The Arbor Tech Power Carving Unit: A Game-Changer for Woodworkers and DIY Enthusiasts

As I unwrapped the box containing my new Arbor Tech power carving unit, I couldn't help but feel a mix of excitement and trepidation. I had heard great things about this tool from fellow woodworkers and DIY enthusiasts, but I wasn't sure what to expect. The first thing that struck me was the design of the unit itself. It's compact size and sleek look made it easy to navigate my workshop without taking up too much space.

The power carving unit comes with a variety of features that make it an ideal tool for any woodworking or DIY project. One of the standout features is its ability to perform both planing and sanding tasks with ease. The unit includes multiple plane bits, each designed for specific types of projects, such as edge profiling, detail work, and general planing. I was impressed by the attention to detail in the design of these plane bits, which are precision-crafted to ensure a smooth finish on any surface.

Another feature that caught my eye is the adjustable speed control. The unit comes with multiple speed settings, allowing users to fine-tune their carving experience to suit their specific needs. This feature is particularly useful for working with different types of materials, as it enables users to adjust the speed accordingly. For example, when working with harder woods or more dense materials, the slower speeds can help prevent the tool from overheating and ensure a smoother finish.

One of the things that I was most excited about trying out was the unit's ability to perform planing tasks without generating excessive heat or vibration. The Arbor Tech power carving unit is designed to reduce vibrations and noise, making it an ideal tool for working in confined spaces or with sensitive materials. This feature has been a game-changer for me, as I no longer have to worry about the tool causing damage to my workshop or affecting nearby residents.

As I began using the power carving unit, I was amazed by its ease of use and versatility. The ergonomic design of the handle made it comfortable to hold and maneuver, even during extended periods of use. The unit's compact size also allowed me to work on smaller projects with greater precision and control. Whether I was carving intricate patterns or smoothing out rough edges, the power carving unit performed flawlessly.

One of the most impressive features of the Arbor Tech power carving unit is its ability to produce a range of textures and effects on the surface being worked. By adjusting the plane bits and speed settings, users can achieve a variety of finishes, from smooth and polished to textured and distressed. This feature has opened up new creative possibilities for me, as I'm now able to experiment with different techniques and styles without worrying about the tool's limitations.

As I continued to use the power carving unit, I noticed that it was also quite efficient in terms of dust collection. The unit comes equipped with a chip catcher, which collects debris and prevents it from flying back onto the surface being worked. This feature has been a major time-saver for me, as I no longer have to worry about spending hours cleaning up messes caused by the tool.

In addition to its technical features, I was also impressed by the quality of the unit's build and materials. The power carving unit is constructed from high-quality materials, including durable plastics and metal components that will withstand heavy use. This attention to detail has paid off in terms of performance, as the unit remains smooth and efficient even after extended periods of use.

Overall, I am thoroughly impressed with the Arbor Tech power carving unit. Its versatility, ease of use, and attention to detail have made it an indispensable tool in my workshop. Whether you're a seasoned woodworker or a DIY enthusiast, this tool is sure to enhance your creative possibilities and make your projects easier to complete.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's up guys i'm nick and this is build dad build a place where we believe that every happy ending begins with like a pseudo awkward beginning i have been waiting for this arbor tech sent me their new power carving unit and we are going to review it today let's do this full disclosure i knew that arbor tech was coming out with this unit i did contact them and asked them for one they did send this to me for free however this is not a sponsored video and i didn't forget about you guys so i did ask arbor tech for a promo code if you go to arbor tech's website now through the end of march and use promo code bdb 20 you'll get 20 off your entire order the only thing that's excluded is the mega bundle which is already hugely discounted let's open this bad boy up first of all nice case man like the case is kind of a lost thing anymore so i dig the fact that i can put this all the way on the spot all right so let's see instruction manual it's a hose baby this is actually part of the dust collection this is very cool component of the thing so okay first impressions of this thing man it's beefy man it's it's heavy double faithful here these guys are the same size this one definitely has more heft to it more weight this is also variable speed that's crazy and and the lock it's got a good button back here and it's got a good solid lock to it when it locks out assuming it has a key in the box but since we're sitting here let's uh let's pop it off oh it has its own key all right we got bits and bobs but check this out man even the key is give me the keys a little better check this out the key that comes with normal stuff it's it's sideways like this and you got to crank it like this whereas this goes on you can actually you get a little bit more leverage with your thumb you can push it right on there and twist it so even the key is a little nicer okay it just like i'm gonna use the word solid probably too much but solid like just the nuts or the collets that hold the carver on are thick so here is one from the power carving unit look at that bad boy here's one from my angle my main angle grinder if you look it's not actually that much thicker but man the weight so much different this feels so much more solid wow i dig okay nick we get it it's an angle grinder but let's see what makes it a power carving unit so what i'm going to do is i'm going to pop this pop the guard off and then you're going to unscrew the handle a little bit and put allen key around here you're gonna unscrew this other side all right so you pop both those guys off a little bit and then this just slips right over both those are going to tighten this up all right and then let's and then let's put the turbo slotted piece on your spacer and then there's a little fan that goes on here that's going to go underneath the turbo plane and the whole point of this is when this spins it's going to suck the chips in then you put the turbo plane on and then we're going to put our other nut on tighten okay so once you have that all come in here a little bit guys okay so once you have that all fit together take your hose attach it here and then this becomes your chip collection now you can either hook this up to uh some sort of dust collection or it's my understanding if you just point this down into like a five gallon bucket or something like that it'll shoot the chips in there as well but wait there's more alright if you strip everything off the shaft ladies and you grab your sanding attachment which comes with it this just screws directly onto the unit we grab a little sand uh sand poppy a and that just goes right on the hook and loop and now you got yourself a sander and since we're variable speed you can slow it down all right check it out now you got yourself a contour standard it's got a little give to it so you can get right in those little crevices but you thought that was it absolutely not guess what this does everything back off we're gonna be back down to our screw and our handle out like this we clip this bad boy on tighten her up to put that guy on spacer on the fan which only goes one way i figured that out earlier it just it only fits on here one way if you try to put it on the other way it doesn't go on i did confirm too that you want your blades to be in between the fan blades so they don't get the way that chips okay so now we're gonna put this guy on all right and we lock this in so now this is on there check this out when you turn this it's going to make it either more or less aggressive and you can use this as a planing device as a planer so it'll sit flat on your surface and carve and you can also use this with a seaming device so you can set it flat on something and sand flat how cool is that and this works with the chip catcher as well so it'll catch the chips and blow them out on you okay so since i already have it set up i'm gonna start off with the plane uh i'm just coming at this two by ten right here uh i got a little knot right there got a little chunk taken out of it there it's just a piece of scrapbook i picked up but i figured this would work i'm gonna start off on the lowest setting and just bring it around to the other and kind of give you an idea how aggressive it gets i also don't really have a hose to set up to the dust collection so i will have the hose hanging off of it but it's going to be blowing on the floor challenge we've swapped out to just the the chip collector on there and i feel like i'm doing this a little bit of a disservice i have anything drawing air through this like you can see sawdust all over the place but this too is definitely depositing it in a very localized place it's not blowing all over the place so it works i just don't have the equipment to to really show it i'm pretty sure if you had suction on this thing you wouldn't see any uh any chips at all then i went ahead and just put the uh the regular guard back on here and the turbo plane give you an idea what the turbo plane can do and just to uh to be able to uh for lack of a better term give it the beans see how it does let's partay shall we when it comes to power carving i still say chips or it didn't happen but check it out look look at all the different kind of textures you can get with this thing you kind of held that out right there little scallop waves little like refined waves check that out a little little diamond pattern i highly suggest getting one all right guys and that's a review of the arbor tech power carving unit everything i've wanted in a carver and then some this thing is amazing just like holding it right now i would let it go i don't want to give it up i don't want to let it go solid it's solid it's a it's it's it's a power carver that was made for power carvers and not just angle grinding if you know what i mean i tell you what you pair that with one of those little like portable dust collection units which i really want to pick up one of the ones that you kind of wear on your hip that thing will be unstoppable you could you could power carve in your living room nobody even know what to say just say it so arbor tech you guys are doing the right things in the right ways and you know what we appreciate you for it clinkies also i'd like to thank all of you guys for making these videos possible but a special thanks goes to my patreon folks you guys you guys are really helping support the cause especially nick the greek stephen mann eric weiss oh no derek coates caveman ross charles faulkner chuck the weeknd diy er puffy muffins chas thompson and mike penrod you guys get an extra special clinky clinks cheers boys and puffy muffins all right guys and since i've been drinking this it means i'm not going to be using this anymore because i happen to be partial to all 10 of my fingers but the shop's not gonna clean itself so i gotta get to work better than a happy ending that's a happy beginning mofos check it out this is the new arbor tech power carving unit i just received this in the mail from arbor tech and i'm going to review it for you because i know i don't crosswhat's up guys i'm nick and this is build dad build a place where we believe that every happy ending begins with like a pseudo awkward beginning i have been waiting for this arbor tech sent me their new power carving unit and we are going to review it today let's do this full disclosure i knew that arbor tech was coming out with this unit i did contact them and asked them for one they did send this to me for free however this is not a sponsored video and i didn't forget about you guys so i did ask arbor tech for a promo code if you go to arbor tech's website now through the end of march and use promo code bdb 20 you'll get 20 off your entire order the only thing that's excluded is the mega bundle which is already hugely discounted let's open this bad boy up first of all nice case man like the case is kind of a lost thing anymore so i dig the fact that i can put this all the way on the spot all right so let's see instruction manual it's a hose baby this is actually part of the dust collection this is very cool component of the thing so okay first impressions of this thing man it's beefy man it's it's heavy double faithful here these guys are the same size this one definitely has more heft to it more weight this is also variable speed that's crazy and and the lock it's got a good button back here and it's got a good solid lock to it when it locks out assuming it has a key in the box but since we're sitting here let's uh let's pop it off oh it has its own key all right we got bits and bobs but check this out man even the key is give me the keys a little better check this out the key that comes with normal stuff it's it's sideways like this and you got to crank it like this whereas this goes on you can actually you get a little bit more leverage with your thumb you can push it right on there and twist it so even the key is a little nicer okay it just like i'm gonna use the word solid probably too much but solid like just the nuts or the collets that hold the carver on are thick so here is one from the power carving unit look at that bad boy here's one from my angle my main angle grinder if you look it's not actually that much thicker but man the weight so much different this feels so much more solid wow i dig okay nick we get it it's an angle grinder but let's see what makes it a power carving unit so what i'm going to do is i'm going to pop this pop the guard off and then you're going to unscrew the handle a little bit and put allen key around here you're gonna unscrew this other side all right so you pop both those guys off a little bit and then this just slips right over both those are going to tighten this up all right and then let's and then let's put the turbo slotted piece on your spacer and then there's a little fan that goes on here that's going to go underneath the turbo plane and the whole point of this is when this spins it's going to suck the chips in then you put the turbo plane on and then we're going to put our other nut on tighten okay so once you have that all come in here a little bit guys okay so once you have that all fit together take your hose attach it here and then this becomes your chip collection now you can either hook this up to uh some sort of dust collection or it's my understanding if you just point this down into like a five gallon bucket or something like that it'll shoot the chips in there as well but wait there's more alright if you strip everything off the shaft ladies and you grab your sanding attachment which comes with it this just screws directly onto the unit we grab a little sand uh sand poppy a and that just goes right on the hook and loop and now you got yourself a sander and since we're variable speed you can slow it down all right check it out now you got yourself a contour standard it's got a little give to it so you can get right in those little crevices but you thought that was it absolutely not guess what this does everything back off we're gonna be back down to our screw and our handle out like this we clip this bad boy on tighten her up to put that guy on spacer on the fan which only goes one way i figured that out earlier it just it only fits on here one way if you try to put it on the other way it doesn't go on i did confirm too that you want your blades to be in between the fan blades so they don't get the way that chips okay so now we're gonna put this guy on all right and we lock this in so now this is on there check this out when you turn this it's going to make it either more or less aggressive and you can use this as a planing device as a planer so it'll sit flat on your surface and carve and you can also use this with a seaming device so you can set it flat on something and sand flat how cool is that and this works with the chip catcher as well so it'll catch the chips and blow them out on you okay so since i already have it set up i'm gonna start off with the plane uh i'm just coming at this two by ten right here uh i got a little knot right there got a little chunk taken out of it there it's just a piece of scrapbook i picked up but i figured this would work i'm gonna start off on the lowest setting and just bring it around to the other and kind of give you an idea how aggressive it gets i also don't really have a hose to set up to the dust collection so i will have the hose hanging off of it but it's going to be blowing on the floor challenge we've swapped out to just the the chip collector on there and i feel like i'm doing this a little bit of a disservice i have anything drawing air through this like you can see sawdust all over the place but this too is definitely depositing it in a very localized place it's not blowing all over the place so it works i just don't have the equipment to to really show it i'm pretty sure if you had suction on this thing you wouldn't see any uh any chips at all then i went ahead and just put the uh the regular guard back on here and the turbo plane give you an idea what the turbo plane can do and just to uh to be able to uh for lack of a better term give it the beans see how it does let's partay shall we when it comes to power carving i still say chips or it didn't happen but check it out look look at all the different kind of textures you can get with this thing you kind of held that out right there little scallop waves little like refined waves check that out a little little diamond pattern i highly suggest getting one all right guys and that's a review of the arbor tech power carving unit everything i've wanted in a carver and then some this thing is amazing just like holding it right now i would let it go i don't want to give it up i don't want to let it go solid it's solid it's a it's it's it's a power carver that was made for power carvers and not just angle grinding if you know what i mean i tell you what you pair that with one of those little like portable dust collection units which i really want to pick up one of the ones that you kind of wear on your hip that thing will be unstoppable you could you could power carve in your living room nobody even know what to say just say it so arbor tech you guys are doing the right things in the right ways and you know what we appreciate you for it clinkies also i'd like to thank all of you guys for making these videos possible but a special thanks goes to my patreon folks you guys you guys are really helping support the cause especially nick the greek stephen mann eric weiss oh no derek coates caveman ross charles faulkner chuck the weeknd diy er puffy muffins chas thompson and mike penrod you guys get an extra special clinky clinks cheers boys and puffy muffins all right guys and since i've been drinking this it means i'm not going to be using this anymore because i happen to be partial to all 10 of my fingers but the shop's not gonna clean itself so i gotta get to work better than a happy ending that's a happy beginning mofos check it out this is the new arbor tech power carving unit i just received this in the mail from arbor tech and i'm going to review it for you because i know i don't cross\n"