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Learn how to Hand Engrave
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PALMCONTROL™ FOR
CLASSIC and ARTISAN HANDPIECES
Below: PalmControls with optional custom stabilized burl wood handles.
The PalmControl™ handle is placed on a Classic or Artisan handpiece to provide superior impacting control without a foot pedal. It
utilizes hand pressure to hold a graver in a cut to vary and control the impacting power of the tool automatically. The patented tool is EXACTLY like engraving with
a traditional palm push graver only we do not have to push as hard. If a person is used
to foot pedal engraving, a few minutes with the PalmControl is all it takes for the
improved responsiveness to be realized. The hand is more sensitive than the foot, and is capable of subtle corrections. F or
the professional or the beginner, it is intuitive, faster, and makes the engraving process easier. The tool is capable of producing an enormous range of cuts, from fine
banknote-style engraving to removing heavy background. The optional tungsten dead blow piston allows greater top end power. The tool
is equally proficient
at bright cutting and stone setting. It requires 60 PSI regulated compressed air from either an air compressor or a CO2 cartridge. No electrical
connection is needed. PalmControl AirGravers are protected by patents and patents
pending.
Using the PalmControl™ involves the same technique as palm push engraving. It is not necessary to push any harder than
with the
normal pressure used to hold a point snug in a cut with a foot pedal AirGraver. The PalmControl has an adjustment for users to set to the amount palm resistance
that is
felt, from light to heavy.
The PalmControl™ is instantaneous with its response time and can stop dead and break the chip out with a quick snap at the end
of the cut. We can lay down a dozen short bursts of lines with ease and just as fast as we can with a non-power tool.
The PalmControl is available with a supple Santoprene rubber handle (shown above) or a custom stabilized burl wood
handle (shown below)
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PalmControl Prices
PalmControl Handle
without handpiece: $1695
PalmControl with Classic handpiece (full stroke adjustment): $2690
PalmControl with Artisan handpiece (non stroke adjustment): $2290
PalmControl comes standard with supple rubber Santoprene handle, add $200 for burl stabilized burl wood handle.
Regulator and needed
fittings to attach PalmControl to
an air compressor:
$79 photo
PalmControl CO2 regulator for CO2 cartridges
and cylinders:
$142
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PalmControl is
pictured being used with a punch to tap a gold inlay in a rifle.
Photo: Barry Lee Hands |
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The patented Lindsay PalmControl™ is by far the simplest, easiest to use engraving device ever made.
Barry Lee Hands
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Patent Information Note
The PalmControl™ patent 6,691,798 protects a hand push pressure activated power tool used in the hand engraving and jewelry fields as described in one of the legal
claims of patent that is provided below. Infringement of the claims of this patent or any of the Lindsay patents by competitor tool manufactures will be taken
seriously.
"A hand-held power tool for use in hand working operations in the hand engraving and jewelry fields, comprising: a body having first and second ends; a tool tip
holder located at said first end for holding a tool tip; a handle made to be held in the human hand on said body; a variable power means for delivering variable
power to said tool tip; a pressure sensing means for sensing the amount of pressure exerted by a human hand between said handle and said tool tip; said variable
power means will increase in power when said pressure sensing means senses increased pressure exerted by the user of said hand-held power tool on said handle with
the human hand; and said variable power means will decrease in power when said pressure sensing means senses decreased pressure exerted by the user of said
hand-held power tool on said handle with the human hand."
Michael Arternis has written an
informative article titled insight into the patent system
Evolution of the PalmControl
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