[Jewelry making - Article 00200] - Re: [Orchid] Favorite Tools...

[Brian P. Marshall]

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    My favorite is going to have to be the new Lindsay PalmControl
    AirGraver. Pretty pricey at $2,800, but it paid for itself easily in
    the first couple weeks of use. 

    The PalmControl is entirely portable - running off a (3" x 10") 20
    oz. CO2 bottle for 8 hours - no electricity or air compressor is
    necessary. Costs $3 to refill. (Before it was introduced last year -
    my favorite for the past 5 years was the $1,200 Lindsay Chasing
    AirGraver which uses a compressor and foot control:) 

    All in all they are pretty amazing tools. We have 8 Lindsays in the
    classroom, as well as all other makes and models of power assisted
    engraving tools. They cut the learning curve for my hand engraving
    and stone setting students by 70%. Now that I've lost part of the use
    of my right arm - having ALL of the controls right on the handpiece
    and not having to reach for them is indispensable! 

    Second favorite is gonna have to be the microscope - without which,
    I could probably no longer see well enough to use the Lindsays! 

    I too used a Foredom (flexshaft/pendant motor) for over 30 years.
    However, in the past 7 years I've switched over to using the
    Micro-Motor and air driven rotary tools. Much finer control features,
    higher speeds, accuracy, and much, much easier than fighting with
    that stiff and cumbersome/awkward "flexshaft" cable all the time!
    They beat the old Foredom flexshaft hands down! 

Brian P. Marshall
Stockton Jewelry Arts School
Stockton, CA USA
209-477-0550
http://www.jewelryartschool.com
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