How to Use a Dremel Saw
There are many different tools that carry the Dremel model name. Unfortunately, not much information has been found about the rotary models. The Dremel rotary models have attachments available to turn it into a saw for woodworking purposes. The Dremel 400 series XPR rotary tool can be turned into a saw with multiple capabilities. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Dremel rotary tool
- Dremel multi-saw attachment package (should include the attachment piece, straight saw blade, curved saw blade and instructions)
- Safety glasses
Instructions
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Determine the saw blade that you will need. The straight saw blade is for cutting straight lines, while the curved saw blade is good to use on corners and rounded designs. Attach the multi-saw attachment piece of choice by inserting the bit into the top nut hole on the Dremel, and tightening the bit into place by turning the nut clockwise with the wrench that comes with the Dremel.
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Put on your safety glasses. This will prevent saw dust from getting into your eyes.
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Turn on your Dremel tool. Some models will have a trigger-like button, and others will have a soft button that you will need to hold down while you are cutting.
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Hold your Dremel tool like a pencil. The Dremel tools are designed to be smaller and easier to manage.
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Cut your wood starting at an outside point, and working in to your pencil outline at an angle. As you reach the outline, you can straighten out your cut.
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Switch the blades, as needed, to get all the way through your wood design.
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Remove the saw blade attachment in the opposite manner that you attached it, by unscrewing the nut counter-clockwise on the top of the Dremel with the wrench that comes with the Dremel.
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Add on your sanding attachments that are included with your tool. You can then sand the wood that you have cut, and finish your project.
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Tips & Warnings
Make sure to keep your fingers clear from the saw blades.
