[tINO]

Hi! everyone. I just bought a Foredom 5240 I will begining power carving this weekend. I hope there are pleanty of power carvers here.

[kitaye]

Welcome Tino. There seems to be a goodmix of Power, chainsaw, and traditional hand carvers here. There is also a good mix of people who use both methods in the same project.

[Blinky Bill]

Welcome Tino,
This is a very friendly site with lots of folk that are always willing to help where they can.......so trot out your questions, and for sure someone will have the answers. Again welcome
John

[chuckt]

Welcome Tino - not a power carver myself - yet! But there are plenty here. Glad to have you around. Enjoy!

ChuckT

[Tom H]

Tino, Welcome to the best forum/board there is......Always lots of help available. Just what are you planning of carving with that power? some photoes when you can....Again, welcome. Tom H

[Gergie]

Welcome carving buddy!

[tINO]

Wow I have never received a reception like this at any of the other forum I have joined.
Thank you one and all. I am looking forward to this forum.

[xsailer]

tINO,
Nice to have you join. I bought one the first of the year and just recently got around to really using it. I really like it. In fact I like it so much I bought the Ram45 to do what the foredom doesn't do. If I had the choice of one or the other I would choose the Foredom first thou as you did. They both handle wood differently but well.

[tINO]

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Did you get more than one hand piece? Mine came with the 44T hand piece but I think I'm going to get several more hand pieces.

[xsailer]

Yes I got the smaller slide type hand piece(#8t?) and just recently the reciprocating carver with four flexcut blades. Haven't used hardly at all yet. What little I used it though I'm thinking if your tools are sharp as they should be it doesn't take that much more effort to just "hand' carve. I'm sure with harder wood it would be benaficial. I was playing with basswood.