DREMEL CARVING STONE. I have been following "Carvingandsuch" on Youtube. He is a wood carver using Dremel and Foredom rotary tools. He takes a simple approach to carving that is inspirational to any would-be carver. One of his videos showed how to carve this little Owl. I thought I would give it a go on a stone boulder.
I used an ordinary electric drill and my Parkside Dremel type rotary grinder.
When carving stone using a water supply to cool and lubricate the burrs is essential, it also keeps the dust down, a serious matter when carving stone slate or granite. I have shown how to set up a water feed for carving stone in another video linked below. The Parkside rotary grinder is a safe tool to use with water, although it is mains powered it runs through a transformer and the machine itself is only 12 volt.
I was pleasantly surprised at how well using an ordinary drill with diamond bit worked. It actually made quite a good stone carving machine, at least for roughing out.
Picking up a rough boulder and buying a cheap rotary grinder would be a simple way to try out this absorbing craft hobby. The Parkside cordless rotary tool is a particularly good Dremel type machine for the price and would be ideal for carving beginners.
For more ideas and I hope inspiration about stone carving please browse my channel or see below for videos related to this one.
RELATED VIDEOS:
Stone gecko rock carving: https://youtu.be/6osMj_QznSY
Carving slate with a Dremel: https://youtu.be/s7nAG6fXkHw
Polished stone Owl carved from Purbeck stone: https://youtu.be/BuZ93QZw48U
Turtle on a beach rock, carving with a rotary tool: https://youtu.be/E-oY_CFh5Fw
Carving Tutorials by Carvingandsuch : Carvingandsuch : https://youtu.be/Pkkz5ZkdZHk
Metal bonded (Sintered) drill bits: https://ebay.to/2XTrGME
A huge range of diamond burrs: https://amzn.to/35xRGiE 9check shank size)
My favourite set of burrs: https://amzn.to/31OOHl1
I like these coarser ones: https://amzn.to/37QaoVB
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Thank you to Megapaul for the great intro music "Mandolina Smith"
https://www.looperman.com/loops?page=1&mid=megapaul&keys=mandolina&order=date&dir=d
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Other music tracks from the Youtube free music archive, thank you.