Stone Carving: the jump to power tools

["John Halter" <halter@zzzzzzzzzz>]

Hello Ad,

I think your next jump should be for air hammers.  I would recommend a
Cuturi U type for roughing out and E type for your detail work (Trow &
Holden makes comparable models).  These hammers do not require a large
compressor (only 4cfm), but think ahead because air grinders use much more
air.  Noise is a real issue once you move to a compressor and power tools.
Next you may want to look into a die grinder.

For the type of work you are describing, I would not worry about polishing
equipment (wet or dry).  I find it diffiult to really use polishing
equipment on 250lb pieces and usually end up polishing most of the sculpture
by hand.

Good luck,
John Halter
halter@----------