tip for drillachino makers

[Firekist]

i drill my cane, and i usually do a couple months worth of cane for a couple days straight... my arm gets tired holding up/tilting the drill.

i tied my drill up, ran the rope up to a pully, and then put a counterweight on the other side of the rope. this keeps the drill pretty much weightless, so all i have to do is tilt. it works great, and saves my arm a ton.


and as long as i've brought up drillachinos (again..) i'm ready to take on any challengers that want to race drill vs. hand. =)

z---seth

[chayes]

I bought myself a lightweight cordless drill for this purpose also works great for mixing colors. I don't make cane for days straight though. The cordless is way better than the heavy corded one i was using. Great tip though if i ever go on a cane making marathon i'll give it a try.

[nate dubbs]

I'll race ya... they don't call me John Henry for nothin.....lol

[lucidvisions]

Do you get points for consistancyand length of pull? Get ready to time me here I go....

[lucidvisions]

Ok I'm done, what was my time?

[Firekist]

in an old thread someone, i've forgotten who, gave me shit about using a drill, claimed he'd be faster doing them by hand, and possibly some other comments. it was a while ago, hence my challenge, since at that time i had only pulled 10-20 feet of cane with a drill.


i'm using a cordless drill myself now, and it's way heavier than the corded drill i have.. but i still like it more. i also like that it is bottom heavy because of the battery pack, rather than top heavy like most, if not all, corded drills.

multiple speeds is great
an automatic brake (as soon as you take your finger off the trigger it has a brake that stops it from spinning) is almost necessary
and a variable speed trigger thingy is pretty necessary as well (the farther you pull the trigger, the faster the drill turns.)

i've tried with a couple other drills with some of these options missing, and having all 3 really seems to help. dewalt 18v is a nice one, 3 speeds, but was heavy without the counterweight.

nate, if you do wanna "race", pm me to work out details =)

z--seth

[timinny420]

can i get a video of a drill being used - i cant pictue it in my head --

[chayes]

i use a 10mil rod attach it to a blank of 15mm and up, decorate, preheat slip the end of the 10mil into the drill. Then start spinning. when there is a even heat base bring in the punty and start pulling, as i pull i direct the flame further down the peice. I still like handpulling cane but for prodo, and that super tight spin it gives, ya can't beat a drill.

[Firekist]

someone has posted a link to drillachino.. maybe in the tutorial section..

for simple cane, i just bundle my color rods, fuse one end, zip-tie the middle, and then chuck the fused end onto some 9 mil, which is chucked into the drill.
keep the drill pretty much steady, heat the tip of the colors, punty or tweezer, and pull off cane as it spins.

soon as i find a video recorder, i'll put something up.. (it'll prolly never happen.. heh)

z--seth

[timinny420]

anyone near ithaca ny pulling this off that will let me stop by there studio -- ????

[FredLight]

That explanation pretty much summed it up for me, Thanks Seth.

[chuckworks]

yo tim i do it all the time. pm me