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The Dremel engraver I purchased has worked very well - very easy to use.Very pleased with the on-line vendor: accurate description, great price, very fast shipping.

as described; works great and good price.engraved metals and plasticseasy to control grip in hand.able to free write cursive 10pt font legibly, easily.

Since then I have engraved names on stainless covered books and frames. I wanted to learn engraving so I bought this little inexpensive tool. The first thing I ever did turned out really well. A little loud but works well for me. I engraved a hummingbird and a flower on a glass.

I have a 'Wen Electric Pencil' which doesn't have that, and sometimes it kicks back quite a bit. As to the Dremel, I agree with others that the 'chuck' doesn't look very strong, but for the price, you can't really expect anything better. There are such things, but they tend to be rather expensive. Put in a special tool in place of the engraving tip, and away you go. I think it will be a useful addition to my tool set. I was repairing defects on some small aluminum castings, using grinders and files.

I found that a chisel (hit with a hammer, or pushed) was best for some things, and it occurred to me that a vibrating chisel would be even better, because it would allow even more control. My search led to fossil preparation, which uses vibrating chisels, but they mentioned that for fine work a Dremel 290 is better. As an engraver, I like the fact that you have some control over the vibration. It curls up little chips very nicely. The shapes are complex, which sometimes requires very careful control of the tool. Seeing that Amazon had it for only $12.99, eligible for free shipping, I thought "can't go wrong with that".

So, 4 stars for quality, plus one star for versatility. I just got it, ground a tiny chisel out of some 1/8" music wire rod, and tried it out on a block of aluminum.

I purchased three of these with diamond point tips for etching at work.They get used daily and provide quality identification making on a varietyof materials from plastics, to metal. The new design and style are superior to the old design, and greatly reduce fatigue in those long marking cessions.Further, the new design allows a greater degree of control when marking in tight spaces.We have found these tools to meet and exceed the needs of our organization. We have found the diamond tip exceptional in making on tempered metal, and case hardened steel.