[Jewelry making - Article 00136] - Re: [Orchid] GraverMach is it worth it?

[Keith Hible]

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Mark,

    Short and sweet answer. DO IT. You will never look back, sir. 

    I made the leap in 1993 or 1994 and I have never looked back. I got
    mine just to ease the pain and trouble of hand engraving. What I
    discovered was that it fit SO many more uses. Channel Setting, Bright
    Cutting, Gypsy Setting, Getting backs off of stubborn watches, Wood
    Carving and so on. I did it for the same physical reason as you are
    contemplating. Cramping and muscle fatigue. 

    According to what you say that you do currently by hand and with the
    rotary hammer and flexshaft you are going to LOVE your new GraverMach
    (I started with the GraverMax) You pres the pedal, the tool INSTANTLY
    hammers, no lad time waiting for the tool to wind up, like a
    flexshaft. You release the pedal, the tool INSTANTLY stops
    hammering.I HIGHLY recomend that you order their sharpening hone,
    with wheels, sharpening jig etc...
    http://www.grstools.com/toolsharpen.html#powerhone 

    There is much less of "learning the newly sharpened tool" that goes
    on. If you sharpen your gravers by hand, each time you sharpen it
    again, the potential exists to sharpen it at a steeper or narrower
    angle and the you put the tool back to the work, and it works
    differently because of the changed angle. The #003-570 Dual Angle
    Sharpening Fixture $198 (Complete with post assembly) Solves that
    issue. 

    I also have the BenchMate http://www.grstools.com/benchmate.html and
    it stands on its OWN but is a nice compliment to the engraving
    system. 

    I have a few pieces of my work in an album named "Engraving" at
    http://madjeweler.smugmug.com but do take a look at the channel
    setting, Bright Cutting etc as almost all of it was done using the
    GraverMax/GraverMach system. GRS makes a wonderful line of tools and
    they re-design them to make sense. 

    Let me know how you like it and when it will be there!!! I'd be
    happy to be a first had advisor as you make the transition. 

    PS: I don't work for GRS tools. They make good useful tools of
    quality and I am happy to testify to that! 

    BUT, In case you feel like telling them they should pay me a
    commision, I am the MadJeweler of Master's Jeweler (Still
    re-formulating after a nasty divorce) 

Keith
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