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    Quality

    The original Prismacolor one was the blender pen. Since then, I see many engravers using the 40% gray one. It has worked for me and is easy to use, but I like the TW Transfer Magic better. That could be my old-school brain kicking in. However, to be clear, none of them will work well if you are...
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    Quality

    You referenced using pigment ink, so I assume that you are using an inkjet, not a laser printer. Printing laser toner on paper and transferring by dampening the paper with acetone is a common transfer method when using a laser printer. When using an inkjet, dye inks do not work but pigment inks...
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    2024 Engrosser's Script Program (aka "Engraver's Script")

    Shouldn't this should be under the buy, sell, trade section of this website that is available for paying supporters of the website to list such?
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    Pictures or rules for Black Leaf drawing?

    As mentioned above, black-leaf is not quite the same as arabesque. However, many of the same rules apply. Lee Griffiths has an online course on Arabesque design at https://lee-griffiths-s-school.teachable.com/.
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    Color bulino like color scrimshaw

    Scratched bone is absorptive to some degree, which metal is not, so you probably need to think about a pigment ink, instead of a dye ink. You need something that will sit on top of the metal surface of the cuts AND adhere to them, which is why most engravers that I know use either Rustoleum flat...
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    Lil help please

    Wintergreen oil is a common oil that is preferred by many because it doesn't tend to stink up the shop like some cutting oils will do. It is instructive and interesting to Google its medicinal and toxicity properties.
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    Lil help please

    You will find a variety of oils are used by engravers to help their cutting along. GRS sells a Tap Magic cutting oil made for cutting aluminum, along with a tin and sponge. That one works well in steel as well and it works great cutting prescious metals [it aids in getting bright cuts], but Tap...
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    How to color fill engravings after gold plating

    When you say "color fill" are you talking about blackening the line recesses with Rustoleum Flat Black Paint or Speedball black oil-based block printing ink? If so, you can apply the paint/ink with a cotton swab and press it down into the recesses. Then wipe the excess off the surface with brown...
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    TRANSFERS

    Molly Licea has a nice 3-part video series on transfer methods in Season 2 of the GRS University videos. https://grs.com/grs-university/
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    Graver Geometry - Color Lines?

    Maybe you can plan to make the 2025 Firearms Engravers Guild of America annual show, meeting, and free class in Las Vegas next January. If you do, bring a towel to wipe the drool off your face as you look at the incredible engraved items displayed. If you like magicians, some of the best in the...
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    Graver Geometry - Color Lines?

    These courses make a great excuse to take a vacation in the USA and then travel around a while.
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    Question: (SOLVED) C-Max & Glensteel for the QC holder?

    You got it. The flat registration planes do not matter when you start making a graver with round stock, except for the extra insurance if your screw ever gets loose. In that case, they help you to align the graver back where it was when you tighten the screw. Where the registration planes become...
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    Graver Geometry - Color Lines?

    You might benefit by attending one of the beginner week-long engraver courses at the GRS Training Center www.grs.com or the Texas Engraving Schoo http://www.crashcourseengraving.com/l. Ray Cover is another well-recognized source. https://learningtoengrave.com/. These incredibly intense and fun...
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    Graver Geometry - Color Lines?

    Perhaps I am misunderstanding you. The higher grit used on the graver heel, or higher polish if polished, will make the cut surface be more smooth and, thus, more reflective. If I am correctly viewing this photo, you are holding your flat graver with the heel surface more horizontal than the...
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    Question: (SOLVED) C-Max & Glensteel for the QC holder?

    I suspect that they have not changed the old photos. All new stock that I have ordered in the last couple of years has come with the two flat spots. Rex Pedersen or Greg Gentry may want to chime in.
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