Comments on: Tutorial…silhouette necklace…

By: Maddy

Maddy — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:08:12 +0000

I’m confused…how does the saw work?
Do you like saw it up and down like a regular saw?
or does it move and then you move the shape while it moves?
and how do you cut out the middle parts?
do you use the saw again?
how does THAT work?
I’m sorry I asked so many questions
I just need to know!
eek!
it’s confusing me..

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 19:18:39 +0000

Hey Abigail, fantastic tutorial! After seeing this I had a go myself, and soon worked out that I cannot saw anything, let alone acrylic!
Do you know of any machines that saw shapes for you, or cut out shapes on materials such as acrylic at relatively cheap prices?

By: Julie Jackson

Julie Jackson — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 22:27:58 +0000

Very cool but can you sell me one? I won’t take credit for making it, but oh MAN I don’t know that I could make it.

By: Abigail

Abigail — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 02:16:11 +0000

Hi betsy..glad you will find this useful! :)

…as brass is a very difficult metal {very hard in it’s composition} to work with, you may find you break more saw blades, than say with something softer, like tin or plastic…silver or copper even. Use a little bit of beeswax {a block, like one might use for waxing threads when sewing…or indeed just use an old candle stump}..and run the block gently along the blade. This will help lubricate the saw, and help it glide through a little easier through the metal. If the blade survives for a while…you may want to do this more than once during the job ;)

..keep on sawing! good for you!! x

By: Betsy Carr

Betsy Carr — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 13:33:57 +0000

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I did my first bit of sawing a few months ago at a workshop and it’s so nice to have this handy tutorial when I’m ready to try it at home–I think I’ll be using some pieces of found tin and brass.

By: imelda

imelda — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 12:11:02 +0000

this is so great, abigail!

By: Betsi

Betsi — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 15:50:32 +0000

Wow, this is such an amazing tutorial. A real eye-opener for me, as I just adore all plastics and have been looking to learn how to make plastic pendants of some kind. I had no idea you could buy colorful sheets of acrylic like that. It looks like it would take a while to learn to do such intricate cutting, but I should think that I could get the hang of it by trying simpler shapes like hearts and stars.

Thanks so much for this wonderful tutorial, and the helpful follow-up comment!

By: angel rafael

angel rafael — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 14:54:47 +0000

hahaha. someone beat me to the shrink plastic remark. me and my boy were up making shrink plastic pendants until a ridiculous hour last night, a lot for giftsmas presents.

this does GREATLY intrigue though….

By: Abigail

Abigail — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:39:53 +0000

Hi everyone…thanks so much! Glad you all enjoyed it :)

Virginia…thank you! *blush*….the dremel I have is a 400 series digital {but I do believe you can attach the flex-shaft to most dremels…have a look on the website for a bit more info on your specific model maybe?}..glad to hear you are getting set up!!

Amy…I am lucky enough to have an acrylic supplier in Glasgow, but there are numerous online suppliers {I just googled acrylic sheet and got lots of links} also eBay is a good source, as sellers often list small pieces of coloured sheet..which is good if you are just starting out!! get going with that Dremel!! ;)))…the flex shaft attachment makes it much easier to use too if you can get one, especially for jewellery making.

feel free to drop me an email if you have any more questions about this project, tooling, materials, techniques etc….id be only too happy to help.
abigailpercy[at]gmail[dot]com

By: nico

nico — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 01:49:59 +0000

oh gosh thats lovely…. tools! a new goal of mine. thanks for sharing!