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Check out this site. Dental Burs USA

They have all sorts of dental bits for cheap. Only $1.50 each. Plus they have a nifty size chart so that you can get the size and type of cut you want.

This might even be better than visiting your dentist...although everyone should visit their desntist a couple times a year.

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Joe Breault
Merrimack, NH
Perpetual novice

I've heard of using detal burs in a dremel for lutherie, the only thing I
can't figure out: what do you use them for!!! Let me in on the secret...

I bet they would work pretty well for detailing and cleaning up inlay work. Some of those bits are quite thin. Other than that, I guess if you ever plan to giver yourself a root canal, you have everythign you need.

Cheers!

John

Jay, Some of the guys use them to rout out inlays. They are a lot cheaper than comprable dremmel bits and they come in smaller sizes so that you can get finer detail.

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Joe Breault
Merrimack, NH
Perpetual novice

I get free ones from my dentist they are used but are fine for inlay work but can not be reused in denistrie due to infection concerns.

[QUOTE=JBreault] Check out this site. Dental Burs USA

They have all sorts of dental bits for cheap. Only $1.50 each. [/QUOTE]
Checked it. Minimum order of 50 bits + $6.50 shipping.

I can do ya better, gang. 5 bucks, 6 bits. No shipping. PM`s only, please.

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Give me 50 cents worth of regular.
Check my oil too, if you don`t mind,,,

I use them on a precision dremel base, to clean the fret slots during a refret, saves a ton o time.

Gtrplry1, do you use a jig setup, or can you just follow the slots freehand? Just wondering.

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Give me 50 cents worth of regular.
Check my oil too, if you don`t mind,,,