[Woodcarver] power carving

[Rick Johnson]

You will likely find as many opinions out there as there are people on 
this list...however, for my $0.02, I suggest the following:
1) Determine your price point. Remember, the power carver itself is just 
the beginning. You will need some sort of bits, etc. to fit it, as well 
as accessories such as a foot pedal, maybe a hanger to hold the motor, 
and perhaps a flexible shaft.
2) Most people I know would have several power carvers, such as a Dremel 
tool (http://www.dremel.com) and perhaps a Foredom 
(http://www.foredom.net/). Those are just brand names, but there are 
many other fine rotary carvers out there.
3) What type of carving is she looking to do? If larger carvings, I 
suggest a larger motor (and of course, larger price tag) and larger bits
4) Safety. This should probably be number 1...she will need to have 
proper safety equipment such as goggles and filter mask...some wood dust 
is TOXIC.

Do a search for power carving tools reviews and check out power carving 
on YouTube. You should be able to get a handle on what you are looking 
for based upon what you see. I hope this helps...and I would be very 
interested to see what everyone else comes up with.


On 3/21/2012 10:09 AM, Eddie Delgros wrote:

> i am trying to find a power carver for my wife. i dont know much about 

> them. i thought maybe you have a link to a blog where they are discussed.

>

> thanks

>

> ed