links to buy some burrs?

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Hi I have posted a new link, all of the 50 pc sets in the yellow plastic panel are the same sets. the place I bought from is not listing at the moment. Watch out for delivery and only buy from traders with a good record. I have also noticed very slow delivery from china. Good luck and please let me know how you get on.

[@contryer6821]

@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 Thank you so much!

[@ButtSauce666]

@@contryer6821 Amazon works

[@arasagyb]

Gracias!!!❤

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Thank you again!

[@dnteatylwsnw]

thanks for the info!

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

No problem!

[@MrDoohdaah]

Hi there, thought I'd watch your video before starting to use diamond bits on my Dremel so that I would use them properly. Would I be right in thinking that you submerge the workpiece in a bowl of water while carving it?

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Hi George, carving while submerged will be tricky, the water goes everywhere and you cant see what you are doing. I use a water feed and work under a trickle of water. you can see this here kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZrbhZKKfq-iqtE and how to set up a water feed here kzbin.info/www/bejne/npKzkotppdmUn6s best of luck!

[@MrDoohdaah]

@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 Hi there, I've watched both links and think they're very helpful. thank you for taking the time to answer me and show me how the problem was solved.

[@xxr0se_c1llxx18]

Hello Steve, could the bigger set in the case be used to carve wood? Thanks Dan👍

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Hi Daniel, probably not, for wood you need tungsten carbide burrs which cut rather than grind. best of luck!

[@xxr0se_c1llxx18]

@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 thank you Steve👍 I bought a set of tungsten carbide burrs , thanks for your advice

[@grampawud]

A very useful video. I need to buy some of these but wasn't sure what to get. Thanks.

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Glad to help, thank you for watching.

[@reversefulfillment9189]

I just picked up a 50 set at Harbor Freight for $20.

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

If only Harbor Freight were in The UK, thanks for this!

[@billyt9885]

thx

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Thanks for watching!

[@jayc3110]

Nice description, and explanation. But you don't show them at work! That would have really helped. Thank you

[@thestonecraftingworkshop7490]

Hi, you can see them being used in several of my stonecrafting videos, try this one, kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKDWfp2Vht-hibs Thanks for watching!

[@jayc3110]

@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 thank you for the link. That is a nice lizard. I will check out some more. Best wishes.