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This is meant to be a precision tool so I was expecting this to be made of steel; it is very rough finished - (still has file marks and drilling burrs!) and cast using a very soft base metal. The thumbscrews are brass but I anticipate the internal threads on the main body will wear down smooth quickly. I sanded and polished out the rough finish myself so looks okay now! It does the job it was intended for though and it was only £4.00 with free postage. ( a "real" one would be £15.00) so can't really complain. I did laugh at how poorly it was made, but just hope it's not made by slave children....
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The trouble with this is accuracy of construction. I’ve been using the top hole to sharpen square gravers to a diamond shape. Trouble is that the V isn’t vertical, it has been cut at an angle….and the lock screw doesn’t press vertically either. It’s sloppy construction. But as a consequence, inserting a graver that has been accurately ground, this device then holds it inaccurately in the vertical plane which means that the previous face angle is changed in this final honing/sharpening process. I’m going to try filing it square but that’s harder than it sounds because the holder is quite thin, the alloy soft, so difficult to file by hand at 90 degrees to the faces. As it stands it’s not usable sadly
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It grips gravers pretty well. The end of the brass nut needs a bit of a filing, as does the hole to clear the casting marks. The wheel is a little off centre, but it still holds the lozenge graver in place well to sharpen on an india stone, then diamond pad. It's a damn sight better than doing it by hand!
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Received this in a very short period of time. The only negative with the product is there were no instructions on how to use the tool. Will have to try and use it by trial and error.
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So exited to use this in furthering my engraving experience! Thank you for the A+ quality product!:)
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