xXMjollnirXx Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 Hello, I am helping my brother with his clone armor and we are both very new to costuming. I have noooooo idea what I need to use to cut the helmet or armor (Imperial Surplus). The bit we used was a simple disk, tried it out on the extra material we were given and it snapped in half. Our Dremel kit was a basic Harbor Freight one. Again, neither of us have ever made anything like this before. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 I mainly use 3 different tips, I use 3 dremels as I hate swapping them out when I'm in the groove Drum roller Deburring Quick change cutting disk I used all 3 when trimming a resin helmet BUT I also had to use some small files and sandpaper in harder to get in cormers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemi[Staff] Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 Hello Gracie!!! Well, I use the discs that you can see in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUkRtw_xqcw&t=30s I have used the plastic ones and the metal ones to cut ABS, both work fine and never broke. I only use them to remove the excess. For delicate areas, it is better to use round-tipped scissors or similar. This thread can help you too (Supply list for your OT TK build ....): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKSpartan[Staff] Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Hi Gracie, welcome to FISD. If I can make a suggestion, an additional tool you can use to trim some pieces is this kind of scissors : At least to me, it has worked great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themaninthesuitcase[Admin] Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 I don't like Dremels on plastic, I find it tends to melt not cut. For ABS armour I either used score and snap, or for curves lexan scissors. If I need to clean up I used either files or sand paper. You also don't need to go crazy with sanding, just a quick pass with something int the 180-320 region to take off any sharp bits. The lexan scissors can be a bit hard going on the hands so some metal snips might be a pretty good choice! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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