Rotary tool attachment for rounding

[Nubbin]

I am trying to find an attachment to go in my Dremel rotary tool that is good for rounding sharp edges. Most of the pieces I am referring to are too small to use a router. What do all of you use?

Thanks

[CanadianScroller]

You can get miniature router bits for rotary tools.
You could make a simple stand to hold the tool.
I would then use a hot glue gun to glue the small piece you want to route to a larger carrier.
That would be pretty safe.
You could also use sanding attachments, but they would not be as accurate

[Steviegwood]

Hi Andy, Dremel makes a round over bit that does just what your larger router bits do in miniature form it is #615 bit. Craftsman also makes one but they leave an unwanted groove the round over part of the craftsman does not go all the way down the shaft to the guide bearing. I have the router attachment on my dremel and use the round over a lot. Nothing extreme just softens the edges.I do have a crftsman rotary tool router table that is nice also but usually I will free hand with the router attachment on the dremel. The table is handy if you have really small peices. Steve

[Gill]

I often use a Dremel inverted in its router table with a round over bit. If the pieces I'm rounding are fiddly, I use a home-made hold-down pad with tips of pins which protrude and can be pressed into the rear of the piece and hold it whilst it's being shaped. To prevent the hold-down pad from wobbling, I use piece of waste material the same thickness as the piece I'm shaping and hold it on the edge of the router table. Resting the pad on this waste piece keeps everything nice and straight.

There are two secrets to success. First, be prepared to make several passes removing a small amount of material each time. If you try to take off too much in one pass, your workpiece will be ripped from the hold-down pad. Secondly, get a good carving knife to shape those little nooks and crannies where the round over bit can't reach.

Gill

[workin for wood]

I don't know how small is small. I'm running lots of pieces so small you need to hold them in a spring clamp to sand them. I just use a little carbide cutter with light passes to break the edges then hand sand them smooth. The mini carbide router bits scare me more than the big ones.

[Nubbin]

The sign I had posted in the Works in Process is where I started to realize I needed something round the edges of small pieces when I was doing the flowers for that sign. They are quite small in my opinion. The other time was when I did my first basket and the pieces are narrow and frail which I thought would be destroyed on a my large router.

Thanks to all for the input. Steve I will look for that Dremel bit since there is a L**** near me and they have Dremel products.

[ubgoofy2003]

Just an idea, Andy, I have a Dremel Stylus rotary tool that is a pistol grip with all sorts of bits. I'm not sure if that is what you are refering to, but, I have a choice of grinding bits or sanding drums too. Most hardware stores have the Dremel attachments. Good Luck Perk