Bolster Your Creative Edge--And Tool Belt

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(NAPSA)—Powertools. They’re not just for contractors and remodelers. In fact, more and more home dcor and craft enthusiasts are taking their creativity to the land of powertools. Roto Zip Tool Corporation offers a single tool—called a Spiral Saw—that is available with an array of converter attachments. From thefirst cut to the last decorative detail, the easy-to-use Spiral Saw and attachments will enable users to achieve professional results while routing, sanding, or cutting through a variety of materials up to 1”thick. To get started, here’s a simple project: Creating a mosaic house numbersign. To complete the project, you will need a Roto Zip Spiral Saw, 1-2 Tilecut Zip Bits, the Roto Zip Plunge Router converter attachment with straight-cut router bit, a piece of mahogany large enough to accommodate your design, ceramic wall tile in yourchoice of colors, tile adhesive, grout and sealant. To start, draw out your completed piece with the house number and surrounding mosaic design. Leaving at least a 1” border frame, trace the area on the wood you'll need to rout. Set up the Spi- ral Saw tool with the plunge router attachment and straight routerbit, and begin the cut. — . ee 3 : | @ Trace your house numbers on the ceramic wall tile—one number per 4x4”piece of tile. Secure the tile to a workbench or sawhorse before making your cuts. Cut the numbers and surrounding mosaic design. Adherethetile to the piece of wood, grout andseal. To add smooth, rounded edges on the mosaic frame, use the Plunge Router converter with the roundoverrouterbit. For more project details, visit www.rotozip.com or call 1-877- 768-6947.