Marble carving is one of the oldest art forms involving marble. The craft of carving shapes from stones began long before painting. Artefacts have progressed from this point to where they are now. They are not only durable and resistant, but they also have a traditional sense of style. Marble carvings have a unique place in the world of art.

As the technology has been developing, it has led to increase in the extent of the use of power tools for carving. Most of the artisan woking in all tier city categories have shifted to the use of power tools from hand tools. Due to the increase in the demands of the marble products, power tools have contributed to asist the artisan to develop designs faster.

Due to more demand in tier one cities, there are clusters of artisans working in small scale workshops in these cities. Working daily for almost ten hours these artisans are involved in making products like marble temples, utensils, statues etc. Continuously working with power tools, have made the artisans to adapt the tool as per their requirements needed while working. The most commonly used power tool for carving is die grinder. Usage of the die grinder for carving is a skillful task and requires the artisan to be precise and attentive while working with it. It was commonly observed that this die grinder was customized by the artisans to help them perform their tasks better. The customization was majorly for gripping, water connecvtivity and blowing of dust.

My project specifically looks at these clusters of artisans working in small scale workshops, and attempts to solve all the customizations made by the artisans on their die grinders, with the help of a single attachment that attempts to solve the basic requirements of the artisans by externally clamping over it.

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