MADXJ
Pumpkin' Carvin'
How to mix power tools, D44s and punkins
by ghosts Sean Burrows and Scott Rozman
Posted: October 27, 1756
Last Revision: October 31, 1888
Many times people overlook the use of power tools for pumpkin' carving. MADXJ, being a leader in tool use, has written this as a guide to help those who need it... |
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The first step to any project is safety. Scott and I, in the never ending quest for tools, ended up at Menard's looking for a slide hammer. They didn't have any slide hammers, however, they had these cool safety glasses (with a light powered by 4 AAA batteries, included) for $2.99. Considering that 4 AAA batteries normally cost $3.50, this was a deal. At first we thought of them sort of as a side joke, but they do work well -- bright light right where you are looking... |
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The next few steps show the different power tools tested for their usefulness in carving pumpkins. The first picture shows how a Dremel tool can effectively be used to cut the top off. It was also found that the Dremel was a useful detail tool. |
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Grinders didn't work as well... too coarse of a pattern to create anything except for large flat details (like a nose or ear). |
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After I bought a 3 1/2" drill bit for the installation of my snorkel last spring, I was wondering what I was going to use it for again -- I found it was great for drilling access holes (for candles) and eyes... |
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While most of the pictures seem to show us working on organic pumpkins, we also progressed on our work on D44 pumpkins. Here I'm cracking open a D44 for the first time -- gotta love the smell of gear lube.... |
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Now back to the serious work -- carving the pumpkins...
Here we see Scott outlining the signature MAD XJ design onto a pumpkin... |
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Carving was done on the MADXJ pumpkin (notice the grease covered hands from working on D44 pumpkins)... |
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All Rights reserved. Photos: Sean Burrows |
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