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    Happy New Year 2024!

    HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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    One year to Master?

    Anyway, he seemed to have disappeared from the planet. Probably when he found out it wasn't as easy as it appears.
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    One year to Master?

    I was just thinking back through the years of the Engravers Cafe and I got to wondering whatever happened with that guy who set out to learn hand engraving from start to being a Master Engraver in one year? He just seemed to disappear. Hopefully, he kept engraving beyond that one year.
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    Pledge Membership

    If you use this site, please be sure to send Sam a few dollars. It's a cheap way to learn and get advice. Today is a good day to do it.
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    Announcement: Pledge Membership

    I sometimes forget to send a few dollars to help keep the Cafe open. Here is another small payment.
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    Beautiful engraving on my new Ruger

    Just do a search for “Talo engraved Ruger”. They are CNC machine engraved.
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    Brass Graver Lube Cups

    Originally designed by Sam Alfano, I decided to make a run of 144 of these heavy brass graver lube cups. A tool you will use every day and it will last just about forever. Sam uses one for lube and one for Transfer Wax. You can get them on eBay here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/274791800959 They...
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    one of us?

    I messaged Lemaster a couple of times months ago asking how to order and never have received a reply.
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    Lindsay Engraving Collets vs GRS Tools Collets

    The subject of whether you can use the Lindsay Engraving long collets in the GRS hand pieces and whether you can use the GRS QC collets in the Lindsay collet nose hand pieces has come up from time to time. I did a side by side comparison and, they are fully interchangeable. The Lindsay collet...
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    Announcement: Pledge Membership

    I must have forgotten to chip in when my last year ran out. I know I've gotten WAY more benefit than the paltry amount requested each year. I just chipped in again. It's the LEAST we can do. Most of you can afford at least a small donation to help Sam pay the expenses so... I suggest you do...
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    Announcement: Pledge Membership

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    Question: Engravers Cafe vs Engraving Bench - Hand Engraving Tips & Techniques

    I know many of us are on both forums. I tend to check the Facebook version more often and, only check in here once in awhile. I VERY rarely look at the Engraving Forum (Lindsay) but, I do once in awhile. Almost never for the others. As for myself, I'm thinking Sam and the Facebook forum is...
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    Mother Nature's Helicopters

    Do you know why hummingbirds hum?
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    Hand Cast Pewter Cabinet Pulls

    They have a 2002 date on the back of them so you never know. I've never seen that anyone took credit for it so I figured I'd ask.
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    Hand Cast Pewter Cabinet Pulls

    We are having our master bathroom remodeled and I bought these hand cast pewter cabinet pulls made by Notting Hill in Wisconsin. As small of a world it is when it comes to engravers and engraving, I'd almost bet that someone here on the forum must have engraved the mold.
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