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Post by curufin on Jun 13, 2015 2:29:57 GMT
As a crafter that makes thing for a miniature game, I need things to be small. But sometimes I need the small to be even smaller. I was working on a build and I needed some very thin dowel. I was going to use toothpicks, but they were far too thick. While I failed miserably at sanding them down, I thought there had to be a much faster and more accurate way of doing it. I decided to make a draw plate, and Im happy to say that it worked. I simply drilled a series of holes (each smaller than the previous) in a sheet of brass that I had laying around. There are two important factors that make this a success: 1. The series of holes need to start with the diameter of the toothpick. Each smaller hole need to be only minutely smaller, almost unperceivable. And the more holes between the starting diameter and the desired diameter the better. 2. When the holes are drilled in the sheet metal, there will be a little bur where the drill bit poked through the metal. This bur is what will cut the toothpick down to size. Pay no attention to the hole on the far left, it was already in the brass sheet. Push the toothpick through the bur-side of the sheet metal, starting with the largest hole. Gently work the toothpick throught all the holes from largest to smallest. Brute strength is not an ally here. As the toothpick gets smaller and smaller it becomes very fragile. As you can see in the picture, I was able to cut the toothpick's diameter nearly in half. Im not sure how much narrower you could get as the toothpicks break very easily at this stage.
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Post by tauster on Jun 13, 2015 6:13:26 GMT
Awesome idea!
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