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    Stuff I cut. Steel engraving for a Gravure Company.

    Having lived in Japan and traveled, pending in which Prefecture you live and work, some have massive support for extinct Trades, which are often carried within a Family and than for centuries. I learned Washi (Paper making), my Master is a recognized Living National Treasure. Incidentally, in...
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    Stuff I cut. Steel engraving for a Gravure Company.

    I had the Privilege to see Jay Leno's Garage in person with a Bunch of my Gearhead Buddies, very impressive indeed, but they use a #d Printer for Metal Printing to replicate Parts and they are solid, that Technology has been around for at least 15 years now, with the cheap 3 d Printers for your...
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    Stuff I cut. Steel engraving for a Gravure Company.

    I still have a Alexander 3 a, cut mats for Typecasting Friends and myself. Have a small Bridgeport Lathe, Analog Machines are becoming rare in use, most Machine shops around me are CNC and do 6060 etc Alu, for hard Metal like a S7, they can't handle it.
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    Stuff I cut. Steel engraving for a Gravure Company.

    I'm in LA County, CA , a couple Cronites and carvers for sale, the cheapest is 10k, let;s face it - I print etchings, engraved, etched, aquatints and the only way I can sell them, i have them inside Books I print, by itself, there is no market. The same for engraved stationary etc, To sell it...
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    Stuff I cut. Steel engraving for a Gravure Company.

    My Former Client merged with another local Gravure Company and than they were picked up by an Consolidated Investment. Than the other Gravure Company was cleared out as they had a Lease, they abandoned a unused 9-15 Cronite but the Machinery mover wanted 15 k for it. It was never a money maker...
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    Stuff I cut. Steel engraving for a Gravure Company.

    That was my last cut, now they use a CNC mill for it and digital Files

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