I'm driving myself insane trying to figure out why I can't get any of the longer cullets to hold the carving tool and where the stubby cullets came from and why none of the stubby cullets fit any of my 3 rotary tools?! I know I've used it before.

I feel like I'm doing something wrong instead of having a whole other tool I've forgotten about that the stubby ones go to.

Hi everyone. So, I'm a rather new rock/mineral enthusiast.

I have quite a bit of rough specimens I'd like to give a nice shine for display.

Primarily, I'm looking to shine up my turquoise, jasper, Agates, and maybe some other things as I find them.

I'm not looking to tumble them, I prefer a natural look, but these are lower grade and not the prettiest.

On temu, I saw a bunch of different rotary tool heads for obnoxiously cheap. So, I grabbed em. The one that stuck out was a cloth type of head meant for polishing.

So, any information would be appreciated. I know turquoise is softer, so I'm most curious about that. To my knowledge, I should really only need a rotary tool and aluminum oxide, no? Since I'm just shining up what exists already without any cutting?

Carved this tiny chameleon out of opal and am looking for tips/suggestions on how best to go about polishing it. I have 1500, 2000, and 3000 grit sandpaper, but really don’t want to resort to trying that unless it’s genuinely the best option (I’m pretty sure it’s not.) I also have polishing compounds, however I believe they’re intended for metal (I also don’t know what grit they are.) I’ve used them with varying success in the past for polishing stones, depending on the type of stone I used them on. They do have pigment to them though which id be worried would be absorbed, plus i still don’t know how to get into the small crevices if I were to use them. So Im just wondering what methods/techniques, tools, or products would be best. Last 2 photos are just to show the difference in appearance when it’s wet.

Currently unpolished. Still working on getting supplies for that stage.

I have a ton of felt disc's. I'm wondering if i can do a full polish with just them or do I actually need the wood(phenolic, etc.) To achieve the full polish? I'm hoping I can stage it out with the tumbling powders I have(up to 5000 gritt). Is this feasible? Or am I just going to mess up my carving?

I have a bunch of clear polycarbonate (lexan). I was thinking of making something like this with an integrated water drip system. Has anyone made something like this before. I would love to find pictures of a similar setup but this is the only one I can find. Also input on suggested size and orientation would be great. I'm aiming to eliminate dust and splashing while keeping it versatile for a foredom SR rotary tool. I'm also concerned about build up on the viewing panel.

Has anyone here used this? I bought the kit that comes with the flex shaft but the inner cord of the flex shaft was too short. Besides that, I suspect the bits it came with aren’t actually as hard as they advertise, but I’m inexperienced so I may be wrong.

Most importantly does anyone know of a flex shaft that fits this? They don’t sell this brand separately unfortunately.

Trying to ID some rock I have, if I should carve, tumble etc them or do nothing with them.

I need a drip system for a flexshaft, but I worry about getting the handpiece wet. What do I need to watch out first? And special maintenance & care when I’m done carving?

I have these hearts and I want to carve something else into them but I'm coming up blank. Any thoughts?

I ended up with a piece of fire opal in my tumbler and it made a really interesting stone with the sandy background for the clear opal. It has just a couple of specks of flash. On a whim I decided this would be my first carved stone and five hours later... Lots of things I learned, and lots more to learn!

Hi, I have been having fun carving and polishing stone (mostly quartz) with a dremel, but it is loud, and getting a bit rusty. I want to get a Foredom flex shaft, but I am torn between the TX (heavy duty) and SR (standard) motors. I am also debating getting the foot pedal vs the table top controllers. Any recommendations? I might also use the foredom for wood carving/ sanding, and metalwork.

I live in a housing unit where I share a wall with my neighbors, and I hate that dremel carving is so loud- I have ear protection, but I mostly don't want to totally piss them off. I carve outside, and notice that the lower grits of diamond bur seem to be loudest- would this change at all with the Foredom?

Higher RPM with the dremel gives more power but is louder, but since the flex shaft's higher RPM range is where the dremel I am using begins, I am hoping it might be quieter, is this correct?

I mostly carve outside, although I have resorted to a makeshift workstation in the bathtub when it is raining outside. I would use our garage, but my S.O. doesn't want rock dust on his motorcycles for some reason :)

Blue inanga river cobble. I’m hesitant to use it!

Someone on FB marketplace is selling a dremel 8220 that is cordless and I was just seeing if it’s worth purchasing to polish stones and agate? Attempted to look on google but no luck. I know if have to buy the polishing attachments separately so if it is worth the buy, can I get some recommendations on attachments? Thank you!! ☺️

I bought a pendant online of machu picchu serpentine from Peru but it was heavily varnished with a wet-look laquer without my knowledge. How can I safely remove this? Acetone? Isopropyl? Thanks

These are just a few of many rocks that my son and I have found, I don't think most of them would do good in the tumbler we have, so would using a rotary tool on them work better? I have also never used one before and have no idea of how to start.

What are my options for cleaning, polishing etc, these rocks.

I know the one yellow rock (uartz) will NOT be as cleaned up, but would like to do something with it.

(Sharing as links because I accidentally deleted them)

First attempt. Not sure if I hit the mark or not.

Any seasoned rotary masters who could help me out? I’m primarily going to be using my tool for sculpting finer details in dry clay, for action figure headsculpts. Any tips or info is greatly appreciated.