Recent content by allan621

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    Just Starting Bright Cut and quick question

    Rawhide, like Thughes says, you're only 9 hours into it. Its going to take a bit to get used to how the tool handles. You should guide the tool with enough pressure to keep it moving forward without forcing it forward at a pace it doesn't want to go. Also you should be aware of the difference...
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    Todays Doodle for Critique

    Don't forget the eraser; although it adds another 1.5 dollars to the buyin cost. :beerchug:
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    Todays Doodle for Critique

    I agree with goldjockey.. You have a pretty good idea of the individual elements, a lot of good leaf work, but its more like a bunch of individual elements heaped together. It's not a growing scroll. I'm not really an expert but for a better idea go back a few posts to Goldjockey's study for...
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    help with buckles

    Monk is right as usual. There are a lot of people to help, but no one here can make you do the work necessary to learn. The key is to not get frustrated at the start and work past the beginning failures until you can have confidence enough to follow a line. One line at a time and not get ahead...
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    Posting for Critique

    Will not be a problem. BTW... beyond terrible is beyond appropriate. Don't criticize your work. Thats our job.:beerchug:
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    Will the Lindsay Goliath Vise ever be in stock!

    Lindsay engraving vises are all made individually by himself. Maybe he has some helpers I hope, and his wife keeps things in order. GRS has a very large plant using high tech machines, a staff of knowledgeable workers and sales people along with the training center which changed the face of...
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    Any Beginner Practice Drawings I Can Print?

    Allen's file might be the best starter sheets going. None of the initial designs are difficult to cut once you get confidence in using the graver. But once you think this is easy, the difficulty comes with getting the thickness of the lines uniform., the shapes engraved to match the samples The...
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    Air line connectors

    Looks like Lindsay air gauge setup. Give him a call and maybe he can send you one.
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    the old puma

    Bulino is tough to learn but Chris makes it easier to understand. No curved lines, certain kind of tools and being able to look at a drawing and make mental notes of how it would be cut. Takes time but worth it. One step at a time. I admire your taking the time to learn this. I never went far...
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    Lindsay template question

    I think that JJ Roberts can answer this better than I can, he made a tool for choosing the correct length for certain jobs. But until then; when I engrave inside a ring I make sure the tool length is shorter than the standard. This raises the lift angle and makes it easier to engrave. If I was...
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    Question: Vevor scope

    Darko Good decision. Buy what fits your needs now. I read that the Vevor was a decent but not great scope. But starting out you just need enough to get you started. And for a couple of hundred dollars it will be a big improvement over not having one. Allan
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    Stevens.22

    I think that seeing this engraving you are beyond being a rank beginner. The cutting could be better on the end at the bottom of the photo. I think that is not your cutting ability but possibly because of it being way off the rotational center. Makes it harder to cut and requires a lot more...
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    Lindsay collet nose loose

    Send an email to Steve explaining the problem. He should send you an email back with a few suggestions. Pretty good guy to deal with. Allan
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    Altoids tin practice

    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
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    Long time away and I have a Question

    Ditto what Dave said. One more thing about charging too low a price. Its not only about make sure you're paid correctly and avoiding undercutting other engravers. Its also how the customer judges the worth of the engraving based on the price. Part of the customer's pride in owning this...
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