You are correct that I really liked this video. One thing I often do is to use an x-acto knife to carve out a little center divot where I want my hole to keep the drill from walking while drilling my holes. I have a variety of wire sizes and drill bits that I use but that’s me. Staples and Christmas ornament hangers make nice pins for small parts too. I like the white ink tip. Gorilla glue superglue with the blue cap dries pretty hard so if you drill the second hole a little large you get some flexibility on how to pace your parts and the glue does the rest. This was a really good video with a bunch of good information.
This is a great tutorial! I love that you showed the mistakes. From comments I've read on various forums, it seems lots of people new to the hobby are intimidated by it. All they see are the perfect results, not all the mistakes and do-overs that it took to achieve that perfect looking result. I've pinned so many minis, having worked mostly with metal. I'd like to share some advice for cutting the wire: - Cover the end that normally flies away with something like a paper towel, a sponge, or in my case a thumb. - Alternatively, putting the wire cutters inside of a bag, jar or similar container will prevent it from getting away from you. Cover as much of the opening as you can and it's even less likely you'll lose your wire. From personal experience, stepping on a piece of wire that went AWOL with only socks on is no fun. It's also not pleasant having the wire fly into your eye. I hope that my advice can prevent injury and frustration for others.
Thank you for filming an accurate representation of my typical hobby session!
Lol. I'm glad you liked it. I think it's important to commiserate together as everyone has this happen. Wishing you better sessions ahead!
You are correct that I really liked this video. One thing I often do is to use an x-acto knife to carve out a little center divot where I want my hole to keep the drill from walking while drilling my holes. I have a variety of wire sizes and drill bits that I use but that’s me. Staples and Christmas ornament hangers make nice pins for small parts too. I like the white ink tip. Gorilla glue superglue with the blue cap dries pretty hard so if you drill the second hole a little large you get some flexibility on how to pace your parts and the glue does the rest. This was a really good video with a bunch of good information.
Thanks! Glad you like it, and thanks for more great tops here!!
This is a great tutorial! I love that you showed the mistakes. From comments I've read on various forums, it seems lots of people new to the hobby are intimidated by it. All they see are the perfect results, not all the mistakes and do-overs that it took to achieve that perfect looking result.
I've pinned so many minis, having worked mostly with metal. I'd like to share some advice for cutting the wire:
- Cover the end that normally flies away with something like a paper towel, a sponge, or in my case a thumb.
- Alternatively, putting the wire cutters inside of a bag, jar or similar container will prevent it from getting away from you. Cover as much of the opening as you can and it's even less likely you'll lose your wire.
From personal experience, stepping on a piece of wire that went AWOL with only socks on is no fun. It's also not pleasant having the wire fly into your eye. I hope that my advice can prevent injury and frustration for others.
Thank you so much for sharing! These are great tips!!