Cheap Micro Chisels

[Black Knight]

I'd like to share with you how I made some cheap but reasonably good cheap micro chisels
Micro, or mini, chisels are useful for removing that extra plastic left by the mould release pins from very tight places, such as inside wheel bays.

I bought a couple of sets of the very cheap 'jewellers' screwdrivers you can find in discount stores. They cost about £1.99 to £2.99 a set
Here is a half box, with the blade screwdrivers. The other half box has the cross-head screwdrivers

 

As you can see the sizes start at 1mm and go to 3.2mm. As they come the tips of the screwdrivers are almost sharp. It takes only a few moments on each with a file and/or a whetstone to get them chisel sharp. Then I bent the shaft so as to give some finger clearance

 

They can be used in chisel fashion to pare away plastic or used end on to scrape plastic away

 

 

 

[lasermonkey]

That’s more or less what I did with mine, though I used a Dremel type micro drill and a cutoff disc to get the sharpened, angled edge.

They work very well for me.