Little review
I discovered the airgraver while working with the GRS Monarch and 901.. I
engraved the contruct line remove the background with my hammer and chisel
as I learned at the engraving school of Liege in Belgium beginning in 1989.
I finished with my AirGraver for shadows, lines or animals.
Three years ago, I was teaching a course to a student in my workshoop.. The
student asked which tool he should buy.. He didn't have a lot of money and I
counciled him to buy the Artisan AirGraver from Steve Lindsay.. He followed
my council and received it.. He had some difficulty in connecting and
regulating the tool so I asked him to send me the tool and I would try to
discover how it should be regulated.. I received the Artisan and I tried it.
I discovered immediately the power that was missing in my two GRS tools.. I
immediately sent an email to Steve to ask him about how the power of the
Artisan compares with the Classic AirGraver or the PalmControl.. He
responded to my email very quickly (not two weeks later like others
sometimes do), saying the Artisan had a medium power compared to the Classic or PalmControl.
I decided to buy a PalmControl for myself because I found the foot control
is not really instinctive to someone who comes from a push graver. I have
foot pedal with my GRS tools, but I don't really like it.
When I begin to work with my Palmcontrol, it is maybe stupid of me to say, but when I began to work with my
PalmControl, it was a revelation.. I returned to the historical technique of
Belgian engraving, but with the new tool which gave me the possibility to
use a microscope with all my work allowing a very clean job.. It is
impossible with hammer and chisel to have the facility of engraving with
help of air to drive the PalmControl.. I don't know if it is my hand which
is doing it, or if it is the fabulous tool.
Since this time I have been working all the time with my PalmControl and for
all types of work.. I have also discovered a different sharpening system
point than I used before.. I worked with Steve to create a template of my
typical point for gold inlay.
A few days ago I received a Goliath vise and I can tell you there less
vibration when using it and less breaking of points.. It is easy to move
with one hand on my turntable, very heavy, with good stability, better
radius for working with the microscope and has a very nice finish.
Now I don't know how I can do without Steve Lindsay tools.
I can council for all to work with it. Thanks Steve.
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