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    Daniel Brush's steel type?

    I have his book and his work is stunning. We exchanged emails years ago and he knew my teacher Lynton McKenzie. I would also like to know more about his techniques.
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    Design Transfer onto Spherical Shaped Surface

    On some slightly spherical surfaces you can fudge the transfer a bit to make it work and most likely will have to make some adjustments afterward. I don't know of an easy solution and as Monk said, you'll probably have to draw everything and not be able to transfer on some shapes.
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    901 AT (short spring vs long)

    The shorter spring reduces power a little, and sweetens the startup for fine shading. My handpiece is setup with the short spring. No reason not to try it for yourself.
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    Announcement: Iconic Scrolls practice plate

    Thanks for your support, Doug. Enjoy the plate. It should keep you busy for a lot of hours :)
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    Announcement: Iconic Scrolls practice plate

    Yes that's just design time and prepping it for laser burning. I can't estimate cutting time w/background removal, but I can assure you it's a lot of hours if you choose to relieve the background. And that's the point of the plate...to provide many hours of practice to build muscle memory and to...
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    Announcement: Iconic Scrolls practice plate

    For intermediate to advanced engravers - laser engraved Iconic Scroll Styles Practice Plate. This intermediate to advanced practice plate is the result of over 30 hours of design time, and will introduce you to some of the world’s most popular ornamental work found on weapons, knives, and other...
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    Help, please: GRS Graversmith Adjusting...

    When tuning, if the handpiece doesn't tap or "knock" as they say, give it a tiny bit of foot pedal. Once it starts tapping continue advancing the regulator knob until it stops. That puts the foot pedal right on the threshold so the handpiece starts to operate as soon as your foot depresses the...
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    Just wanna give a HUGE shoutout to the folks at Glendo LLC

    They are truly a great company and I am very proud of my 26 years association with them as an instructor in their training center. But I go back much farther than that...over 40 years as a customer. The founder Don Glaser was a good friend of mine and his passion created a company culture of...
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    I would love to buy and use GRS tools, Please suggest me.

    The 901 is the most versatile handpiece made and I use it for everything from heavy sculpting to the finest shading I'm capable of. The GraverSmith is an excellent machine if you want to save money. The G8 has a few more features but the same quality of engraving can be accomplished with the...
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    Meiji magnification

    The Meiji EMZ-5 is the proper bench microscope. Sorry I don't know anything about the emx 1, but the standard eyepieces for bench use are 10x.
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    finally

    Winston gave me a tube of that years ago. It was his favorite.
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    Help, please: Hissing inside GraverSmith Machine

    Yeah, pop the cover off and have a look inside. You probably need to change a tube.
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    Rod Cameron: an appreciation

    I'm sorry I somehow missed this post. Rod was a very dear friend and student, fellow musician, and one of the finest men I have ever know. RIP Rod. You enriched the lives of everyone who knew you. Memory eternal.
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    Ben Lane Jr.

    RIP Ben. What a fine fellow he was and a damn good engraver as well. So sorry to hear of his passing. Memory eternal.
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    Question about McKenzie videos

    They should play in any dvd player. Email me from my site and we’ll get it sorted out for you. I’ve never had any fail.
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