Dayton Engraver

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A guy at the shop  brought in a Dayton 4CA26 Engraving pen today and I used it a little. The  thing kicks @SS!  The electric ones dont have anything on this thing.  You can engrave on the toughest material as fast as you can write.  It's comfortable and nimble has a fountain pen. I just looked it up online.. Holly smokes, it's expensive! I might have to wait off on that purchase for a while.http://www.drillspot.com/products/39..._Engraving_Pen Attached ImagesCommon sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:Yes, engravers are the top of the tree, I think they are made by Consolidated Pneumatics, I have two of them, One is still in it's original plastic case,They certainly are nice to use.Just like writing with a pen and not back heavy like the electric ones and a lot more punch too.Lincoln SP-170 MigHypertherm powermax 45Lorch T220 AC/DC TigButters FM 215 synergic MigKemppi 180 adaptive mig RULES ARE FOR THE OBEDIENCE OF FOOLS AND THE  GUIDANCE OF WISE MEN.
Reply:Yep!  Those things are handy as pockets on shirts.I bought one years ago at Boeing Surplus because it was cheap ($10 USD).  I adapted it to remove the lead deposits from aircraft spark plugs (commercially available units use an electric).  One of the aircraft owners was a maintenance guy at a plastic injection molding plant showed me a neat trick to remove broken bolts using the engraver.  Someone had over tightened the intake to carb adapter bolts on a small aircraft mover and then broke an "easy out" trying to remove the bolt, before abandoning the unit in a tee-hangar.  I asked the maintenance guy if he could remove the bolt, if I stripped the engine down to the block so he could fit it into the EDM at his work.  He replied he could but before going to all that work he wanted to "try" something.  The next afternoon he showed up with a pencil engraver and a small center punch.  He used the center punch to set a location just inside the root diameter of the threads on the broken bolt and proceeded to use the engraver to turn the bolt out of the bore, leaving the threads in the block in perfect condition.Over the years I have used the trick several times with mixed results.  Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't depending on whether the threads are galled or not.  When it works it saves lot's of aggravation.RogerOld, Tired, and GRUMPYSalesman will call, Batteries not included, Assembly is required, and FREE ADVICE IS WORTH EXACTLY WHAT YOU PAY FOR IT!Dial Arc 250HFThunderbolt 225 AC/DCAssorted A/O torches
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Reply:Oddly enough, HF had one of these a LONG time ago, and it is well renowned.  They actually go for good money on eBay (like 5x the original cost).  No idea why they discontinued it.They're used a lot by diamond setters.
Reply:They are also great for getting broken bolts out, just relieve the metal around it a little . we use them at work on cast dies.
Reply:So I offered the guy 40 bucks for it and he took it.  Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:.How does it work for getting slag out of tight corners or pockets? Any idea what the air consumption is?