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    Interesting hand punched design on bronze box.

    Nice journey of discovery… I’d say repousse is practically engraving.. i know i wind up engraving everything i chase
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    Engraving Tools

    Line tool might be a liner.. florentine
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    Question: How to prevent copper plate from oxidizing?

    It might come under another brand name.. museums use it for long term preservation without compromising the integrity of other finishes, patina ets.. look for something that is microcrystalline wax.. it is in a solution with some kind of solvent. Smells like petrol.. but probably naphtha
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    Question: Lets talk about hearing protection / noise cancelling headphones - What do you use?

    They make ones for hunting,, can actually use them for amplifying the sounds of your surroundings.. but they cut out anything over a certain DB. Are also Bluetooth for music.. i forget, but assume they will let in calls too.. i think axil is the brand.. but i dont think they are doing...
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    Your dream workbench

    I will take a picture. I’m in the north carving wood right now. But if I get back home I will take some pictures, and try to find this thread again one is a foredoom flex shaft. The other is an emesco belt driven dentist drill…. I prefer the emesco…tho I just busted a belt My microscope...
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    Your dream workbench

    Adjustable height (at least) for the part of your bench that supports your ball. solid. I have frequent occasion to give something a whack. It’s nice if that doesn’t reverberate through the whole benchtop. storage. You can’t have too much storage. But look at the height that drawers need to...
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    How nessasary is pneumatic engraver for a beginner?

    Not necessary. A workholding solution is the best first hurdle
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    What gravers should I buy as a beginner learning hand push?

    If you cut a face on the broad side (As a-posed to the corner) of a graver blank, you have a flat graver.
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    A really cool book jacket

    I think sumingashi?
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    Are these gravers?

    Two on the right are beading tools. Roll along for a decorative edge. Rest may be gravers , pics, .. modified tools for particular jobs
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    Best sharpening system // fixture for brand new (broke) beginner?

    I’d say the plates are your budget solution, as you can get by with only a very few geometries.. could probably just do 90, I know many who rarely stray far from that….. even cheaper is to sharpen by eye..
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    Question about polished gravers.

    There is an advantage to knocking the burr off the apex.. but other than that it depends if you want a bright finish or if you will blacken your lines. If blackening, prolly 600 is good
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    stainless steel for engraving

    Are they hardenable then?
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    Question About Work Bench Set Up

    Without a banding wheel you might find some frustration with your microscope.. you can switch to optivisor. And your setup will be perfect.
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    scope

    I’ve made Barlow lenses for my scopes before. For a Olympus.. and maybe the other one was even a Nikon.. can’t remember the exact specs, but I think it was a -3 corrective lens from an eye glasses place, fit into a pvc fitting that I reshaped to fit the objective. .. have done the same ...
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