engraving things

Last year, when we built that multi-touch installation in the Science Museum, I relented and got a Dremel Multi-Tool. I had always thought these were a tool for dads to buy off the advert and never use, or a bit of a toy that doesn't do any job particularly well. But it turns out that for little, crafty things, which I do quite a lot, they are excellent.


The magical Abelha putter

I especially like using it to engrave things. You can make any dull, manufactured object unique and special just by engraving it, and I also feel it imbues objects with personality and magical powers. I find it quite difficult, but am getting slowly better.