Helmet Prep

Well for what it's worth I just finished cutting out the visor in my Rubies Jango Deluxe (a.k.a. my first Bu'cye) and personally I did it with an exacto and a craft knife..honestly I didn't trust my hand to be steady enough to use the dremel...cmae out excellently though!

Problem is its made out of a Resin material so I don't think the exacto knife will cut it. I think I will have to venture into the dremmel territory.


LOL! You'll be just fine!:lol:

Thanks!
 
TK, just take your time while you're cutting.
And remember the safety glasses! If you can find a face mask it's highly recommended as well. Resin/fiberglass aren't friendly to your lungs.
 
SO I went to Hobbytown USA yesterday and picked up some jewlers files as well as: US med green, super fine brushes, and masking liquid. So I think I will start tonight on the key holes. Maybe I will turn this into a tutorial for prepping a helemt for us peeps who are scaret like me? ;)
 
before you get started on your helmet with your new dremel, if you're not sure of your hand, get some 1/8" plywood scraps. practice cutting on it. get the feel of how your dremel is going to pull, how much pressure you'll need to apply to keep it steady, practice cutting straight lines. then once you're comfortable with that, try drawing a large circle or some other shapes (square, triangle, star, etc.) and practice cutting along those lines. then get some grinding/sanding bits out and practice with them as well. i don't know from personal experience, but i assume that there aren't many feelings much worse than sitting down to cut the visor out of your beautiful new helmet and having your dremel kick-back and go skittering across the surface with that diamond cutting wheel .
 
there aren't many feelings much worse than sitting down to cut the visor out of your beautiful new helmet and having your dremel kick-back and go skittering across the surface with that diamond cutting wheel .


:facepalm*******GULP********:facepalm


Thanks I might try that. I am lucky enough to live very close to Darthmiller so I have a great mentor to help me along the way. I might try the drill multiple holes then conect the dots method that sounds like it might work.

Thanks as usual for everybodies insight!
 
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