How To Use Checkering Tools
The tough part is to get your first basic lines straight and orderly.
How to use checkering tools. Like most forms of art practice is essential but in the hands of a trained craftsman this job is done in a most efficient manner and of course leads to much greater profit margins. I use Dembart tools. Draw a 15-inch circle on the practice panel.
Once thats done its just a matter of moving across the surface one line at a time with the double-head tool. The tool is used to complete the repetitious bulk of the checkered panels. Flints.
It is to checkering what a vice grip is to metal work only it allows you to rotate the gun so as to give you the best angles to do the checkering. Hand tool use is not eliminated however the time required to finish the job is dramatically reduced. Hand tool use is not eliminated however the time required to finish the job is dramatically reduced.
With the Dremel running at a high speed and with a small ball cutter in place carefully tap. Next is the two-line cutter used to lay out the next line to be cut and to keep it parallel to your master line. Screwdrivers Hammers Punches.
This company offers two sets of checkering tools a starter set that consists of three tools. A REVERSE CUTTER to finish off each linetotal of 3 tools. You must know the LINES PER INCH of your current pattern.
Dave Nolan of Nolan Quality Customs demonstrates how he uses a power tool while veining the border of a checkering panel. Balls Bullets and Blanks. Patches Wads Lubes.
