Anyone use this reciprocating carver? *LINK*

Re: Anyone use this reciprocating carver?

Mark Kauder. Phenix City, AL

>Mike,

Yes, I have one that I bought at Craft Supplies earlier this year. I am no carver, but I though I might try adding some accents a la John Jordan sometime. Mostly to this point I have used it to carve the nub off the bottoms of bowls when I part them off, and the like. It works fantastic. Mine is attached to my Craftsman Dremel clone. I like it very much and is well worth the relatively low cost if you are not going to be using it all day.

Since I am not a carver, and have not used it hours at a time, I cannot comment on the durability, but it seems to be well made.

Mark

Re: Anyone use this reciprocating carver?

Andy in Raleigh

>I haven't used that one, but I have been kicking myself for not bidding a little higher on one on eBay that was a little different. It required less RPM and could be powered by a drill. I would much rather carve while listening to the slight hum of my DP than the whine of my Dremel.

Re: Anyone use this reciprocating carver?

Dinyar Chavda

>Mike:

I alternate between using this (attached to my dremel) and a makita reciprocating carver (that I got on eBay). This Weecher attachment works just fine---the reason I switch between them is to avoid cramps in my hands.

The one thing I'd suggest you do is to throw away the cutters that come with it, and buy Flexcut.

Dinyar

Re: Anyone use this reciprocating carver?

John Lucas

>Mike

I haven't used that one but that looks like an interesting deal. I've used the Foredom carver that I borrowed from a friend. It's quite bit more expensive even if you already own the foredom or a similar tool. I may try one. I have the Ryobi reciprocating carver and it works pretty well. It would be nice to have a different one. They all get tiring after a while and being able to change would relieve the stress on your hands.

Re: Anyone use this reciprocating carver?

Don Evans

>The one problem with the one advertised is they give no clue to how many SPM or the length of stroke.

The Ryobi is 1/8" stroke with 12500 (high) or 10400 (lo) stroke per minute.

Any idea how these compare? I realize it depends on the Dremels speed if it is variable but there has to be a specification say for 10k rpm would produce xxxxx number of spm, etc.

Any idea what the Foredom shaft had for spec's that you used?

Don

Re: Anyone use this reciprocating carver?

Roly (So Cal)

>I've done a bit of carving using a mallet and gouge. My Ryobi power carver has a few advantages not duplicated when done by hand. Every time you strike the gouge, it cuts a shot ways, then you hit it again. This leaves short choppy marks from every hit. With the power carver, it hits many times a second and the end result is a dead-smooth cut, with no choppy marks. Also, it doesn't even start to cut until you apply pressure down onto the cutting tool, then it goes off like a jack hammer. I now carve all of my wood signs and lettering with it. Just my 2 cents...........

Roly~~

burned up 2 of tthem

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>the shaft is difficult to keep lubed ... it's not for anything more and small, infrequent use.

Ryobi carver

Phil Joines Krum, Texas

>Anyone know why it was pulled from the market so fast?

Re: Ryobi carver

John Lucas

>Phil

I'm not sure why they pulled the Ryobi. I had just gone to the Southern States symposium and heard that they were going to stop producing them. I went to Highland Hardware and bought one of the last onee they had.

They now sell Proxxon which is $129. I thought Weecher makes one but couldn't find it in Highland Hardwares catalog.

They do have the Foredom hand piece and it's the same price as the Dremel. Icould have sworn it was a lot more. Maybe I was looking at the industrial version. I'll have to check my other catalogs.