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The Dremel engraver I purchased has worked very well - very easy to use.Very pleased with the on-line vendor: accurate description, great price, very fast shipping.
as described; works great and good price.engraved metals and plasticseasy to control grip in hand.able to free write cursive 10pt font legibly, easily.
Since then I have engraved names on stainless covered books and frames. I engraved a hummingbird and a flower on a glass. A little loud but works well for me. I wanted to learn engraving so I bought this little inexpensive tool. The first thing I ever did turned out really well.
I was repairing defects on some small aluminum castings, using grinders and files. Seeing that Amazon had it for only $12.99, eligible for free shipping, I thought "can't go wrong with that". I found that a chisel (hit with a hammer, or pushed) was best for some things, and it occurred to me that a vibrating chisel would be even better, because it would allow even more control. My search led to fossil preparation, which uses vibrating chisels, but they mentioned that for fine work a Dremel 290 is better.
I have a 'Wen Electric Pencil' which doesn't have that, and sometimes it kicks back quite a bit. I just got it, ground a tiny chisel out of some 1/8" music wire rod, and tried it out on a block of aluminum. I think it will be a useful addition to my tool set. As to the Dremel, I agree with others that the 'chuck' doesn't look very strong, but for the price, you can't really expect anything better. As an engraver, I like the fact that you have some control over the vibration. The shapes are complex, which sometimes requires very careful control of the tool.
It curls up little chips very nicely. So, 4 stars for quality, plus one star for versatility. There are such things, but they tend to be rather expensive. Put in a special tool in place of the engraving tip, and away you go.
The new design and style are superior to the old design, and greatly reduce fatigue in those long marking cessions.Further, the new design allows a greater degree of control when marking in tight spaces.We have found these tools to meet and exceed the needs of our organization. I purchased three of these with diamond point tips for etching at work.They get used daily and provide quality identification making on a varietyof materials from plastics, to metal. We have found the diamond tip exceptional in making on tempered metal, and case hardened steel.
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