Thanks guys. It's definitely got me motivated to get the entire pistol finished. I'm trying to give it a somewhat medieval feel. I love the designs on the armor and swords from that era. I'll upload images as I get to milestones in the process, which will take a good while.
I've finished engraving the cylinder of the model 36 I am working on. It's going to be somewhat inspired by the antique revolvers produced by Tiffany & Co. It will take time, but I decided to sculpture engrave it. I will post more images as I go, but here is what I have completed so far. I...
Check out Sam Alfano's "Engraving Scrollwork - Start to Finish". It's a good reference video. It will show you good techniques on background removal as well, using a rotary tool. But using a rotary tool, you must be extremely careful, and I would recommend practicing first. It can get away from...
Thanks for the suggestion. I'm comfortable with my drawing skill. That's how I had planned to approach these surfaces if nobody knows a transfer suggestion/solution. But If there's a way to do a transfer in this scenario, I would just like to learn it.
Seems maybe this would be a common question, but can anyone give me guidance or provide a thread/post link on doing a successful transfer onto a spherical shaped surface? For example: the part that protrudes behind the cylinder on the frame of a single action army revolver, or a trigger guard. I...
I wouldn't mind knowing technique "rules" for Black Leaf design myself. I haven't yet tried Black Leaf. I think it's a very beautiful style. I can, however, give you some artist names that would make for great reference material. Take a look at the art of these engravers:
Winston Churchill
Eric...
I just saw this and did a quick check under my Leica A60 with a 0.63x objective lens. I was able to lower my telescopic GRS turntable vice stand all the way, raise up the Acrobat Versa / Leica A60 about three inches or so, zoom out all the way and refocus, and I could easily see an entire 2"...
Absolutely, I will end up getting the 0.75x objective lens at some point. I was just looking through a recent GRS catalogue yesterday. It's the only more powerful one I saw in their catalogue. Are there any other options any where else you think? Thanks.
I’m a pretty new engraver, but was fortunate to come across an entire setup. I have a Leica A60 with a 0.63x objective lense. The work distance is about 8”. I believe the minimum zoom is 3.5x, and maximum zoom is 15.75x. This range has been ok for what I’ve done so far. I can do pretty intricate...
I have a set of some earlier generation Beats headphones that I use sometimes while working, so I can hear YouTube videos on my phone without interruption when my compressor kicks on. As BWoodworker mentioned, Beats probably wouldn’t necessarily have a “noise reduction rating”, but since day one...