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From: Mark Parkinson
Date: Sun Mar 02 20:33:30 2008
 
     
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    I am considering buying a GraverMach and a Sil-Air compressor from
    GRS and I am sort of unsure about the purchase. I do lots of
    channel, bezel and bead setting, along with hand engraving detail
    down and around the shanks of custom engagement and wedding rings. I
    have always used gravers and am very comfortable with them. When
    channel setting I use a Badeco hammer handpiece on my flexshaft to
    tap down the channels and tighten the stones, But as I approach my
    30th year of benchwork, I find I am having a little joint pain (like
    every single day). So I am thinking the Gravermach might take a
    little of the pressure off my tired self. 

    My questions are, how does this compare to a Badeco hammer handpiece?
    Does it deliver an equivalent amount of power or impact to the piece?
    And how did people who were accustomed to using hand gravers find the
    change over to the GraverMach? Also what accessories do you
    recommend? 

Thanks,
Mark
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