Another Day Another Noob

[vega]

Greetings from the land of Georgia (state not country lol). After many constant readings of tutorials and video watching I feel I am ready to start my journey into the abyss of Halo Armour. Just a few questions before I start.

Does anyone happen to live in Georgia (preffably Gwinnett county area) as I do find the help of others on the internet to be more than helpful there is nothing like having someone there for a better hands on approach (and no I do not want someone to make stuff for me then I couldnt call it mine)

And as for dremmel tools is there any key components I should look for or is a basic starter kits with the bits included just as good?

Thank you

P.S. thanks to the spartans at dragoncon who directed me to this site

 

[Sabre]

Welcome to the 405th! I am also pretty much a noob. In my limited experience, the most common bit I use on my dremmel has been my sanding bits.

 

[rumble]

Hey there! I'm a state over from ya. If there isn't anyone close to you, make sure you check out the tutorial videos - they're the next best thing to having someone nearby that knows what they're doing.

As far as the dremel, I went for the second-tier dremel set. It came out cheaper than getting the cheapest tool and adding a cutting/sanding accessessory kit (for an idea of good bits to get, check out this: http://www.dremel.com/en-us/AttachmentsAndAccessories/Pages/AttachmentsDetail.aspx?pid=686-01. Some of the engraving bits are great as well for those corners stuck deep into armor that nothing else can get too. Alot of the guys on here use them for detailing as well. Make sure you get cutting bits as well - the reinforced ones hold up better against thicker materials. Most of the kits will give you a decent spread of tools so you may not even need to bother looking at the extra bits depending on which kit you end up with. Mine's a 300 series and I think the kit was ~30 on sale when I bought it. I got one with a bag and not the case. You just want to check the speed of it - I don't know if I'd go with one that didn't have a few speeds. You may run into issues being able to get through materials if it's too slow.

 

[ventrue]

I've bought my Dremel without any accessories or attachments, because I don't need most of the stuff in those sets. My tip: Look closely. There are many sets out there that have lots of stuff you'll never need and lack what you do need.

 

[Hickeydog]

You will want sanding disks and cutting wheels. And lots of them. You won't need anything else.