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Tools Eye Bevelers??

Jul 30, 2015

    1. So anyone know where to get eye bevelers? I've searched around a bit and they're kinda hard to find, especially in any sort of kit. I know dollmore and volks carry some but I want to try and find something local (USA) first. Perhaps a dremel or drill bit I can use instead? How do you guys prefer to finish your eyewells? Thanks for the help!
       
    2. There's a brand of eye bevelers called 'Master Eye Bevelers,' they're a bit hard to find but if you stalk eBay or poke around the internet you can find sets here and there. Alternatively, search on Amazon for 'diamond ball bit ##mm' and you might have luck finding some smaller sizes. The diamond drill bits work better for me than the eye bevelers, but it's much cheaper to buy the individual Master Eye Bevelers in large sizes than the drill bits.
       
    3. I actually break the Dollmore bevelers off the wooden dowel and use those in my Dremel.

      Be careful on Ebay. I had someone sell me eye-sizers (smooth wooden balls used to measure eyewells) as a beveling tool and it did not go well.
       
    4. Thanks everyone! I think I'll end up at my local hardware store and see what kind of round bits I can find first. And sorry for the late reply, I was out of state for a bit ^^u
       
    5. Round bits are actually pretty hard to come by individually. They usually only come in bigger sets, one, MAYBE two sizes available. I work at a hardware store. Most of them are cylindrical, cone, or other oblong shapes. I might just suck it up and buy from dollmore, or check around TaoBao. Some of the BJD shops DO have Custom tools like pastels, brushes, and sanding materials.
       
    6. necromancing a thread here but i use spherical rotary bits that i find on eBay (they're more widely available individually or in packs of two now!) and hand-bevel using a pin vise. works a treat! generally these rotary bits have a much larger shaft than a Dremel (they are for some kind of industrial use) so you need a pin vise that opens to a large-ish diameter that can accommodate them. i have one of the master bevelers and i kinda like the diamond coated metal bits better than the stone ones. of course, i sculpt most of my crap with Apoxie and it's a big pain to sand/carve so the rougher grits help.
       
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