Precision Engraver It's all in the details! Note: this listing DOES NOT include the required power supply. If you need a power supply, check out our money saving Crafters Kits. A must-have foam engraving tool. Foam embossing and intricate engraving become possible with this fine, angled tip. Start detailing foam with more control and add the Precision Engraver to your Styrofoam carving tools today! Only the pointed tip heats up, making it perfect for engraving bricks, blocks, words, and other shapes for detailed looking walls, portals, slats, cobblestone roads, signs and more. A fine finishing tool for detailing any type of 2-D or 3-D sculpture. Need a longer shaft for making holes? Choose our Long Engraver or Probe Tool To see foam projects made using this tool, click here. Includes: Precision Engraver This tool does not come with a power supply. Power supply sold separately - choose from the Crafters Power, the Multi-Heat or Variable-Heat Pro Power Stations, or a money-saving kit.   Features: Convenient thumb-switch on the comfort-grip handles 6 feet of power cord Engraves continuously, no cooling off time needed Short shaft for precise control Made with care in the USA   Used For: Fine detailing Engraving letters Foam models of bricks, blocks, and stones Detailed foam walls, abutments, portals, slats, and cobblestone roads Works great with DOW Blueboard, Owens Corning Pinkboard, and white beaded EPS foam To see foam projects made using this tool, click here.   Tech Specs: 2-inch long brass shaft, only the tip heats up Starts engraving in 20 seconds Caution: stays very hot for a few minutes after turned off The Engraver needs to be plugged into the Crafters Power, the Multi-Heat or Variable-Heat Pro Power Stations   Videos:

Mike Landry/Village Vignetteshop, 04-22-2017

I use the Precision Engraver to carve bricks and stonework in my holiday village displays, where it turns an otherwise tedious task into a breeze!
This tool may not be the best approach for those going for realism in a very small scale where the tip might be too big for very fine lines (I'm thinking true realistic scale models).
However, for the stonework in holiday village displays, where true scale doesn't matter as much and we're not always striving for perfect realism, the Precision Engraver is a true lifesaver!

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Jenna Provost, 04-07-2017

This tool works brilliantly! Heats up within seconds and is ready to use. It engraves smoothly and flawlessly! I would 100000% reccomend making a template before engraving instead of freehanding. Once hot it works so smoothly and even a second of extra pressure will make a noticeable difference. Overall easy to use!

I would reccomend that Hotwire foam factory make more of these tools, that are sturdy and short, but with varying thicknesses for different projects. I found this tip to be rather thick, as I work on a miniature scale, and could really benifit from a thinner tip, like in calligraphy how you can change the tips according to what you need!

Other than that, brilliant and handy tool overall!!

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Madelyn Ianniciello, 09-30-2017

This tool I use to make rocks, sidewalks and cobble stone in my styrofoam. It is the best tool from Hot Wire. Excellent

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Gary Wayne King, 08-21-2018

I'm using the Precision Engraver to make the brick and stone walls in my Halloween display. A great tool to have!

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Richard Johnson, 10-26-2018

Broke after 1 1/2 weeks of use. Wire got real hot & it stop working