Electric Tools

[abknight@zzzzzz]

Hi Geri,

I love to shop, or at least make lists.  How much cheaper it is to do it for
you instead of me!

For getting in to the stone and roughing out I would us a Milwaukee 12 amp
variable speed angle grinder.  I forget the model number but is the one that
is Variable speed. Best place to buy Amazon.com.  I would put a diamond
circular blade on the from 5" to 10".  At least for the smaller blade I
would get a flush mount adapter so you could put the blade parralel to wourk
working surface and run the edge of the in the direction of your surface.
Trow and Holden,  Granite City Tool of Vermont.  Would have these things.

Electric 1/4 collet die grinders.  Straight grinder to run Carbide burr.
5/8" egg shape is good start.  As we know burrs can lead to lumpiness, but
they will indeed dig right in all too readily.  I don't know if there is an
electric 1/4" angle die grinder, but there must be.  With it you can run
carbide grinding and sanding discs. Perhaps a 3" 36 grit with a mounting
unit.  MSC would have all this.

Woodcarving stores have electric powered chisel/hammers, don't know if they
would work in stone.  The Trow and Holden Bantam Air Hammer is not very loud
and takes very little air.  It could perhaps be run off an inexpensive
single stage air compressor.  It could straighten out your lumpiness.  It is
a very nice hammer and can be fairly powerful as well as delicate.

Quality of life is determined by how we respond to challenges, the old
headmaster used to say,

Bill Knight