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I saw a 1911 at a gun show recently that made me do a double take. The top of the slide was fully "engraved" and even signed LDN. It was... -
Chujybear reacted to monk's post in the thread Question: What is the proper steel for machine engraving precious metals? with
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bed springs ? that's one of the few things i never tried making a graver with. -
It's one he'll of a lot of work, many firings in the kiln, may be on it a few more months, and thr's two of them. It"s a combination...
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yes. i cut criss cross grooves all over the plate. this not only aids in the glue forming a good anchor, the grooves allow the alcohol...
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Chujybear replied to the thread Question: What is the proper steel for machine engraving precious metals?.By machine engraving are you talking about a pantograph? Or do you mean your pulsegraver? If its the pulsegraver, you can cut with all...
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Chujybear replied to the thread Help Thermo plastic or wax.Ya. I like to see, sometimes I flip a bracelet to sign the back and get a nice inversion of the carving... I use alcohol, but often...
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Hi again friends. Here`s my latest knife project. I still got fantastic help while cutting the bolster from Masterengraver Roger...
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Chujybear replied to the thread Help Thermo plastic or wax.I don’t see a picture. But if it’s just to test the design, just some plastercine will do you. If it’s to preserve and immortalized...
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Chujybear reacted to simone-cervellati's post in the thread How do I remove some scratches (OOPS) from polished pewter Julep Cups? with Like.
I would'nt buy a new one but the fact it's pewter and therefore porous might give you a few more problems, you have a few options, if...
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Chujybear replied to the thread Question: Cleaning wire after annealing.I pretty much never clean my metal as I draw it down. Never had a problem (knock on wood) But cleaning it is probably still best...
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Chujybear replied to the thread How do I remove some scratches (OOPS) from polished pewter Julep Cups?.If you are going to burnish- burnish in the direction of the scratch. This will neatly close the scratch. If you burnish across the...
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I used my ultrasonic cleaner to degunk a revolver that apparently had not been cleaned since I was born. That got me to where I could...
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A couple years ago I asked the forum members about a kick wheel vise for H/C engraving. John B. very kindly sent me a set of plans and...
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Both dry and solvent-wet wooden toothpicks are useful. Both pointed and flat toothpicks are useful as they come, but I sometimes nip the...
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Chujybear replied to the thread Cleaning old Engraving.Three things that I do for fragile work like that would be some sort of solvent to decouple some of the grease in the lowlands...
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