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When I ran across the ARBORTECH mini grinder, it so closely resembled the main idea of the tools of both masters, that I purchased one. This grinding angle and the power of the machine and design of the cutting wheel, makes it far superior to any tool I had used previously.
I have been caring for Bonsai for about 25 years. I have used die grinders from the Sears brand to the Makita, and of course, Dremels. In all of the books on carving by Kimura, who is the best Bonsai artist in Japan, and later by Cheng, the silk carver from Taiwan, they both had a grinding tool that they independently designed themselves.
Both tools were similar in that the rotary grinding wheel is straight out from the tool, in alignment with the arm,making the tool an extension of the arm, not at a perpendicular angle to the arm. This being the main drawback of the Dremel and the die grinders, working at an awkward angle from the material being carved.
When I ran across the ARBORTECH mini grinder, it so closely resembled the main idea of the tools of both masters, that I purchased one. This grinding angle and the power of the machine and design of the cutting wheel, makes it far superior to any tool I had used previously.
It cuts through both hard and soft wood so easily that no undue pressure has to be applied; thereby keeping the tool under control is a breeze. The design of the cutting wheel also allows the removal of wood, even live wood that normally clogs the grinding burrs, without the slightest bit of clogging. The grinding wheel is also easily sharpened and reused many times.
- Mike Rogers
Rating:  [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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