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Athat worked, next time I will not buff out the surface till after I cut the backbone lines, then go back and recut the lines after...
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ATry giving the nickle silver surface some "tooth" by sanding it with 600 grit and then cleaning it.
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AHope everyone has been having a good holiday so far. It's been a while since I've posted anything so I figured it's about time I sent...
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AAt least you were able to keep it together
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Aallan621 liked Roger Bleile's post in the thread Question: The problem of dividing section by a divider.Here is a 16 segment circle. Just set your ring on the center then using a marker on the outside mark off every other segment.
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Aallan621 liked Doctorslava's post in the thread Whats the name of this tool (Engravers Ball Alternative).this is a homemade fixture. They used a watchmakers lathe chuck as a base and modified jaws. Numbers there for particular bridge. I...
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Aallan621 replied to the thread New to the Cafe.I was curious what you're going to be engraving. If you're working in sterling silver jewelry then your needs might be different from...
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AYou asked for an opinion. Absolutely beautiful engraving job on the kudu. But IMO too much scroll in both layouts and it overworked the...
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AWow! what beautiful engraving and outstanding shading. Just plain elegant.
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Aallan621 replied to the thread Ball vise maintanance.Farmer57 Yeah it does seem stuck but its not. There is nothing wrong with your block. The GRS blocks are milled to pretty precise...
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ACast bronze can have places that will come out in chunk if you are not careful. Some times it is hard to tell
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Aif the bronze is turned from bar stock it shouldn't be too bad. cast bronze can be a whole 'nuther matter...
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Aallan621 liked Jonathan.Silas's post in the thread Critique Request First real project - Tell me what you think.Love what you did with the hinge!
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Aallan621 replied to the thread Question: Inscribed Model 1886 Winchester.Roger Letter type and die making pantographs have been around for a long long time. But they were hard to make right and they were...
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Aallan621 replied to the thread Question: Inscribed Model 1886 Winchester.John, I'd hate to disagree but what jumps out at me is the spacing of the letters, its too good. Plus the wobble in the letters is more...
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