Reddit reviews Dremel 543 1-1/4 inch Cutting/Shaping Wheel
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Cuts 33% deeper than former Cutting/Shaping Wheel, up to ½”Ideal for cutting and shaping soft and hard woods, it can also be used on fiberglass, plastics and laminatesWheel coated with tungsten carbide grit for long lifeCoated on both sides, so it cuts and finishes in one operationUse the edge of the wheel for cutting and slotting.Use the "face" of the wheel for shaping.Do not use on metal.Cuts 33% deeper than former Cutting/Shaping Wheel...up to 1/2"
Make sure to get one with variable speeds. I use mine a lot, so the finer control comes in handy. If you just need a tool that will get the job done, Black & Decker make the 3 speed RTX-B for about $30 and it works great.
More important in this case though is to have a proper plastic cutting/shaping tool. The trick with plastic is removing the material without melting all of it. They make special cutting bits for wood and plastics, which honestly I wish they'd made a lot sooner. It'll still melt some of the softer plastics if you go too fast but is miles ahead of the high-speed steel cutters..
you can see that there is some melted plastic on the part i intend to use as a jar to hold stuff in. However i think most of that came from having to make a second line of cuts to make the thing even as i did not have a even level cut with the first cut.also i may have been using it at to slow of a speed as i own a Wen brand Variable speed Rotary tool and may have had it set too slowly. so i am just going to contact Dremel and see what speed i should use for cutting plastic with this head.
Now for my review of this tool: this tool worked beautifully for cutting plastics even i used a containor made from Polypropylene which has a melting point of between 130-172 C depending on the type of PP used. this melting point is a lot lower then the 240 C melting point of the Polystyrene used in gundam kits.
However i wont be starting scratch building yet as i need to invest in a face sheild as the thing kicked up a lot of small pieces of plastic as i was cutting. luckly i wear glasses so i did not really need to worry about getting a piece in my eye. so if you buy this cutting head for your Rotary tool i strongly recommend getting a face shield as a to be safe. at the moment (3/29/16) this head is 16.29 plus tax on amazon right now. its a prime eligible Item so you can get it with primes 2 day free shipping.
I hope this helps with your scratch building endeavors my fellow gunpla builders. here is a link for the tools amazon page: http://www.amazon.com/Dremel-543-Cutting-Shaping-Wheel/dp/B000HI5WUS?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00