I LOVE my Dremmel! In fact, mine finally crapped out and I'm in need of a new one. I use it on lots of things (I even trim my dog's nails with it!), but my favorite thing is to gather rocks and carve them. We have a group here in my town that decorates rocks and hides them along the walking trails for the kids to find. It helps to get the kids out and active and I do enjoy it so!
My granddaughter absolutely LOVES finding painted stones! It's a brilliant idea and the kiddies get so excited when they find them. Thank you for being one of those wonderful people who put them out there for the kiddies. You are wonderful!
I have many of these purchases myself, including your number one item of the rubber tools. I also didn't pay attention to the size. I started putting all the neat things I saw in my wish list, but wait a month at least before looking at it again. Half of the list is then deleted since I can not remember what I wanted it for...
I love my Dremel and yes You hang it up. They have a metal clamp with a piece that goes straight up and has a hook to hold the larger part up and out of the way. Keep working with it. It's very handy.
I am loving using the Pebeo fantasy paints with my home made polymer clay bezels. The finish is like enamel - gorgeous colours. Please don't give up on them.
I bought two Dremels.. Don't ask me why!! .. I was under a spell or something.. They are way too fast and destroy the clay when polishing.. And My Cat hates them, she starts attacking objects around the house when she hears the Dremel. At Least that part is funny watching her attack totally unrelated items..
Mark Cunningham you should be able to adjust the speed. Mine has a roller type switch to turn the speed up or down as I need it. I use it to sanding, cutting & shaping glass for mosaics sometimes; drilling glass & stone to make beads; sanding & polishing polymer clay etc. Then my son & husband nick it for random other jobs when they can't be bothered going to the shed for the "real" drill.0
I have a much smaller Dremel, and it's great! It doesn't have a cord attached to it so it's much more maneuverable than that big one would be I think. The thing I bought for polymer clay that I don't use very much is a set of 22 tools ( that seemed like a great idea, and very cheap at the time ), but I had just started in polymer clay and have never used 95% of the tools since receiving them. Now they just sit in a cup on my desk taking up space :(
It's fabulous when you get it set up, don't be terrified!!! I have even moved on to a Fordom jewelers foot controlled machine!!! . Biggest waste for me was a little wire twister thingy. Oh, and water color paints.
I love my dremel! well it's a cheaper version but. I use it to buff/polish my pieces of clay with. I cut some felt in circles and use it. you can also use it for refurbishing things. they are great! :)
I got a smaller Dremel, and I too was overwhelmed about what piece went where! Lucky for me, RUclips showed me videos that got me over my fears! I now love mine and wonder how I lived without it! I use it for jewelry making, Clay, wood, leather, tons of stuff!!! Yours is actually way more expensive but it will do more than mine. But if it is too much, sell it and get a small one! Don't give up, they are not as intimidating as they look! 😉
When you learn to use that dremel, you will love it. That size is actually easier to use than holding the actual drill hub without the attachment drill. I love mine.
This made me chuckle so much. I have only been working with polymer clay for a few weeks and I already have an item or two that I regret buying. LOL My husband has a smaller version dremel that I used to turn a large plastic storage bin into a very nifty cat litter box enclosure - was super easy and loved how it turned out.
I use the silicon clay shapers as small spatulas. They work nicely to mix up small amounts of resin! The special effects paint makes great eyes for fantasy creatures!!
What the bead roller advertisements never mention is that there is quite a learning curve to getting perfect results. For people who do a lot of jewellery making and want to make loads of identically shaped beads (say 200+ per session), though, getting well made bead rollers really does speed things up appreciably. I prefer the bead rollers that are made with a pair of holes at one end that you poke a short wire through and have it perfectly centred automatically. You leave the wire in the bead for baking, which means no messing about with poly-fil or whatever, just use the wires to put the beads in baking racks (aka foil baking pans, which my local grocery sells for $1 USD/3 pans). Particularly handy if I'm varnishing the beads! As for Dremels, I've got... um, four? I think. One was dedicated to my dogs so I could use the large coarse sanding drum to keep their claws perfectly manicured for dog showing (and keep my service dogs' claws looking trim at all times, due to the high degree of critical scrutiny people with disabilities who use service dogs get in the US). The other three are for crafts. I've a Dremel drill press that I leave permanently set up and use it a lot for various things. Three of my Dremels are in-hand models (one battery operated, two plug ins) and one is a flex shaft model similar to the one you got. I think because I started out using an in-hand Dremel for my dogs I find the in-hand models easier to use but the flex shaft one is useful for situations where the in-hand ones are a bit clumsy. The thing to remember with Dremels is that they are not like manual drills in that rather than relying on applying pressure to make the cutting/grinding heads work, you rely on revolutions per minute (RPMs). You just rest the head lightly against whatever surface you are working on and let the thousands of RPMs do the work. I make my own buffing wheels out of cotton sweatshirt material. I cut 5 to 10 1 inch/2.5 cm squares and then stack them in an offset pattern (looks like a pointed star from above). I use a screw topped mandrel bit and can get higher shine on polymer clay, even after using all my micro mesh grits first. I do hang my flex shaft Dremel up. I use my old dog grooming table and hang the motor from the grooming arm. I think it could probably be used without hanging it up but keep an eye on the ventilation areas because if those are blocked, the motor will overheat.
I am so happy I came across your video! I thought I was the only one who has bought stuff for crafting only to learn I didn't use it. Thanks so much! You gave me some needed laughter!
I just discovered your channel and can’t stop watching you. You are just what the doctor ordered. I regretted purchasing a Dremel, several years ago. I seldom used it as I couldn’t figure out how. Then a couple of months ago I began doing polymer clay. I love my Dremel now. Mine is hand held and doesn’t have all those intimidating attachments. Love your channel and your style.
The Dremel is really handy for wood crafts. You can seperate the smaller piece from the larger one. You need to search RUclips for videos on using it. It is one of my favorite tools
@@UnrulyHousewife - see if you can get the "Dremel" Workstation :) There you can "hang" the BIG Dremel and it's easier to manage the stylus attachment! I love mine!!
I have had my Dremel tool for many years now, it is just the basic handheld one without the extensions that yours has, but I have found it so useful for so many things I wouldn't part with it for the world. When I moved to South Africa from the UK one of the things I found most difficult was finding attachments for it. Look on youtube for vids on Dremel projects and I'm sure you will be inspired. My only problem at the moment is finding the extensions that you have to make it easier to work on smaller projects, don't give up on it, it's a great little tool.
Oh I have a strange obssession with buying glass to decorate and I never get round to doing anything with it lol I have a huge box of glass just sat there all lonely and without purpose lol xx
I have a snall Dremel which is perfect for crafting. How about you sell your industrial sized one on eBay and treat yourself to a more suitably sized one?
I had a small one but the charging time drove me crazy so my husband surprised me one Christmas with a larger one. I don't remember where the little one went I preferred the large one so much
I brought a small rechargeable which I thought was awesome, but the battery charger died within a month. Now it is useless. I have my old Dremel, but I find it much too bulky to use on polymer clay.
I didn't know they made Dremel's that big. I have a small electrically operated old Dremel that I love. I mostly use it for drilling holes in beads (with many sizes of drill bits) and pendants. I find that bead holes come out much cleaner when using the Dremel on a hard bead. It is good for making and opening in a larger pendant that requires a large bail. It also has a small sanding attachment that is great for intricate pieces. Also, the buffing attachment can be useful for polishing high gloss items. I think your Dremel must be some industrial model.
I was going to suggest the same thing.i have the dremel 3000. I think it's the perfect size and comes with a lot of attachments. I don't need the long attachments for anything I make.
Why did you get that huge model Dremel? I have one of the smaller model you just plug into the wall. I buy special buffing wheels for it to buff my pieces after sanding. It works great. How do you buff your polymer? Thank you! Barb
the drem has got me scared too,I don't sand anyway.the purple mold you can use the back of when you want to put something textured down & not get it flattenend too much:)I kept going back & looking at bead rollers but decided to go handmade too.Thanks for the headsup
I agree with you on everything but the Dremel. I love my Dremel, but I can honestly say I don't use it much for polymer clay. I do metal working also, and use it a lot for that. Comes in very handy. Love your work by the way.
My rotary tool (like a dremel) came with a stand that clamps to my work bench so the large body of the tool can hang up. I use it for sanding, buffing, drilling - not just for crafts, either. My son & husband often "borrow" it. I also use various pebeo paints - some like you showed & some that bake in the oven as well. The ones you showed works really well to add a different look to a pendant or earrings - ones designed to perhaps take a cabochon, after the clay is baked, drip a few drops of maybe three different colours in & watch them react with each other. So cool. I've only ever seen someone use the round thing that comes with the bead maker to cut clay from a sheet so that you make sure to get uniform sized beads. I've never been told that you must only use the amount of clay that fits in it. I think fire mountain gems did a tutorial recently on the tri-bead roller. Might be worth checking it out. I have that same silicon sheet of omg-wtf-is-it shapes. But mine came in a box with a bunch of more useful moulds as well :) The calipers can be handy if you're trying, for example, to make a lid to precisely fit a bowl - set the measurement once, tighten the screw, and use it to compare your lid size as you work on it - save you having to keep going back to the other piece. As for the rubber ended tools... yeah, but mine are bloody tiny & fiddly as f*ck to use! ;)
I love my Dremel tool. I have a cordless and a corded Dremel tool. It's especially useful for buffing out fingerprints and polishing up clay cabachons. I don't need it for every project, but it is so nice to have. If you need to use your new Dremel (so jealous of your Dremel btw lol) I would recommend putting a planter hook in the wall near your workspace. Protect the wall behind where the dremel motor hangs with a thick piece (or multiple layers) of felt tacked with thumbtacks. For your needs, however, it sounds like you would be happier with a much smaller cordless Dremel tool ;-) happy playing!
Dremel is a great finishing toll for acrylic like resin. When I got mine I immediately realised it is the burs and attachments are very similar to those used in dentistry. I use it where I need to take off a lot of material in one spot or , surprise, to make a hole. They save soo much sanding.
Nice video, but I think you and I work a bit differently. I love my dremel and I like my bead roller too. You are entertaining to watch. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Ohhhh I love my dremel ! ,I'm a lady too , hang your dremel up by its hook ,you'll love it I promise ! You can do so much with it , your moulds , use calking in them ,use a scraper to level it off then give it a couple of days dry time ,they are fab :)
I'm with you on the bead roller, it's collecting dust. I have the Pebeo paints and don't like them with clay but have used them on other craft projects. That metal thing, well I don't know what you were thinking with that. I love my Dremel. I have the work station accessory and it makes it into a drill press, and can rotate to the side. Another great video Val.
Brilliant. We all have a list like this. Unfortunately Dremmel stopped making the really lovely cordless Dremmel Stylus which was/is magic. I still have mine but one day it's battery will give out. Thanks for the lovely review of my first book. XXXs
It happens to the most of us! We Excitedly await a purchase, then you realize you should have read the specifications and/or write the seller to verify what you'll be getting. Alas, it's going to happen until we learn not to trust your first look at the item.whats bad is that it would probably cost more to send it back than the refund you would get. We live, we learn. Perhaps you could put them up for sale on eBay and maybe get some of your money back. I actually love the large dremel , not exactly sure what I'll use for but I like a good challenge. But I know that was too pricey for me. Love your videos! Thanks for sharing!
I remember using the calipers on actual clay when using a wheel to measure the mouths of pieces so you could make a lid that matched. The silicon tools look like print maker size tools for mark making or scraffito into paint, I have the exact same set, but they are way smaller, tbh I don't use them either! Thankfully I bought an off brand Dremel like thing to see if I liked it.. nope me either 😊 I love your videos, thank you for sharing
I get carried away when I watch tutorials so I'm happy to say I'm not the only one. I have a dremel and I love it. The one thing I do not do is shop on line a lot. I go to a store so I can look at what I'm buying and return easily if I need to. My dremel is smaller than yours and the pieces and attachments are smaller. I've even bought teeny tiny drill bits. I hope you learn to use yours. I think you'll like it😊
I am more used to it now, thanks. I started working with copper and it came in handy. I still think it's a clunky piece of equipment but I do appreciate it has some benefits. x
Have made a few mistakes like these. I already had the dremel tool and never used it. Am using it for making jewelry now. Great for burnishing and sanding and drilling out. I do hang mine from a hook and don't use most of the attachments but now that I'm less scared of it I probably will. For use with clay... probably not useful.
My dremmel was originally for nails and nail crafts.... like those used by nail techs when they create acrylic nails from powder and polymer... with lots of gadgetty-attachments for fine tuning. Yours looks like for wood burning, which isn't half bad, but you're right, it's HUGE! I have a full-grown cat that's smaller! 🤣 And ..this video may have been done quite a bit ago.... but it was just what I needed today. Thank you! ❤️ Hope you're well!
You are fabulous! I love that you can laugh at yourself. I find it’s so important to laugh with myself to not take things too seriously. I’m new to polymer clay and hope to have fun with it. I’m glad I found your channel.
Aw thanks! It's best not to be overly serious when you are learning, because you have to have the courage to be bad at something, before you can get good at it. I made a video recently about scrap clay and how to avoid it all being brown, or grey... As you're new it might be worth checking that out. xx
I love love love my dremel! I have the drill press attachment that has a hanging thingy to keep it out of the way. And I always start on a slowest setting so it's not too scary. And I've sanded my fingers so many times and not injured myself. Give it another go. For sanding and buffing they are so handy!
That's a pretty little green bowl with the mushrooms. Thanks for the tips. I am sculpting a small head with sculpy and it is flaking and crumbling...lots of wrinkles and things and it's now almost a disaster because of this. Lots of time in already..any saves you know of? Thanks for your time.
I just bought some cutters for making tiny charms and they turned out to be enormous cookie cutters, so I agree that you do have to consider size carefully. It's especially hard when measurements are given in metric, and one thinks in Imperial! I'm really sorry about your Dremel. Mine is a tiny little thing without any of those hoses you're having to manage. Fortunately, I got out as a gift from my tool savvy husband. Thanks for sharing.
I found myself laughing once more. Oh how I could kiss you for the joy and sheer fun you bring to all your videos. I actually cried with laughter at the plaster bandages and will now likely dream of you saving the world (well broken bones at least) during an apocalypse! Seriously, I counted two items the same as yours that I too don't use. Worse still, I am so new to this, and so frightened of failing, I have made 4 simple, and truth be known, pretty pathetic things in around two and a half months. In my head, I am an artist, but the hands say noooooo!! As for my storage unit, it proclaims my shameful addiction to Amazon etc !! 🤔I had asked hubby for a Dremel for Christmas - that will definitely not be happening now! Did it arrive on a low loader? 😲 Sending love and light from a Scottish clay faffer. I think I will leave other nationalities to frown over that last word, before they resort to (as we all do) talking to Uncle Google 😂😂😘 x
Haha! Aw bless you! Don't be frightened of failing, go for it! Failing is the way to learn... So I should be close to getting an art degree by now LOL. xx
Unruly Housewife Once again, your self deprecating humour has me laughing at my own self - a very good thing indeed! I promise to keep faffing about if you carry on forwards to your Masters Degree! Haha! xx
lisa grabill I know exactly what you mean. I am lucky in that I will get a chance to meet the wonderful Val next month at the British Polymer Clay Guild's 20th Anniversary weekend event. At least I hope I do, but suspect she will be very busy and also very popular! 😊 x
Oh god I'm the exact same way!! I've bought ounces and ounces of clay and some tools here and there (along with a pasta machine) and haven't made anything yet! I'm absolutely paralyzed when it comes to making something!! I watch youtube videos all day long of /other people/ making amazing stuff! I really struggle with anxiety, it's so frustrating! I'm so terrified of things looking bad that I don't even start!! I see your comment was from 3 years ago, that's when I started collecting all of claying tools!! I hope you've been able to get to it and make really beautiful things in that time!
Thank you so much for sharing. I am looking into making crafts with polymer clay and didn't know what to get or what I shouldn't get. And lol about the plaster zombie apocalypse.
Love your videos! I have bought so many things that I regretted later! A bit of information -- order rubber tipped tools designed for decorating fingernails. I bought some and they are teeny tiny! I actually love my bead roller, but a couple of tips - first, bead rollers have to be broken in. Sometime when you are watching TV just slide it back and forth and after a time it will start sliding much more smoothly. Also, I hate the measuring tool too. I use a 1/8 t. measuring spoon, slightly overfilled. Or, better, use a jewelers scale to measure the clay by weight instead of volume.
Thank you for sharing your experience. LOL! I love that you're so candid about your impulse items. We all have those. Please. I go through my stuff every two or three years and ask that question repeatedly. Or, worse, remember the unfulfilled intention with regret. Just remember to get rid of those items because they won't make you feel any better, sitting there, reminding you of your mistakes. And, if you haven't used it by now, you probably never will. It's inevitable that we waste some money with misplaced ideas. It's all a part of the learning process. Just remember, part of experience means learning from mistakes. ;) Just don't dwell on the mistakes. BTW, as for the caliper (that's what the rounded metal, pointy thing is), which CAN be used to measure bumps on the head, is actually for measuring any round object, especially objects that are otherwise hard to measure. I only know because my late ex-husband was a nurseryman and he used one for measuring the diameter of trees. It's an old fashioned one; if you look up 'caliper' you'll see modern ones, which are most often used in car repair. I have no idea why.
I guess they might be able to be adapted. I enjoy making jewellery but I would rather make other things. I like to make small decorative bowls, covered jars/tins/boxes, hollow eggs, fairy doors, journal covers, miniature food etc. I guess the thing is they are all still small lol. I'm not saying these tools are utterly useless - but I haven't found them useful myself.
As for the plaster wrap, if you have a bowling ball or anything round like a ball you can cover it with the plaster first then mosaic it to make a decorative garden ball
I love my Dremel. And yes you can lay it down on the table. You need to keep the cable sort of straight. Notice I said sort of. No hard kinks or it will not work properly. But don't be afraid of the thing . It won't eat you. And once you get used to it, you will wonder how you got along with out it
I saw those bigass silicone brush thingies that I also have and thought exactly the same - I needed a tool like that but way, way smaller :D This was an awesome video, I love the light-hearted and humorous way you told your experience with these tools! Thank you!
I have plenty of stuff in my craft closet i've ordered after watching tutorials on youtube that i've never actually used in any way lol... I also have a Dremmel but it's much much smaller and less bulky then urs...try selling that one and buying a crafting dremmel I use mine all the time when working with wood crafts, and it's cordless with a little charger and all that plus all the little bits and pieces that you can change out depending on what ur using.... I just stumbled across ur channel today and I love it
Thank you! And even though I made this video aeons ago, I just took delivery of a small rotary tool this very evening! Good old Amazon. I will play with it tomorrow and see what it is like. xx
Hahaha!!! What a joy you are to watch - even though this video was just a pair of hands. Thanks for all the tips and advice. 👌 Really appreciate your videos.
Personally I love my Dremel but I think it just depends on which one you need for your needs. You might've just got the wrong one for you. And I can see many possibilities with the plaster. Even for jewelry. Good luck on future purchases.
I love my Dremel, I have 5 (different models) of them and use them a lot. The difference is what the clay artist is doing with the clay. I sell my work in my online shop. I do hyper realistic animals and most of the detail is added after the rough form is baked, with the micro bits from Dremel. I only use Cernit because it's extremely ridgid after baking. Great for sculpting every hair or skin fold on the animals.
I so agree with you. The impulse to buy when we watch it being used in a video is enormously powerful. And purchasing things online can be a real risk when it comes to scale. I too have purchased many things that were completely the wrong size for me. Now I am a stickler for forcing myself to verify before I buy. Photos that include a ruler or even a coin to give you a point of reference are very helpful. Without those, I literally get out my ruler, place my finger on the measurements (hopefully) provided, then close my eyes and try to visualize the item and its actual size. That process successfully saves me. Its something to remember when selling online also, photos need a clear point of reference. It actually makes me suspicious of the online vendors who don't provide the relevant details . I did want to let you know that the soft tip tools in your #1 do come in the scale that is perfect for the tiniest of PC work and I use them constantly. They are worth ever penny. If you still have not found this product in the correct size for you, please let me know and I can let you know where I purchased mine. #5 & 6....LOL, yes girl, what on earth were you thinking!!! accustomed
🤣🤣🤣 I had just taken a mouthful of coffee when those callipers appeared! Haven’t laughed that hard for ages, sorry and thanks! I’ve probably thought of buying all the rest though! Off to watch your favourite things now!
I believe we're all guilty! Buying things we don't need on impulse. I have a drawer full, maybe this spring I'll get around to either selling or just tossing. But most of all I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your videos. They're fun, make me laugh, teach me, and inspire me, what more could one ask for. Much better than hearing about "so-called" polymer clay artists accusing "true" polymer clay artists of plagiarizing. Dreadful! Thank you for being yourself!!
Hi Girl! I regret my bead roller too😕 never have used it but my Dremel Tool omg cant live with out it I use it for polishing making holes but honestly I use it more around the apartment......😄
Haha, I'm tempted to make a reply to this. I got the rubber tipped too but mine are small (actually I have two different sized but both are small) and I got the frosting thingies too lol. I do use my dremel though (mine is just a plain one but seems smaller than yours) and I intend to get the Pebeos.I got other pet peeves of buying myself though.
Unruly Housewife ... Your Dremell appears to have overdosed on steroids in transit. I do enjoy mine and utilize it for various projects beyond and including clay. I have mine hanging, quite handy.
A micro dremel is what you're after.... its the size of a small torch.... about 4 inches long, a slim barrel, lithuim rechargeable cordless device with touch button varible speed and built in LED light at the tip to illuminate your work. Easily handheld and very lightweight. Wonderful tool.
I bought the dremel workstation, and that made the rotary tool much easier to work with. My worst buys have been the endless plastic containers I use to organize my supplies in. Sigh...
I love my Dremel. I got the flex shaft and the little stand so I could set it up once and now I only have to change out the bits on the flex shaft. I use it to drill holes in my beads, for engraving, for polishing.
You are my sister! I have all except the cast making supplies. My craft room is full and when I am gone will be at the nearest Charity store my kids can locate . Cheers to us !
If you don't like the dremel, I know you could sell on ebay and recoup some of your money. I have a dremel and it's best to hang it up. For polymer clay, I think it can be used mostly to sand and buff. Mine is useful because I have additional hobbies like fusing glass and I use it to carve and drill holes through glass. Unbelievably, the most useless thing I have bought for polymer clay is the never knead. It cost about $100 and I never use it except to put clay on the little tray to get it out of the way. It's huge , heavy, and very industrial. Everyone raves about it, so maybe I'm not using it correctly, but it takes more strength for me to never knead the clay than to slide and roll it out. (Arthritis). Thanks for the tutorial!
OMG the bead roller. (The best thing I ever say was just to use circle cutters to cut even beads, using graduated sizes or halves or quarters for even, round beads.) But I LOVE my Pebeo paints. They're unique - you MUST stir, stir, stir, stir and then yes, stir some more. The other downside is the drying time, but they're just so unique.
Just found your channel and have subscribed on the strength of this amusing and honest video. How brave of you to publicly admit your retail mistakes! I should have to hide it from my OH who despairs of my swelling craft materials (sewing, papercraft, crochet to name but a few) despite having his own 'man cave' in the garage. Look forward to now watching your other videos.
Please try to use your Dremel! I love mine. And my husband’s! He never uses it anyway. I’ve carved signs, cut the trim on my aquarium to fit a hang on back filter, cut holes in drywall for new outlets, etc. don’t let the fact it’s a motor scare you. Ear plugs. Go for it!
Thanks for the tips! You again have me crying lol I know where to go if I break something during a zombie apocalypse! have to tell you thought I use Pebeo Fantasy Moon and fantasy prisms paints They are fantastic!! One turns the paint into tiny honeycomb effects and the other very beautiful pearlescent and opalescent effects I discovered them by accident on a clearance shelf fell in love and had to have them I use them in a lot of mixed media and I am hoping to use them in my polymers
This made me laugh, and not eel bad about the things i buy! That will be sending back... and teach myself to be easy and see if i like the clay and creating this way since i work in so many creative genres... thank you for making this for us!
I love your Dremel, and it can be used to do so many things. If you were into making mixed media, metalwork, and silversmithing you'd get a lot more use out of it. Don't be afraid of it. Check out some of the tutorials on RUclips. I got into them when I was dabbling in powered wood carving, but it was too messy as you need to manage the dust. But I did pick up a Dremel-type machine with accessories on Amazon, and it will be useful for finishing cured clay because it came with various sanding, and buffing wheels, as well as burrs that I find useful for finishing earwires and findings that I can make. You can also use the Dremel for sawing as well as drilling. Have fun!
I LOVE my pebeo prism paints and absolutely LOVE my dremel!! (I use it for my acrylic nails more than poly clay tho, but that's because I DONT really know HOW to use my Dremel.) my Dremel is little and cute and cordless too tho.
Regarding the dremel, I have a cordless dremel that I use all the time. I mainly use it to polish my polymer clay items. I also use it to drill holes. You should sell that dremel that you have and buy a cordless one. Love your videos.
omg you are so funny! I'm shaking with laughter! the plaster bandages are something I would buy and not use too! I have bins full of stuff I'll never use. I love this!💜
I love this video almost as much or more than your Sparks Joy videos! The plaster of Paris bandages will be great use for currency in the zombie apocalypse!! Save that and the Dremel and you'll have your own gang!! 😂
Found your video 1 year later... great content =) Don't be terrified to use Dremel, I make small items as well but dremel is great for sanding, polishing, engraving and making holes especially. It's very easy to use once you get into it. And you can set the rotation to low so it's not scary. I was scared to use it at first but now it's my best friend for perfecting my pieces. I just lay mine down on the floor in a towel so it wouldn't dance away.
your dremel has uses for hundreds of things but you must have the appropriate ends for your project and what it is made from.i got mine for buffing and polishing due to hand issues...it ate my piece!! however once you have the correct tips it can be an amazing thing,if you are rich lol
The main body of the Dremel should come apart from the long flexible shaft cord so that you can use it as just a handheld drill itself. Also they have a $10 adapter it lets you easily slip in and out any size drill bit not just the ones that are the size fitted for a Dremel it's well worth the money. I mostly use my Dremmel for enlarging bead holes in stepping up in the sizes of bits is much easier with the adapter
Val, you never cease to amaze! You always make me laugh out loud and brighten my day. Thank you for that. Here's a thought for dealing with items you do not use, no longer want or haven't ever utilized. Post a Destash video including a price you are comfortable with and try selling them. In order to maintain sanity you might want to post on RUclips, give the sale a 5 to 7 day run then shut down the sale. Post remaining items on Facebook or some other site, working with a similar timeframe. If you happen to know anyone that does or teaches sculpting that might be a market for the silicone tipped tools. (Maybe an art school. They might also be interested in the huge calipers you included. Massive size!) I was gifted a few of those large silicone shapers. I used my craft knife to reshape the silicone and my Dremell to smooth the edges. (And I still have all fingers attached!) And if you use balloons and your plaster bandages to create faces you could use one of those large silicone shapers to help create features. Of course we must see a video of the process. I do believe it would be quite entertaining. I forgot to mention if you decide to do a Destash video you might want to research approximate shipping fees and determine if shipping to other countries is worthwhile for you. The additional paperwork and such might be a deterrent, plus the additional cost for potential buyers. Or if a local clay group ever has a meet-up maybe a Destash Day could be something to mention.
I bought 7 containers of Guilders paste in different colors after watching a really cool video. Guilders Paste isn't cheep at all! Half were so dry I couldn't use them and had to just use the ones I could. Then watched videos on how to moisten the others back up. Did that. And there they all sit still to this day. So I feel your pain there... lol... BUT.... The other items you have minus the Dremel - You should use for a give away! I love the other stuff minus the old fashioned ice block carrier thing.
You’re so funny, I chuckled all the way through this video. I also bought a dremel but mine is much smaller and sometimes wonder if it has enough torque. I think I got one meant for young kids who craft or something. I’ve decided to use it to make holes and for light buffing. Otherwise it’s not good for much else. lol I’m
I have a small Dremel with a million little attachments in a separate case. I love it! You recharge the battery, it fits well in your hand. Nothing monstrous like yours! I've bought a drawer full of those silicone molds for practically nothing on eBay, for decorating boxes and shrines. Yours does look a bit deep, even for those kinds of projects. I have tons of craft paints that I haven't even opened, so I surely sympathize with you on that. The metal caliper is hilarious. Thanks for being so entertaining!
Really informative. I was toying with the idea of buying a bead roller, now, thanks to you, i shan't. I really became enthused after watching your egg decoration tutorial and very nearly bought a mass of ready blown goose eggs. Perhaps just practice on a chicken egg first? Thanks again
Hey now, I'm a bit of a craft supply hoarder lol! It's a relatively harmless guilty pleasure, as long as it doesn't get too big or expensive. One thing on your list that I totally agree with is, never over do it with special paints, liquids and such as those dry out. The rest you might find a new interest in sometime later.
Maybe you could make a mini series on what the goal is for a tool, what not to buy (blank item) and then in the same video offer suggestions for alternates to blank item. Short and sweet? FYI I think the only Pebeo paint that bakes well is the Vitrail line. I think you tried Fantasy paints and they do not handle the heat well if baked. You could use the plaster rolls for paper mache armature. The Dremel appears to be one that attaches to a generator. Drooling to have that one but there are smaller versions that are wonderful for clay work. All is not lost. I tend to agree the molds meant for cake making are a pain to work with. There are some nice texture plates on line at Amazon that do much better.
My biggest purchase regret after watching a RUclips video is the silhouette curio cutting machine. I purchased it to cut out unique polymer and precious metal clay designs. Not knowing that I had to go to silhouette university to learn how to first use the very challenging silhouette software, before I could use the curio machine OMG!!!!! Took a whole other chunk of my time away. What I found funniest with your video is I have most of the items you mentioned (not the bandages though I had considered buying them for a project) I have the calipers and the pebeo paint. Because I do so many other crafts, including drawing, sculpture, glass and metal work, knit and crochet. I find myself purchasing lots of.... But just like everyone who commented here, I love my cordless Dremel with the flex shaft. Mine is on a hospital pole with wheels, the one that hangs the bags, making the whole contraption portable. I know this is an older post but still a goodie. RUclips is a conspiracy that has all creatives in it’s grips spend, spend and spend some more 🤪🧐😆
I was actually wanting to get a Dremel to use for sanding and engraving clay and resin pieces, without knowing that my dad actually had one. He showed it to me and I was like "Okay, that's way too big for my tiny baby hands." So I bought this thing called a TackLife rotary tool, and it's pretty much exactly what I had in mind when I thought I wanted a Dremel. It's about the size of a 3D pen and it can be charged with a USB. It comes with its own tips, but there's also a piece you can use to fit the Dremel brand tips into it. It has 3 speed settings and the first one is actually quite slow, which I like. I really love it, so maybe that's something you could try instead. (It was also way cheaper!)
O I bought a bead roller too. Not tried it yet but it looks way too fiddly. also bought a needle tool then saw on another video how lovely your home made one was. Never mind. We live and learn.:)x
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I LOVE my Dremmel! In fact, mine finally crapped out and I'm in need of a new one. I use it on lots of things (I even trim my dog's nails with it!), but my favorite thing is to gather rocks and carve them. We have a group here in my town that decorates rocks and hides them along the walking trails for the kids to find. It helps to get the kids out and active and I do enjoy it so!
My granddaughter absolutely LOVES finding painted stones! It's a brilliant idea and the kiddies get so excited when they find them. Thank you for being one of those wonderful people who put them out there for the kiddies. You are wonderful!
A ( smaller) dermmel is awesome to have.
I agree with almost all of them, but I'm very jealous of your dremel 😎
I have many of these purchases myself, including your number one item of the rubber tools. I also didn't pay attention to the size. I started putting all the neat things I saw in my wish list, but wait a month at least before looking at it again. Half of the list is then deleted since I can not remember what I wanted it for...
The wish list is a GREAT idea!! I'm a bad impulse buyer. Even worse after watching a tutorial that I need new supplies for.
I love my Dremel and yes You hang it up. They have a metal clamp with a piece that goes straight up and has a hook to hold the larger part up and out of the way. Keep working with it. It's very handy.
Hang it up on what please?
@@TheMyssT - a wall hook OR there's a Dremel "Workstation". Mine didn't cost even $30 usa dollar. Very helpful!
I am loving using the Pebeo fantasy paints with my home made polymer clay bezels. The finish is like enamel - gorgeous colours. Please don't give up on them.
I bought two Dremels.. Don't ask me why!! .. I was under a spell or something.. They are way too fast and destroy the clay when polishing.. And My Cat hates them, she starts attacking objects around the house when she hears the Dremel. At Least that part is funny watching her attack totally unrelated items..
Mark Cunningham Two?! Hahaha! I'm as freaked out as your cat.
Mark Cunningham you should be able to adjust the speed. Mine has a roller type switch to turn the speed up or down as I need it. I use it to sanding, cutting & shaping glass for mosaics sometimes; drilling glass & stone to make beads; sanding & polishing polymer clay etc. Then my son & husband nick it for random other jobs when they can't be bothered going to the shed for the "real" drill.0
Mark Cunningham you get one that has speed settings like I have!!
I have a much smaller Dremel, and it's great! It doesn't have a cord attached to it so it's much more maneuverable than that big one would be I think. The thing I bought for polymer clay that I don't use very much is a set of 22 tools ( that seemed like a great idea, and very cheap at the time ), but I had just started in polymer clay and have never used 95% of the tools since receiving them. Now they just sit in a cup on my desk taking up space :(
It's fabulous when you get it set up, don't be terrified!!! I have even moved on to a Fordom jewelers foot controlled machine!!! . Biggest waste for me was a little wire twister thingy. Oh, and water color paints.
Oh my "if I break my leg I can set it myself" I'm screaming...what a wonderful honest video!!!
Thank you 😊❤️ xx
I love my dremel! well it's a cheaper version but. I use it to buff/polish my pieces of clay with. I cut some felt in circles and use it. you can also use it for refurbishing things. they are great! :)
I got a smaller Dremel, and I too was overwhelmed about what piece went where! Lucky for me, RUclips showed me videos that got me over my fears! I now love mine and wonder how I lived without it! I use it for jewelry making, Clay, wood, leather, tons of stuff!!! Yours is actually way more expensive but it will do more than mine. But if it is too much, sell it and get a small one! Don't give up, they are not as intimidating as they look! 😉
When you learn to use that dremel, you will love it. That size is actually easier to use than holding the actual drill hub without the attachment drill. I love mine.
This made me chuckle so much. I have only been working with polymer clay for a few weeks and I already have an item or two that I regret buying. LOL My husband has a smaller version dremel that I used to turn a large plastic storage bin into a very nifty cat litter box enclosure - was super easy and loved how it turned out.
I use the silicon clay shapers as small spatulas. They work nicely to mix up small amounts of resin! The special effects paint makes great eyes for fantasy creatures!!
Ooohhh.... :D
Unruly Housewife ha ha! Now you're going to order resin, right? Absolutely loved this video!
What the bead roller advertisements never mention is that there is quite a learning curve to getting perfect results. For people who do a lot of jewellery making and want to make loads of identically shaped beads (say 200+ per session), though, getting well made bead rollers really does speed things up appreciably. I prefer the bead rollers that are made with a pair of holes at one end that you poke a short wire through and have it perfectly centred automatically. You leave the wire in the bead for baking, which means no messing about with poly-fil or whatever, just use the wires to put the beads in baking racks (aka foil baking pans, which my local grocery sells for $1 USD/3 pans). Particularly handy if I'm varnishing the beads!
As for Dremels, I've got... um, four? I think. One was dedicated to my dogs so I could use the large coarse sanding drum to keep their claws perfectly manicured for dog showing (and keep my service dogs' claws looking trim at all times, due to the high degree of critical scrutiny people with disabilities who use service dogs get in the US). The other three are for crafts. I've a Dremel drill press that I leave permanently set up and use it a lot for various things.
Three of my Dremels are in-hand models (one battery operated, two plug ins) and one is a flex shaft model similar to the one you got. I think because I started out using an in-hand Dremel for my dogs I find the in-hand models easier to use but the flex shaft one is useful for situations where the in-hand ones are a bit clumsy.
The thing to remember with Dremels is that they are not like manual drills in that rather than relying on applying pressure to make the cutting/grinding heads work, you rely on revolutions per minute (RPMs). You just rest the head lightly against whatever surface you are working on and let the thousands of RPMs do the work.
I make my own buffing wheels out of cotton sweatshirt material. I cut 5 to 10 1 inch/2.5 cm squares and then stack them in an offset pattern (looks like a pointed star from above). I use a screw topped mandrel bit and can get higher shine on polymer clay, even after using all my micro mesh grits first.
I do hang my flex shaft Dremel up. I use my old dog grooming table and hang the motor from the grooming arm. I think it could probably be used without hanging it up but keep an eye on the ventilation areas because if those are blocked, the motor will overheat.
Thank you! Really helpful stuff there! xx
I am so happy I came across your video! I thought I was the only one who has bought stuff for crafting only to learn I didn't use it. Thanks so much! You gave me some needed laughter!
I just discovered your channel and can’t stop watching you. You are just what the doctor ordered. I regretted purchasing a Dremel, several years ago. I seldom used it as I couldn’t figure out how. Then a couple of months ago I began doing polymer clay. I love my Dremel now. Mine is hand held and doesn’t have all those intimidating attachments. Love your channel and your style.
The Dremel is really handy for wood crafts. You can seperate the smaller piece from the larger one. You need to search RUclips for videos on using it. It is one of my favorite tools
Lots of great tutorials for Dremels on youtube, very useful tool when you learn to use it, mine hangs permantly in my studio.
Yeah, I think I need to try a taste of my own medicine and look those up! xx
I just got my first rotary tool! I'm seeing this is from a cpl years ago. Wondering if ya ever gave it a try ♡♡♡
I just finished watching... you're hilarious.
@@UnrulyHousewife - see if you can get the "Dremel" Workstation :) There you can "hang" the BIG Dremel and it's easier to manage the stylus attachment! I love mine!!
I have had my Dremel tool for many years now, it is just the basic handheld one without the extensions that yours has, but I have found it so useful for so many things I wouldn't part with it for the world. When I moved to South Africa from the UK one of the things I found most difficult was finding attachments for it. Look on youtube for vids on Dremel projects and I'm
sure you will be inspired. My only problem at the moment is finding the extensions that you have to make it easier to work on smaller projects, don't give up on it, it's a great little tool.
Oh I have a strange obssession with buying glass to decorate and I never get round to doing anything with it lol I have a huge box of glass just sat there all lonely and without purpose lol xx
smash it up and make mosaics
I have a snall Dremel which is perfect for crafting. How about you sell your industrial sized one on eBay and treat yourself to a more suitably sized one?
I had a small one but the charging time drove me crazy so my husband surprised me one Christmas with a larger one. I don't remember where the little one went I preferred the large one so much
I brought a small rechargeable which I thought was awesome, but the battery charger died within a month. Now it is useless. I have my old Dremel, but I find it much too bulky to use on polymer clay.
I didn't know they made Dremel's that big. I have a small electrically operated old Dremel that I love. I mostly use it for drilling holes in beads (with many sizes of drill bits) and pendants. I find that bead holes come out much cleaner when using the Dremel on a hard bead. It is good for making and opening in a larger pendant that requires a large bail. It also has a small sanding attachment that is great for intricate pieces. Also, the buffing attachment can be useful for polishing high gloss items. I think your Dremel must be some industrial model.
I was going to suggest the same thing.i have the dremel 3000. I think it's the perfect size and comes with a lot of attachments. I don't need the long attachments for anything I make.
Why did you get that huge model Dremel? I have one of the smaller model you just plug into the wall. I buy special buffing wheels for it to buff my pieces after sanding. It works great. How do you buff your polymer? Thank you! Barb
Since I am just starting out with PC, I especially appreciate your videos. TFS your ideas and experiences.
It is good to know that I'm not alone in owning something that just doesn't work for me! Thanks for the chuckle!!!
the drem has got me scared too,I don't sand anyway.the purple mold you can use the back of when you want to put something textured down & not get it flattenend too much:)I kept going back & looking at bead rollers but decided to go handmade too.Thanks for the headsup
I agree with you on everything but the Dremel. I love my Dremel, but I can honestly say I don't use it much for polymer clay. I do metal working also, and use it a lot for that. Comes in very handy. Love your work by the way.
My rotary tool (like a dremel) came with a stand that clamps to my work bench so the large body of the tool can hang up. I use it for sanding, buffing, drilling - not just for crafts, either. My son & husband often "borrow" it. I also use various pebeo paints - some like you showed & some that bake in the oven as well. The ones you showed works really well to add a different look to a pendant or earrings - ones designed to perhaps take a cabochon, after the clay is baked, drip a few drops of maybe three different colours in & watch them react with each other. So cool.
I've only ever seen someone use the round thing that comes with the bead maker to cut clay from a sheet so that you make sure to get uniform sized beads. I've never been told that you must only use the amount of clay that fits in it. I think fire mountain gems did a tutorial recently on the tri-bead roller. Might be worth checking it out.
I have that same silicon sheet of omg-wtf-is-it shapes. But mine came in a box with a bunch of more useful moulds as well :) The calipers can be handy if you're trying, for example, to make a lid to precisely fit a bowl - set the measurement once, tighten the screw, and use it to compare your lid size as you work on it - save you having to keep going back to the other piece. As for the rubber ended tools... yeah, but mine are bloody tiny & fiddly as f*ck to use! ;)
Hahaha! Thank you! xx
I love my Dremel tool. I have a cordless and a corded Dremel tool. It's especially useful for buffing out fingerprints and polishing up clay cabachons. I don't need it for every project, but it is so nice to have. If you need to use your new Dremel (so jealous of your Dremel btw lol) I would recommend putting a planter hook in the wall near your workspace. Protect the wall behind where the dremel motor hangs with a thick piece (or multiple layers) of felt tacked with thumbtacks.
For your needs, however, it sounds like you would be happier with a much smaller cordless Dremel tool ;-) happy playing!
ooohhh I wanted a dremell for a long time but can never afford it. Go ahead and use it!!! you will love it once you start.
Nina Nicklasson no it's not the right size for jewelry. She should sell it to a man.
Crafty Cat Incorporated why a man? Seriously
Nina Nicklasson because she said the tool was too large for her, being a lady! Watch the video lol. It was to go along with HER joke. 😆
Dremel is a great finishing toll for acrylic like resin. When I got mine I immediately realised it is the burs and attachments are very similar to those used in dentistry. I use it where I need to take off a lot of material in one spot or , surprise, to make a hole. They save soo much sanding.
Nice video, but I think you and I work a bit differently. I love my dremel and I like my bead roller too. You are entertaining to watch. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Ohhhh I love my dremel ! ,I'm a lady too , hang your dremel up by its hook ,you'll love it I promise ! You can do so much with it , your moulds , use calking in them ,use a scraper to level it off then give it a couple of days dry time ,they are fab :)
I'm with you on the bead roller, it's collecting dust. I have the Pebeo paints and don't like them with clay but have used them on other craft projects. That metal thing, well I don't know what you were thinking with that. I love my Dremel. I have the work station accessory and it makes it into a drill press, and can rotate to the side. Another great video Val.
Brilliant. We all have a list like this. Unfortunately Dremmel stopped making the really lovely cordless Dremmel Stylus which was/is magic. I still have mine but one day it's battery will give out. Thanks for the lovely review of my first book. XXXs
I'm with you on that Pebeo paints and Number 5 is for measuring how great our "ambitions" are with all things related to polymer clay... LOLS!!!
Hey you could make a really ugly collar necklace with that metal measuring thing.
Hahaha! A Mad Max style one! xx
It happens to the most of us! We Excitedly await a purchase, then you realize you should have read the specifications and/or write the seller to verify what you'll be getting. Alas, it's going to happen until we learn not to trust your first look at the item.whats bad is that it would probably cost more to send it back than the refund you would get. We live, we learn. Perhaps you could put them up for sale on eBay and maybe get some of your money back. I actually love the large dremel , not exactly sure what I'll use for but I like a good challenge. But I know that was too pricey for me.
Love your videos! Thanks for sharing!
That measuring thing is a caliper and it’s used for measuring pictures and then making your sculpture to the right size.
I remember using the calipers on actual clay when using a wheel to measure the mouths of pieces so you could make a lid that matched. The silicon tools look like print maker size tools for mark making or scraffito into paint, I have the exact same set, but they are way smaller, tbh I don't use them either! Thankfully I bought an off brand Dremel like thing to see if I liked it.. nope me either 😊 I love your videos, thank you for sharing
Teresa Pandora Salgado I thought it was a necklace template. Lol so funny. She’s too funny
I get carried away when I watch tutorials so I'm happy to say I'm not the only one. I have a dremel and I love it. The one thing I do not do is shop on line a lot. I go to a store so I can look at what I'm buying and return easily if I need to. My dremel is smaller than yours and the pieces and attachments are smaller. I've even bought teeny tiny drill bits. I hope you learn to use yours. I think you'll like it😊
I am more used to it now, thanks. I started working with copper and it came in handy. I still think it's a clunky piece of equipment but I do appreciate it has some benefits. x
Have made a few mistakes like these. I already had the dremel tool and never used it. Am using it for making jewelry now. Great for burnishing and sanding and drilling out. I do hang mine from a hook and don't use most of the attachments but now that I'm less scared of it I probably will. For use with clay... probably not useful.
My dremmel was originally for nails and nail crafts.... like those used by nail techs when they create acrylic nails from powder and polymer... with lots of gadgetty-attachments for fine tuning. Yours looks like for wood burning, which isn't half bad, but you're right, it's HUGE! I have a full-grown cat that's smaller! 🤣
And ..this video may have been done quite a bit ago.... but it was just what I needed today. Thank you! ❤️ Hope you're well!
You are fabulous! I love that you can laugh at yourself. I find it’s so important to laugh with myself to not take things too seriously. I’m new to polymer clay and hope to have fun with it. I’m glad I found your channel.
Aw thanks! It's best not to be overly serious when you are learning, because you have to have the courage to be bad at something, before you can get good at it.
I made a video recently about scrap clay and how to avoid it all being brown, or grey... As you're new it might be worth checking that out. xx
I love love love my dremel! I have the drill press attachment that has a hanging thingy to keep it out of the way. And I always start on a slowest setting so it's not too scary. And I've sanded my fingers so many times and not injured myself. Give it another go. For sanding and buffing they are so handy!
That's a pretty little green bowl with the mushrooms. Thanks for the tips. I am sculpting a small head with sculpy and it is flaking and crumbling...lots of wrinkles and things and it's now almost a disaster because of this. Lots of time in already..any saves you know of? Thanks for your time.
Hmmm... I don't have much advice except that it sounds like you may not have conditioned the clay enough. xx
I just bought some cutters for making tiny charms and they turned out to be enormous cookie cutters, so I agree that you do have to consider size carefully. It's especially hard when measurements are given in metric, and one thinks in Imperial!
I'm really sorry about your Dremel. Mine is a tiny little thing without any of those hoses you're having to manage. Fortunately, I got out as a gift from my tool savvy husband.
Thanks for sharing.
I found myself laughing once more. Oh how I could kiss you for the joy and sheer fun you bring to all your videos. I actually cried with laughter at the plaster bandages and will now likely dream of you saving the world (well broken bones at least) during an apocalypse! Seriously, I counted two items the same as yours that I too don't use. Worse still, I am so new to this, and so frightened of failing, I have made 4 simple, and truth be known, pretty pathetic things in around two and a half months. In my head, I am an artist, but the hands say noooooo!! As for my storage unit, it proclaims my shameful addiction to Amazon etc !! 🤔I had asked hubby for a Dremel for Christmas - that will definitely not be happening now! Did it arrive on a low loader? 😲 Sending love and light from a Scottish clay faffer. I think I will leave other nationalities to frown over that last word, before they resort to (as we all do) talking to Uncle Google 😂😂😘 x
Haha! Aw bless you! Don't be frightened of failing, go for it! Failing is the way to learn... So I should be close to getting an art degree by now LOL. xx
Unruly Housewife Once again, your self deprecating humour has me laughing at my own self - a very good thing indeed! I promise to keep faffing about if you carry on forwards to your Masters Degree! Haha! xx
Anita Green I am still laughing. So great to share because most of her audience members are crafters of some kind. And we can relate!!! So funny!
lisa grabill I know exactly what you mean. I am lucky in that I will get a chance to meet the wonderful Val next month at the British Polymer Clay Guild's 20th Anniversary weekend event. At least I hope I do, but suspect she will be very busy and also very popular! 😊 x
Oh god I'm the exact same way!! I've bought ounces and ounces of clay and some tools here and there (along with a pasta machine) and haven't made anything yet! I'm absolutely paralyzed when it comes to making something!! I watch youtube videos all day long of /other people/ making amazing stuff! I really struggle with anxiety, it's so frustrating! I'm so terrified of things looking bad that I don't even start!! I see your comment was from 3 years ago, that's when I started collecting all of claying tools!! I hope you've been able to get to it and make really beautiful things in that time!
Thank you so much for sharing. I am looking into making crafts with polymer clay and didn't know what to get or what I shouldn't get. And lol about the plaster zombie apocalypse.
Love your videos! I have bought so many things that I regretted later! A bit of information -- order rubber tipped tools designed for decorating fingernails. I bought some and they are teeny tiny! I actually love my bead roller, but a couple of tips - first, bead rollers have to be broken in. Sometime when you are watching TV just slide it back and forth and after a time it will start sliding much more smoothly. Also, I hate the measuring tool too. I use a 1/8 t. measuring spoon, slightly overfilled. Or, better, use a jewelers scale to measure the clay by weight instead of volume.
Thanks for the tips! xx
Thank you for sharing your experience. LOL! I love that you're so candid about your impulse items. We all have those. Please. I go through my stuff every two or three years and ask that question repeatedly. Or, worse, remember the unfulfilled intention with regret. Just remember to get rid of those items because they won't make you feel any better, sitting there, reminding you of your mistakes. And, if you haven't used it by now, you probably never will. It's inevitable that we waste some money with misplaced ideas. It's all a part of the learning process. Just remember, part of experience means learning from mistakes. ;) Just don't dwell on the mistakes.
BTW, as for the caliper (that's what the rounded metal, pointy thing is), which CAN be used to measure bumps on the head, is actually for measuring any round object, especially objects that are otherwise hard to measure. I only know because my late ex-husband was a nurseryman and he used one for measuring the diameter of trees. It's an old fashioned one; if you look up 'caliper' you'll see modern ones, which are most often used in car repair. I have no idea why.
I guess they might be able to be adapted. I enjoy making jewellery but I would rather make other things. I like to make small decorative bowls, covered jars/tins/boxes, hollow eggs, fairy doors, journal covers, miniature food etc. I guess the thing is they are all still small lol. I'm not saying these tools are utterly useless - but I haven't found them useful myself.
I have used and used and used my Dremel. I even just sewed little round pads to use for polishing polymer with
As for the plaster wrap, if you have a bowling ball or anything round like a ball you can cover it with the plaster first then mosaic it to make a decorative garden ball
Haha I think all of us clayers & crafters have bought things we regret or don't use, right?! I can totally relate! Enjoyed it, as always!
I love my Dremel. And yes you can lay it down on the table. You need to keep the cable sort of straight. Notice I said sort of. No hard kinks or it will not work properly. But don't be afraid of the thing . It won't eat you. And once you get used to it, you will wonder how you got along with out it
I saw those bigass silicone brush thingies that I also have and thought exactly the same - I needed a tool like that but way, way smaller :D This was an awesome video, I love the light-hearted and humorous way you told your experience with these tools! Thank you!
You are so much fun! Thanks for saving me from some bad choices!
I have plenty of stuff in my craft closet i've ordered after watching tutorials on youtube that i've never actually used in any way lol... I also have a Dremmel but it's much much smaller and less bulky then urs...try selling that one and buying a crafting dremmel I use mine all the time when working with wood crafts, and it's cordless with a little charger and all that plus all the little bits and pieces that you can change out depending on what ur using.... I just stumbled across ur channel today and I love it
Thank you! And even though I made this video aeons ago, I just took delivery of a small rotary tool this very evening! Good old Amazon. I will play with it tomorrow and see what it is like. xx
See, I like my Pebeo paints. I make pendants with a hole in the middle and poor the paint in. I like the effect :-)
Hahaha!!! What a joy you are to watch - even though this video was just a pair of hands. Thanks for all the tips and advice. 👌 Really appreciate your videos.
Personally I love my Dremel but I think it just depends on which one you need for your needs. You might've just got the wrong one for you. And I can see many possibilities with the plaster. Even for jewelry. Good luck on future purchases.
I love my Dremel, I have 5 (different models) of them and use them a lot. The difference is what the clay artist is doing with the clay. I sell my work in my online shop. I do hyper realistic animals and most of the detail is added after the rough form is baked, with the micro bits from Dremel.
I only use Cernit because it's extremely ridgid after baking. Great for sculpting every hair or skin fold on the animals.
I so agree with you. The impulse to buy when we watch it being used in a video is enormously powerful. And purchasing things online can be a real risk when it comes to scale. I too have purchased many things that were completely the wrong size for me. Now I am a stickler for forcing myself to verify before I buy. Photos that include a ruler or even a coin to give you a point of reference are very helpful. Without those, I literally get out my ruler, place my finger on the measurements (hopefully) provided, then close my eyes and try to visualize the item and its actual size. That process successfully saves me. Its something to remember when selling online also, photos need a clear point of reference. It actually makes me suspicious of the online vendors who don't provide the relevant details .
I did want to let you know that the soft tip tools in your #1 do come in the scale that is perfect for the tiniest of PC work and I use them constantly. They are worth ever penny. If you still have not found this product in the correct size for you, please let me know and I can let you know where I purchased mine. #5 & 6....LOL, yes girl, what on earth were you thinking!!!
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🤣🤣🤣 I had just taken a mouthful of coffee when those callipers appeared! Haven’t laughed that hard for ages, sorry and thanks! I’ve probably thought of buying all the rest though! Off to watch your favourite things now!
I believe we're all guilty! Buying things we don't need on impulse. I have a drawer full, maybe this spring I'll get around to either selling or just tossing. But most of all I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your videos. They're fun, make me laugh, teach me, and inspire me, what more could one ask for. Much better than hearing about "so-called" polymer clay artists accusing "true" polymer clay artists of plagiarizing. Dreadful! Thank you for being yourself!!
I've got the pink one you held, I use white glue in the mold and put on items for texture
Hi Girl! I regret my bead roller too😕 never have used it but my Dremel Tool omg cant live with out it I use it for polishing making holes but honestly I use it more around the apartment......😄
Haha, I'm tempted to make a reply to this. I got the rubber tipped too but mine are small (actually I have two different sized but both are small) and I got the frosting thingies too lol. I do use my dremel though (mine is just a plain one but seems smaller than yours) and I intend to get the Pebeos.I got other pet peeves of buying myself though.
Yeah, I seem to have purchased the GIANT Dremel! LOL
And the giant rubber-tipped tools. I've never seen any so big before.
Unruly Housewife ... Your Dremell appears to have overdosed on steroids in transit. I do enjoy mine and utilize it for various projects beyond and including clay. I have mine hanging, quite handy.
A micro dremel is what you're after.... its the size of a small torch.... about 4 inches long, a slim barrel, lithuim rechargeable cordless device with touch button varible speed and built in LED light at the tip to illuminate your work. Easily handheld and very lightweight. Wonderful tool.
I bought the dremel workstation, and that made the rotary tool much easier to work with. My worst buys have been the endless plastic containers I use to organize my supplies in. Sigh...
I absolutely love my Drexel, I've been using mine for years, hanging it helps, but you can do so much with it.
I love my Dremel. I got the flex shaft and the little stand so I could set it up once and now I only have to change out the bits on the flex shaft. I use it to drill holes in my beads, for engraving, for polishing.
I ended up appreciating mine when I started working with copper. 😊
@@UnrulyHousewife Oh, yes! Enjoying your videos, btw. Keep up the good work.
You are my sister! I have all except the cast making supplies. My craft room is full and when I am gone will be at the nearest Charity store my kids can locate .
Cheers to us !
If you don't like the dremel, I know you could sell on ebay and recoup some of your money. I have a dremel and it's best to hang it up. For polymer clay, I think it can be used mostly to sand and buff. Mine is useful because I have additional hobbies like fusing glass and I use it to carve and drill holes through glass. Unbelievably, the most useless thing I have bought for polymer clay is the never knead. It cost about $100 and I never use it except to put clay on the little tray to get it out of the way. It's huge , heavy, and very industrial. Everyone raves about it, so maybe I'm not using it correctly, but it takes more strength for me to never knead the clay than to slide and roll it out. (Arthritis). Thanks for the tutorial!
Oh no! That is quite a large and expensive thing to be disappointed about! xx
OMG the bead roller. (The best thing I ever say was just to use circle cutters to cut even beads, using graduated sizes or halves or quarters for even, round beads.) But I LOVE my Pebeo paints. They're unique - you MUST stir, stir, stir, stir and then yes, stir some more. The other downside is the drying time, but they're just so unique.
Just found your channel and have subscribed on the strength of this amusing and honest video. How brave of you to publicly admit your retail mistakes! I should have to hide it from my OH who despairs of my swelling craft materials (sewing, papercraft, crochet to name but a few) despite having his own 'man cave' in the garage. Look forward to now watching your other videos.
you could probably use some resin in the purple thing with glitter. cute pendents?
Please try to use your Dremel! I love mine. And my husband’s! He never uses it anyway. I’ve carved signs, cut the trim on my aquarium to fit a hang on back filter, cut holes in drywall for new outlets, etc. don’t let the fact it’s a motor scare you. Ear plugs. Go for it!
Thanks for the tips! You again have me crying lol I know where to go if I break something during a zombie apocalypse! have to tell you thought I use Pebeo Fantasy Moon and fantasy prisms paints They are fantastic!! One turns the paint into tiny honeycomb effects and the other very beautiful pearlescent and opalescent effects I discovered them by accident on a clearance shelf fell in love and had to have them I use them in a lot of mixed media and I am hoping to use them in my polymers
This made me laugh, and not eel bad about the things i buy! That will be sending back... and teach myself to be easy and see if i like the clay and creating this way since i work in so many creative genres... thank you for making this for us!
I love your Dremel, and it can be used to do so many things. If you were into making mixed media, metalwork, and silversmithing you'd get a lot more use out of it. Don't be afraid of it. Check out some of the tutorials on RUclips. I got into them when I was dabbling in powered wood carving, but it was too messy as you need to manage the dust. But I did pick up a Dremel-type machine with accessories on Amazon, and it will be useful for finishing cured clay because it came with various sanding, and buffing wheels, as well as burrs that I find useful for finishing earwires and findings that I can make. You can also use the Dremel for sawing as well as drilling. Have fun!
I LOVE my pebeo prism paints and absolutely LOVE my dremel!! (I use it for my acrylic nails more than poly clay tho, but that's because I DONT really know HOW to use my Dremel.) my Dremel is little and cute and cordless too tho.
Regarding the dremel, I have a cordless dremel that I use all the time. I mainly use it to polish my polymer clay items. I also use it to drill holes. You should sell that dremel that you have and buy a cordless one. Love your videos.
I don’t feel bad about what I bought anymore! You made me laugh the metal crab claws for measuring were great!!!!
omg you are so funny! I'm shaking with laughter! the plaster bandages are something I would buy and not use too! I have bins full of stuff I'll never use. I love this!💜
you always make me smile. thanks for being so genuinely you.
I love this video almost as much or more than your Sparks Joy videos! The plaster of Paris bandages will be great use for currency in the zombie apocalypse!! Save that and the Dremel and you'll have your own gang!! 😂
Found your video 1 year later... great content =) Don't be terrified to use Dremel, I make small items as well but dremel is great for sanding, polishing, engraving and making holes especially. It's very easy to use once you get into it. And you can set the rotation to low so it's not scary. I was scared to use it at first but now it's my best friend for perfecting my pieces. I just lay mine down on the floor in a towel so it wouldn't dance away.
I actually use it now! Yay! I am making metal jewellery, so it is really useful. xx
your dremel has uses for hundreds of things but you must have the appropriate ends for your project and what it is made from.i got mine for buffing and polishing due to hand issues...it ate my piece!! however once you have the correct tips it can be an amazing thing,if you are rich lol
The main body of the Dremel should come apart from the long flexible shaft cord so that you can use it as just a handheld drill itself. Also they have a $10 adapter it lets you easily slip in and out any size drill bit not just the ones that are the size fitted for a Dremel it's well worth the money. I mostly use my Dremmel for enlarging bead holes in stepping up in the sizes of bits is much easier with the adapter
Val, you never cease to amaze! You always make me laugh out loud and brighten my day. Thank you for that.
Here's a thought for dealing with items you do not use, no longer want or haven't ever utilized. Post a Destash video including a price you are comfortable with and try selling them. In order to maintain sanity you might want to post on RUclips, give the sale a 5 to 7 day run then shut down the sale. Post remaining items on Facebook or some other site, working with a similar timeframe. If you happen to know anyone that does or teaches sculpting that might be a market for the silicone tipped tools. (Maybe an art school. They might also be interested in the huge calipers you included. Massive size!) I was gifted a few of those large silicone shapers. I used my craft knife to reshape the silicone and my Dremell to smooth the edges. (And I still have all fingers attached!) And if you use balloons and your plaster bandages to create faces you could use one of those large silicone shapers to help create features. Of course we must see a video of the process. I do believe it would be quite entertaining.
I forgot to mention if you decide to do a Destash video you might want to research approximate shipping fees and determine if shipping to other countries is worthwhile for you. The additional paperwork and such might be a deterrent, plus the additional cost for potential buyers. Or if a local clay group ever has a meet-up maybe a Destash Day could be something to mention.
I bought 7 containers of Guilders paste in different colors after watching a really cool video. Guilders Paste isn't cheep at all! Half were so dry I couldn't use them and had to just use the ones I could. Then watched videos on how to moisten the others back up. Did that. And there they all sit still to this day. So I feel your pain there... lol...
BUT.... The other items you have minus the Dremel - You should use for a give away! I love the other stuff minus the old fashioned ice block carrier thing.
You’re so funny, I chuckled all the way through this video. I also bought a dremel but mine is much smaller and sometimes wonder if it has enough torque. I think I got one meant for young kids who craft or something. I’ve decided to use it to make holes and for light buffing. Otherwise it’s not good for much else. lol I’m
I enjoyed this video on the 7 tools you regeted buying. By the end of it I was laughing my head off. Loved it! 😂
I have a small Dremel with a million little attachments in a separate case. I love it! You recharge the battery, it fits well in your hand. Nothing monstrous like yours! I've bought a drawer full of those silicone molds for practically nothing on eBay, for decorating boxes and shrines. Yours does look a bit deep, even for those kinds of projects. I have tons of craft paints that I haven't even opened, so I surely sympathize with you on that. The metal caliper is hilarious. Thanks for being so entertaining!
Really informative. I was toying with the idea of buying a bead roller, now, thanks to you, i shan't. I really became enthused after watching your egg decoration tutorial and very nearly bought a mass of ready blown goose eggs. Perhaps just practice on a chicken egg first? Thanks again
Number 5 is a caliper. There are many different types, but the 1 you have is normally used in woodworking. Usually when working on a lathe.
I agree. I have the first 3 things myself. But your dremel can be used for soooo many various tasks.
Hey now, I'm a bit of a craft supply hoarder lol! It's a relatively harmless guilty pleasure, as long as it doesn't get too big or expensive. One thing on your list that I totally agree with is, never over do it with special paints, liquids and such as those dry out. The rest you might find a new interest in sometime later.
Maybe you could make a mini series on what the goal is for a tool, what not to buy (blank item) and then in the same video offer suggestions for alternates to blank item. Short and sweet? FYI I think the only Pebeo paint that bakes well is the Vitrail line. I think you tried Fantasy paints and they do not handle the heat well if baked. You could use the plaster rolls for paper mache armature. The Dremel appears to be one that attaches to a generator. Drooling to have that one but there are smaller versions that are wonderful for clay work. All is not lost. I tend to agree the molds meant for cake making are a pain to work with. There are some nice texture plates on line at Amazon that do much better.
My biggest purchase regret after watching a RUclips video is the silhouette curio cutting machine. I purchased it to cut out unique polymer and precious metal clay designs. Not knowing that I had to go to silhouette university to learn how to first use the very challenging silhouette software, before I could use the curio machine OMG!!!!! Took a whole other chunk of my time away.
What I found funniest with your video is I have most of the items you mentioned (not the bandages though I had considered buying them for a project) I have the calipers and the pebeo paint. Because I do so many other crafts, including drawing, sculpture, glass and metal work, knit and crochet. I find myself purchasing lots of.... But just like everyone who commented here, I love my cordless Dremel with the flex shaft. Mine is on a hospital pole with wheels, the one that hangs the bags, making the whole contraption portable. I know this is an older post but still a goodie. RUclips is a conspiracy that has all creatives in it’s grips spend, spend and spend some more 🤪🧐😆
I was actually wanting to get a Dremel to use for sanding and engraving clay and resin pieces, without knowing that my dad actually had one. He showed it to me and I was like "Okay, that's way too big for my tiny baby hands." So I bought this thing called a TackLife rotary tool, and it's pretty much exactly what I had in mind when I thought I wanted a Dremel. It's about the size of a 3D pen and it can be charged with a USB. It comes with its own tips, but there's also a piece you can use to fit the Dremel brand tips into it. It has 3 speed settings and the first one is actually quite slow, which I like. I really love it, so maybe that's something you could try instead. (It was also way cheaper!)
Thank you, I will look into it! I wish my Dad was alive - I bet he could have mastered the Dremel and taught me!
O I bought a bead roller too. Not tried it yet but it looks way too fiddly. also bought a needle tool then saw on another video how lovely your home made one was. Never mind. We live and learn.:)x