Altoids tin practice

[Rockingkj]

Fun little practice project. Small altoids tin. Remove the paint and a little work with hand push gravers.

 

[wowilson]

I think that’s a good thing to practice on. Very practical

 

[monk]

very cool practice piece. if you want to test yerself, try doing the top.

 

[Rockingkj]

very cool practice piece. if you want to test yerself, try doing the top.

That is the top. The small tins do not have the name embossed like the larger size.

 

[allan621]

Nice practice piece. My only suggestion would be to have shorter pins holding the box. The ones that are taller than the object being engraved kind of restrict the circular path of the tool and might have caused the outer scrolls to lose their shape. But otherwise keep cutting.

Allan

 

[IOAN]

I like it and you gave me an idea. Thank you!

 

[Rockingkj]

The little boxes are inexpensive and even though practice pieces kinda nifty and can be given away and used by the recipient. Never found much use for flat practice plates.

 

[monk]

That is the top. The small tins do not have the name embossed like the larger size.

sorry. i never knew there were smaller ones

 

[Rockingkj]

no problem. I had ran across the small tins by chance otherwise would not have known either. Early large tins did not have Altoids name embossed in the metal. Mom would be so proud to know her son has become the world’s most foremost expert on Altoids tins. See that college education has not gone to waste!

 

[Roger Bleile]

HOW DO YOU REMOVE THE PAINT?

 

[Rockingkj]

In the past used paint remover. That was kinda messy. Now just hitting em with propane torch and rubbing with steel wool. Seems to work pretty well. Here are some more.