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    Work-holding for bowls. Slippery fellas

    quite some time ago i think tira shared a couple of fotos of ways she held odd shaped items. those fotos my still lurk somewhere in the forum archive.
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    Stereo scope comparisons

    i used an amscope for sometime. i ended up getting a leica.. the amscope. worked nicely but for optical quality, fell way short of the qualiy of the leica. nobody likes to spend the xtra noney, but---------
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    Help, please: Trying to Find Traditional, Long Term Educational Opportunity

    welcome. start reading thru the forum . there's a post "doc" education level here just waiting to be absorbed by anyone wanting to learn.
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    Cobra style engraver

    did you make one?
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    Pierced brooch/ pin

    guns arent good for practice. you should perfect your cutting and design skills first. there's plenty of round and odd shaped items to practice on first. baby steps jmho
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    Which Palm Vise?

    some time ago i tried to contact the lindsay company. got no response back. the lindsay stuff is good------- if you can even get it.
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    Chinese Hobo Nickels on ebay

    experience tells me sumptin's rong hear. i'd not buy them. their collector's value probably drops to zero when they land on yer porch.
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    Pierced brooch/ pin

    useful practice. best thing ever when one ends up with a useful item
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    Marcus Hunt DVD and Book on English Fine Scroll

    allen you may get better results posting this in the , "buy & sell" classified section.
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    Knife graver for cutting straight lines; do they need to be sharpened?

    like td-- i have no use for knife gravers. just a personal choice. the knife graver must surely be sharpened. if the point gets a bit rounded, it wont cut but will skip all over. if the point breaks, it will dig in. either way leads to using bad language !!
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    Precision sharpening and polishing of these custom gravers/qc

    mtlctr got it right. if one has the will the skill will come about. all the ngravers of old had no system other than what they cobbled up at their bench.
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    Learning to cut

    the rule:: the graver of choice must produce a cut of proper depth/width and the result should be good to look at. the other rule requires one to adhere to the principle of quality design that suits the job at hand. no caliper or micrometer work here, just yer experience thru lots of practice.
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    Precision sharpening and polishing of these custom gravers/qc

    check the tip section on the forum. also check youtube for videos. for a newbie sharpening can be a real challenge without some sort of "system". repeatable geometry is a must for decent work. hit or miss geometry usually gives hit or miss results.
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    Need a source for micro fine burrs

    much of the fg stuff i got from my dentist was diamond worn out at the point. grind away the point and you have some very useful tiny tools. the stuff i got seems to be 3 different grits. free and effortless to reshape to yer purpose.
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    Have you worked with fine silver? What has your experience been?

    practice will eliminate the problem. it's simply a matter of maintaining control thruout the cut. if you can find some junk pewter, say at a yard sale that would be good for practice. the stuff is very soft.
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    A shared message from Lisa Rohner Schafer

    alens' idea is avery good idea imho
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    A shared message from Lisa Rohner Schafer

    for me and many others --- that is great to hear. thank you very much for sharing this information.
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    Recent work- angel and wreath

    as always, your work is a joy to look at. tyvm 4 taking the time to share this.
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    John Rohner's hammer collection auction

    sad to hear you didn't get the collection. please keep my donation for yer next engravein or whatever.
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    Question: Material suppliers in USA

    welcome to the forum. i think of the forum as a place to get a post doc degree in the engraving arts. lurk here and yee shall see.

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