I have some upcoming venues that I'll be a vendor at so I've got lots of do to prepare. The first one is on the 21st of September... Next week! It's the 5th Annual Cirque du Lake! Click to check out more information on the event.
I have inventory and since I recently had another venue I participated in I am mostly packed so that's a good thing!
I also listed myself in the Northwest Louisiana Artist's Directory and I'm hoping to expand my network!
On top of all that I also joined the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators... I can't remember if I already posted that on here though.. I'm kinda tired so I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed right now...
And now it's time for my first rant, which is also posted in the power carving forum of Woodcarving Illustrated. Here I go...
I started power carving with my little dremel 4000 and in June I decided I'd try to upgrade to a bigger flex shaft machine. I got the Mastercarver 1/2-HP Benchtop Pro Flex-Shaft set thinking it'd be way better than my dremel and much more powerful. It is indeed very powerful but I cannot for the life of me get the hang of using its flexshaft versus the dremel's flex shaft. I burned up two outer flex sheaths and two inner shafts and that is IT! I'm so done! I might try a foredom in the future but in the meantime my projects are so small that my dremel is perfectly capable for the time being. That said, I would love to cut my losses and rehome my mastercarver (it's only a few months old and it just needs a new outer sheath because I already have a replacement shaft still sealed in the package).
Also, any advice for me on future flexshaft use? I tried lower rpms, I didn't hold it at too sharp an angle either and unless I took constant breaks every 10 minutes I still managed to heat up my sheath. The machine itself didn't overheat or make crazy noises, it works fine, it was just the shaft. This NEVER happens to me when I'm using my dremel's flexshaft, even at much higher rpms!
I hope Woodcarving Illustrated Forum members have some good info for me! Wish me luck!
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