My new palm control handpiece :)

[Barry Lee Hands]

A very exciting day at the studio, as my new Lindsay classic palm control has arrived. After letting it warm up I connected it to my auxiliary air on my Gravermax system. I started engraving with the "patent point" tool Mr. Lindsay sent along, and found it easy to jump in mid stream on a job already in progress.
I then changed to a slightly domed punch and found it has real advantages for "punched" sculpting, as I am working on some etched relief figures.
I am posting a pic with the "happy engraver" at the bench, and I will post some work when I get some finished.

 

[Ray Cover]

Cool Barry,

I absolutley love mine.

Ray

 

[jacques herbst]

you make my mouth water barry.hope you will be able to get some sleep

 

[sam]

Congratulations on the new tool, Barry. I like the burl knob. We'll all look forward to seeing photos of your work.

 

[Glenn]

Hey Barry,
Who did the plumbing on your microscope? Bet he came from the union hall!

 

[Sandy]

There is noting like having a new tool in your life. Have fun with it.

Could you post a picture of the holding device that is in the ball vise. It sure is intriguing.

 

[Mike Cirelli]

Barry can you use your foot pedal for the aux outlet to run the other airgravers? Also do you have to add a regulator or is the pressure set by feel.
Thanks

Mike

 

[Barry Lee Hands]

When Using the Aux to run the Palm control I use the regulator on the back to adjust. Its running at 35 psi or so, In order to use the gravermax, I would have to turn the pressure down. Lindsay sent a regulator for the Palm control which I will mount to the bench when I have time between jobs, I am just using the Aux out as a temporary, quick easy air supply.
I have no plans to use a foot control with the palm control, although it can be done.

 

[Barry Lee Hands]

Glenn and others have commented and called me on my "pipefitters "engraving stand and Sandy asked about the widget in my vise. The stand sits on three points for stability. The platform the vise sits on is sdjustable for height. The widget holding the action is a "center way". It is inspired by one that Ken Hurst designed many years ago. I hold almost everything between centers, actions, lockplates, cylinders, barreels, etc. Knives I hot glue to a piece of wood, and hold the wood between centers. Occasionaly I use lead between the jaws of the vise to clutch things.
Bob Evans saw me using this stand at SCI once and said, "Thats quite a lash -up you have there". It is made to come apart for travel and can be disassebled or assembled in 10 minutes. It is very stable, not perfect, but I have found it better at eliminating vibration from the scope than some commercial rigs I have tried.
Oh, and the wood grip on the Lindsay tool is the new "Amboyna". It is stabilized and looks like ironwood burl.

 

[Kerry Bogan]

Pretty slick Barry, I like the practical approach. Is there perhaps an aircylinder inside the square tubing or do you adjust the heigth manually?
Kerry

 

[Barry Lee Hands]

There is a half inch nut welded over a hole through the square tubing that has a T handle bolt through it. I loosen that and take up the weight with my knee and move the top plate up and down with my left arm and operate the T with my right.

 

[Tom White]

Barry,
The set-up looks very usable and with the set back on the upper loop you can swing a long barrel easily this must give you a lot of freedom that some of the work stations I have seen do not, I like it.
You will love the Lindsay I know I love mine. It was a big investment but worth every penny!!!!
Tom White

 

[Cody]

Barry, what factor made you decide to invest in a palm graver?.


Thanks
Cody

 

[BrianPowley]

I'd like to know who took the pictures.

 

[Big-Un]

It lookslike you have a 500 watt quartz light there. Do you need that much light or is it cold enough to warrent a heating fixture?!

 

[Ken Hurst]

Warm steel cuts faster --- huh Barry ? <VBG>

 

[pilkguns]

Having enough ambient light is very important. The smaller your pupils are the easier it is to focus

 

[Jack Davenport]

reciever

Hi Barry: I like the way you protect the reciever from the vise, piece of wood cut to go on the stock end then the aluminum for the barrell end of the reciever. Thanks for the look inside your studio. Jack Davenport

 

[Barry Lee Hands]

Thnks for all the comments guys.
Cody,I invested in the palmcontrol because I do this for a living and need the best tools. And I saw the Airtact at fega, and I thought if Glendo is trying to imitate the palm control, it must be good. I have many GRS tools, and they all work great.
Brian , ole buddy, Luisa took some of the pics with my 6 meg sony cybershot. Big-un the light has a 300 watt bulb, I use it in winter, or when my ring lamp is busted by me hammering on things in the vise.
And Ken, I think you may be correct as usual, hehe.
Scott, you old bookworm, that is a great observation, I never thought of that.
And Jack that was a too plain preturn that I sawed off at the wrist, and it works quite well. The insert in the front of the reciever is an actual sawed off Barrel.

 

[BrianPowley]

I probably should have clarified my question.(Although it's nice to know Luisa is still around)
I'm impressed at the resolution your pictures have.
I've got this old crappy laptop 'puter and nothing looks as good as those pics do.