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Originally posted by LesBrooks:

The power tool is the NGraver tool used mostly for metal engraving, but it is perfect for the V shape veiner.

I bet that NGraver is a joy to use as a power veiner. Light, small, little to no vibration or noise. I have been using my Fordom power chisel. I used to use the engraver pens with a veiner fitted to it. That's nice to use and less clumsy than the Fordom but after an hour your hand goes numb from the vibration. Once you have used any sort of power veiner you never go back. You can creep right up to an edge with infinite control and no forcing of the cutter. No slips, no run-overs and basically no skill required.

Just as a curiosity. I once put a standard checkering head in one of the engraving pencils. No matter how low I set it, it would fuzz the diamonds and sometimes break off the tops. I also tried a checkering file but it cut far to fast to the point of being non-controllable.

you might be advised to send the stock to Dennis Olson, he probably wouldn't charge you much..I don't think he does it but has an employee that does. Lots of folks out there that do checkering only and Id think a clean up wouldn't cost much, might be wrong however.

Well, here's an unusual event. I picked up the mail today and there was a box from DemBart with all the tools that I ordered along with a very nice personal note apologizing for the "terrible customer service" (their wording).

I didn't expect that they'd refund me and then also send the tooling. Honestly, if they just told me that the tooling would be delayed until mid-April I would have been fine with that. It's nice to see a company actually acknowledge a mistake and go out of their way to make amends.