World Exclusive - The New Culiau Customiser Version 3
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- The Culiau Customizer is one of my favourite tools. It has just received an upgrade and I'm lucky enough to have the world exclusive official review. presenting the Culiau Customizer v3
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just got mine today and its charging..its the V3. I would love to see you color the finished project.
Great look at the engraver. Such a fun little wood cutting board/cheese board you’ve made. Will keep an eye out for when this is stained or painted, can’t wait to see the finished product.
Thanks Paula.
Thanks for a nice couple of videos about the Customizer, I have just received a v3 as a surprise present, not having seen one before. I am likely to use it more for wood carving/ engraving but will also try bone, so the free small globe shaped wood bit was nice to try it out, but the diamond bits are best suited for harder substances, or fine smoothing.
One point worth noting, is that like you I thought I could use my Dremel bits, but you can't, Dremel bits are very cheap but have a 3mm shaft, and the Customizer 3 has a smaller 2.35mm shaft, and these bits are harder to source in the UK. Culiau have kindly offered me a discount if I order a set of 6 different bits direct from them, but for a quarter of the price I found an identical set on AliExpress [China], but with a month's delivery time, so I'll have to be patient!
I would always be dubious buying bits on aliexpress. Last thing you wand is a failure in a high speed tool. However, culiau do have an adapter to fit larger bits. It’s a nice twist chuck and means you can use UK standard rotary tools bits. I have a sanding drum in mine right now. Works well.
@@UncleFrogface I agree that you have to be careful, but felt that they were worth a try, at the price. I also ordered a 2.35mm to 3mm adaptor, but will use that cautiously as some larger 3mm bits may overtax the Customizer 3. I have bought small adjustable pin chucks before and they haven't always centred small drill bits accurately, making them wobble. The one I ordered was specifically 2.35mm to 3mm only, so am hoping that it will centre better, but was a £4 a gamble worth trying. However, I am hoping I can stick to 2.35mm shafted bits.
@@mikedarby6717 you’ll have to keep me updated. I’ll have some more videos in the coming weeks reviewing some of the other bits from culiau.
Could you please provide a tutorial for the application of the adapter to the 3 mm bits I purchased one and putting it on this machine does not seem proper and I cannot find detailed instructions appears you just slip it into the collar of the machine, but the adapter a body is extended away from the machine and causes quite a wobble
I haven’t had any wobble with mine. I do intend to do more tutorials for the customizer and it’s accessories, but it may be a while and don’t want to waiting. Reach out to Martina on the culiau instagram and she should be able to help. The shank may be bent if it’s wobbling so I think they’d be best placed to help. Sorry I can’t answer the question directly, but hopefully that’s been useful.
Have any experience with the tungsten carbide or tumgsten steel bit? I am working with wood primarily and the first set of 30 bit are fairly useless on wood.
I don’t yet, but have some on order.
Does this come with a polishing tool? I want to be able to engrave and polish stones
Doesn’t come with as standard, but they are available from the website.
Is there somewhere other then caliau to get different bits? Thank you in advance.
Possibly? But it would need to be the correct diameter bits.
I've purchased a different engraver from amazon, which i have had for 3 months, but have barely used it for more than 4 hours. It is no longer good for engraving.
Ive been looking at rellacing it with a Culiau pro, but am worried it may go the same way.
So mh question (I've watched 3 of your reviews), is the Culiau pro still going strong for you now (afew months removed) & is my concern not warranted???
It’s still the same as the day I opened it. The difference between the culiau and the cheap Amazon ones is culiau actually hold the patent for several parts of the customizer. They are always on hand if there is an issue.
@@UncleFrogface Thank you
I'll let you know how it goes, when it arries.
@@k.d.8714 please do.
This is so cool!!! I like the noises it makes 😳
It’s a good tool
i purchased this unit based primarily on this 'review' & my need for a very small tool to word SMALL wood projects. based on my experience: using the bits included, this tool DOES NOT have the necessary torque to work exotic HARD WOODS like ebony, coca bola etc. adequately or even medium hard woods. it cannot produce FINE lines or gouge w/o 'skipping' (or even subtracting the material for that matter). better to invest in a rotary shaft as THIS unit (as presented out of the box) simply isn't up to snuff.
I have not tried this tool on ebony, and wouldn’t be comfortable doing that either without practice. Just like I wouldn’t chuck ebony into a lathe without using softer woods first. The customizer is not a carving tool. It’s not designed to hog out material and make deep gouges with the bits it comes with. It has engraving bits designed for shallow controlled decorative lines. Can the customizer remove material? Yes, but with appropriate bits and handling. I recently made a wand from seasoned white oak. Turned on my lathe first, then caved with a mixture of hand tools and the customizer. I was able to get into tiny spaces and cut notches for teeth in a small wolf head carving, but with a tungsten carbide carving tip. The engraving bits where used afterwards to clean up some lines and add some engraved details. Culiau have a bunch of additional bits for the customizer that do carve, sand, cut, drill etc, but as I haven’t used them, I can’t recommend them yet. I will get some in the future and test them.
Hi! Would you say that its more recommended to buy the Dremel adaptor, rather than to purchase more tips that the customizer offers? I would really like to use more features that come with a dremel, like the sanding, drum and cutting bits. Also, how long would you recommend the continuous use of the customizer, without exceeding it? Thanks
Also, with your discount, how much would the customizer cost? I don't really see a difference in price than what the website offers.
With the bits, it really depends on what is most cost effective for you. I know I can pick up dremel bits pretty cheap so the adaptor was best for me at the time. I will be reviewing some other culiau customizer bits in the future. I have used mine for well over 90 mins with no issue (just short breaks to drink tea). For the discount, use code SEAN an the checkout for 10% off.
But can i use it to engrave curses on the skulls of my enemies?
Absolutely lol. In theory of course.
@@UncleFrogface I just got my Customizer today and watched your videos to see how it works, you've done an amazing job with the reviews!
@@giacomobergonzi4906 aaawww thank you. Feel free to drop a subscribe if you like. There will be more culiau videos to come I’m sure.
The bits wont stay in and keep falling out while using it very frustrating
They should stay in my themselves if the push them in far enough. It’s a self locking thing. If it’s not working, contact culiau and they will sort it out for you.
There is no added tool to buy so I can use dremel tools
Mine will only run about 30 seconds and then the battery goes back down to zero.
Contact culiau. There must be a fault
Do you think this would work on a glass ok?
Yes it does, but please use proper precautions when engraving glass. Mask, eye protection etc etc.
I was just thinking about this same question. I used to do stained glass and mirror etching and I have quite a lot of glass and mirror. Maybe I will do deep engraving and fill it with glass acrylic paints to give it some dimension.
Please share a pic or video of your project, I would love to see!
How do you keep your hand steady when engraving on metal?
It’s a very smooth tool. It doesn’t catch or kick, so as long as I rest my elbow on something, it’s pretty easy to use on any material, including metal.
@@UncleFrogface Thanks🙂, I did that and I also found out that I was holding the customizer way to far back. I saw the way you were holding it, very close to the front and it worked, thanks 😁
@@melanybarragan5734 you’re welcome :)
How long does it take to fully charge ?
Not long at all although I couldn’t say off the top of my head. Sorry, I’m on leave till new year so don’t have the info to hand. But the lcd screen shows you the charge as it’s charging.
But METAL???????? WHY NOT EXAMPLE WITH THIS??????
Because I have another review where I answer questions and used it on metal previously.
It is obviously clear that absence of examples on metals, this tool is poor in engraving metals with any effectivenesd, perhaps light scratcges.
It lacks torque for metal work, so be aware when buying this, unless it is meant for light play.