FOLAIElectric Engraving Engraver Pen Carve Tool for DIY Jewellery Jewelry Metal Glass - (Cordless Precision Engraver with Diamond Tip Bit

I was hesitant to buy this, but it has been a great help.Suggestions for Use:1. I first go over the work I'm doing with a corded dremel.2. Once that is complete I go back over the work with this engraver.The work I am doing is pretty precise and difficult because it is a soft plastic. This makes it temperamental when in contact with heat. E.G. a corded dremel creates bubbles in the plastic if I am not very careful. With this tool an as accessory I can go back over that work and smooth out such issues.I see some complaints saying it "scratches" rather than engraves. I wouldn't say that's exactly the case. It does take a little bit longer to do the engraving and it certainly eats batteries. However, that's not exactly unexpected. More cordless things have a terrible battery life. It still more than does the job.Use this for precision work where you intend for a softer touch and it will work great. If you're going to do a more sustained engraving at high power I'd still say pick this up as a "finishing touches" accessory. Very surprised by it's quality. Much more well made than I was expected.

This seems like a delicate tool to be engraving hard tools, but it gets the job done if you handle it carefully. On the 2 aaa batteries that it came with I engraved over 100 tools ranging from sockets to hammers to pry bars and other such tools that are difficult to write initials on with a sharpie. It took a half a day of patiently and carefully scratching the initials in with this engraver, but it got the job done. Came with a spare bit too, but found no need to use it yet. When the batteries lost their power it was obvious that it was losing rpms to work as quickly as I would have liked, so I replaced the batteries and engraved another 20 tools. The engraver is easy to use and did disappoint on even one tool I needed engraved. Though the engraving is not very deep, it is sufficient if you just make several passes for each line you wish to make to make it stand out more. Don’t press hard and take your time and the results will be satisfactory.

I bought this less than a year ago to sign the bottom of the glasswork that I create. As a glassblower having one of these is a must if you ever want to leave your mark on the work without using a stamp while still molten. It worked if i was signing a piece or two, but if i needed to sign multiple items in one sitting the motor would bog down and sometimes just stop after third or fourth piece. I'd have to wait to let it "cool down" before being able to use again.For how cheap it was it did ok, I have finally gotten a Dremel 3000 w/FlexShaft since then and the pen has been replaced. I can use it to sign, engrave, and maybe cameo if I want. This is not a comparison between the pen and the Dremel but if you are to go this way I recommend getting a pen like this that has a cord, yes it limits you to an outlet but at least it'll do what you need without bogging down and shutting off.

I love the fact that it has a button you hold down to keep it turned on, that means I can easily take a break in between each letter, however I could see this being a negative for someone who is trying to draw a design rather than write words.I was about to get about 160 words (some of which were 1 letter long) before the two batteries died on me. Ultimately this is the reason I opted to get a different pen, it would just go through batteries too fast.This could be improved with USB charging.The bits it came with turned out to be the best I could find for writing, and are the reason I am not sending the pen back. The other pen I bought came with much longer bits that didn't bite quite as deep as these ones. These shorter bits allowed my hand to get closer to the mettle for more precise writing.

I had a few items I wanted to mark for my household inventory in case of theft and ordered this engraver. I tried it out on some test items first to get better at handling it. The marks are deep and straight enough to read easily which is the point if I ever have to turn in a theft report to the police - I stand a better chance of retrieving my items with personal engraving on them. Nice little engraver for the price.

This engraver wouldn't even let me finish engraving my full name on my tools. I had to change batteries on it several times just so I could finish engraving my name on my tools. I work at an automotive dealership as a service tech and have several own personal tools and wanted to make sure all my tools have my name printed on it so nobody would steal it, since someone has stolen my craftsman 3/8 flexhead ratchet recently, but this engraver was not able to let me engrave my name on my tools clearly without running low on battery first. I probably get to engrave my full name on at least 3 wrenches but by the time I get to wrench # 4, the battery gets weaker and the pen starts to die on me and I have to put new batteries in to finish the last 4 letters in my last name. What a waste of money!!!

Extremely easy to use. My handwriting looked no different from using a marker. Exactly what I had hoped for, for engraving my name into my stethoscope I purchased here on Amazon . It was relatively quiet, and easy to hold the pen and object still (the only part that made your hand want to move is the fact you're engraving an object).I've since "claimed" all of my tools, my bandage shears, hemostats, pen lights, etc. and it took less than 10 minutes to do all of them.I do suggest that when you engrave any plastic (or glass or metal etc.) that you consider using some eye protection as you are chipping metal and other material into bits of dust that can easily get into your eyes. I engraved everything over a moist wipe to catch dust and dispose of it, and wore a pair of lab goggles which blocked a shred of plastic from entering my eye. Hope this helps :)