Electric engravers - which to choose: ranking of the best engravers

Engraving, performed with special tools and electrical equipment, as which use the engraver, dremel or dental drill, for many years belongs to the popular types of decorative finishing products made of different materials. The quality and efficiency of such processing are largely determined by, which electric engraver was chosen to perform it. Buying such equipment for use at home or for professional activities, a number of its technical parameters should be taken into account.

In addition to engraving, The power tools considered here cope perfectly with other tasks

Design features and main characteristics

Before deciding on that, how to choose an engraver, should be well versed in the design and principle of operation of such a device. Structurally, the engraver is a modified drill, all components of which are placed in a compact housing, held with one hand.

The electric engravers, working on the principle of a dental drill, there is an electric motor, reducer and spindle, placed in an extremely compact and easy to hold housing. The spindle can be used to fix the tool, and to install a flexible shaft, at the end of which the working nozzle with the tool is fixed. Cooling of the engraver's electric motor during operation is provided by a special fan, which cools the drive mechanism through air intakes in the plastic case.

It is much easier to work with a flexible shaft, except for some miniature models

Serial devices, by means of which such technological operation is performed, as engraving, work on the principle of an ordinary electric drill. The weight of their body, usually, does not exceed one kilogram, which allows you to easily hold them even with one hand. Choosing an engraver, pay attention to the following characteristics:

• supply voltage;
• spindle speed;
• the presence of a flexible shaft and its length;
• the ability to adjust the speed of the working tool;
• number of working nozzles, complete with equipment.

Choosing your first engraver, many prefer kits with lots of nozzles

Areas of application

The electric engraver is a fairly versatile device, which can be successfully used to perform various technological operations. It is suitable for home, and for professional work, when the use of conventional power tools is not possible. By means of an engraving installation, example, you can carefully and accurately drill holes, whose diameter is 0.2-0.4 mm, as well as perform grinding, polishing, milling and cutting of small details. To the most common areas, which use engraving equipment, include:

• performing engraving on the surface of products made of almost any material;
• production and decorative design of models;
• repair, manufacture and decoration of watch movements;
• manufacture and design improvement of devices, used for fishing;
• performing various household chores with small items and devices;
• polishing and cleaning of hard-to-reach areas on the surface of products.

Various devices for specific work, included or purchased later, allow you to expand the functionality of the tool

Versatility of electric engravers and a wide range of working tools, complete with which they can be used, allow you to successfully use them to solve a variety of technological problems.

Selection criteria

Choosing an electric engraver, buyers are guided by different criteria. Some people focus on the reviews of more experienced users or on the rating of a particular model among professionals, and for some an important indicator is the cost of the device or brand, under which it is made. Meanwhile, to choose a certain model of such equipment should be based on that, how intensively and for which technological tasks it will be used. The answers to these questions will determine the necessary technical characteristics and equipment of the purchased electric engraver. Naturally, for intensive daily use and for use several times a week you need to buy different models of electric engravers.

When buying a budget engraver, inspect and feel the spindle and flexible shaft for backlash, turn on the tool and check the vibration

There is a wide variety of electric engravers on the market today, which differ in their technical characteristics and functionality and, in accordance, cost. This allows you to select the device, which will cope with those tasks, which you are going to solve with its help. Focus on the power of the purchased device. So, engravers are quite suitable for household purposes and hobbies, whose power is in the range 100-200 W, and to solve professional problems it is better to choose more serious units with a capacity of 250 W.