"If you need tiny round files..." Topic
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| Zephyr1 | 04 Feb 2022 10:43 p.m. PST |
… check with your friendly dentist. Mine used tiny files to remove the nerves in a root canal I had last week (the x-ray showed the files to be much larger than they actually were, and they were flexible enough to follow the curves of the nerves. Yes, he left them in the tooth while he took the x-ray… :-o )
Not sure what I'd use them for. Just an observation I made that I thought I'd pass along… ;-) |
| Sydney Gamer | 05 Feb 2022 3:42 a.m. PST |
Might actually enjoy going to the dentist now! |
| rustymusket | 05 Feb 2022 6:08 a.m. PST |
Yes there are a lot of dental tools that could be useful for the detail modeler. I have a few I got from my job with a dental supplier. Even used tools that are no longer useful for the dentist are useful for modeling. Ask you dentist next checkup. |
| 79thPA | 05 Feb 2022 7:20 a.m. PST |
My dad used some dental tools for fine woodworking. |
| 14Bore | 05 Feb 2022 7:53 a.m. PST |
I wanted my dentist magnifiers, he said I couldn't afford them
I should see if he has cast off files, have shown my figures to him and he was impressed. |
| HobbyDr | 05 Feb 2022 7:54 a.m. PST |
Those tools the dentist used to remove the nerve are actually reamers. You may remember they pushed in smoothly, but had that unnerving scraping sensation as it was removed. Still immensely useful for enlarging small holes, but will not provide all the back and forth motion of a file. HobbyDr |
| Garryowen | 05 Feb 2022 8:00 a.m. PST |
Before epoxy putty came along for sculpting, Stan Glanzer originally sculpted using a dental drill. He was a welding engineer by education. He started with some existing metal figure as a dolly. But that term was not used then. He "welded" more lead/tin on to begin his sculpting. It looked to me like he was soldering, and I either did not understand or do not remember his explanation of how it was different. But at any rate, he then used the dental drill, welding more lead/tin on as he went, as necessary. He and I started a figure business called Bugle and Guidon making 30mm Indian Wars figures. We then went into 54mm collector figures. By this time, he had discovered epoxy putty. I used to joke that we could always take in a few dental patients on the side. By the time he started sculpting 15mm figures for Duke Seifried, the dental drill was long gone. Tom |
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