Like you, I am a primarily hand tool woodworker, mainly because when I started woodworking I was very young, and inherited many hand tools from my great grandfather and power tools were clunky (with aluminum frames), expensive and really not as necessary as we think of them today. My cordless drill was a brace and bit. Today I rarely use power tools and only have a few. Where I draw the line is shaping brass trim. I find that brass gums up my files and I spend too much time, at least for me, clearing the file teeth. I find that a Dremel type rotary tool with a grinding bit saves me a lot of time and frustration. I still use files to finish but for rough shaping the mini grinder saves time and energy. Anyway, thanks for posting. Looking forward to progress on this project.
Probably if I worked with brass more often I would consider getting something else to make it easier. I've held off buying a Dremmel for use in the home shop. I had one in my conservation lab that had all the bells and whistles but it was paid for by my work budget. I also had a wheel grinder which makes what I did in the video much easier. Thanks for watching. I hope to finish the project in April or May. There is a lot more to it than just the sphere part.
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Like you, I am a primarily hand tool woodworker, mainly because when I started woodworking I was very young, and inherited many hand tools from my great grandfather and power tools were clunky (with aluminum frames), expensive and really not as necessary as we think of them today. My cordless drill was a brace and bit. Today I rarely use power tools and only have a few. Where I draw the line is shaping brass trim. I find that brass gums up my files and I spend too much time, at least for me, clearing the file teeth. I find that a Dremel type rotary tool with a grinding bit saves me a lot of time and frustration. I still use files to finish but for rough shaping the mini grinder saves time and energy. Anyway, thanks for posting. Looking forward to progress on this project.
Probably if I worked with brass more often I would consider getting something else to make it easier. I've held off buying a Dremmel for use in the home shop. I had one in my conservation lab that had all the bells and whistles but it was paid for by my work budget. I also had a wheel grinder which makes what I did in the video much easier. Thanks for watching. I hope to finish the project in April or May. There is a lot more to it than just the sphere part.