what a unique project to undertake. yet another "road" for engravers to traverse. are the whistles plated ? if so, i'd think you'd have to do them with a quite a bit of caution. tyvm for sharing.
hey, dude-- welcome back. no, i never did that. sometimes a mistake can be a blessing. you still doing yer money clips ? i always enjoyed seeing them.,
i'll help u in a second if the fotos are posted here. all those gravers will work on copper, silver, gold, and pewter. some my be too soft for steel. those too soft for steel may be tempered a bit to work on steel.
hmmm. i did look at the fotos. you will find they all fall into just a few...
i have done this a few times but do not like it. i prefer to draw large, scan, scale down, then print a transfer. the other way is to do direct draw layout. i have also done a couple gun slides with the laser. i do not like doing this technique on guns simply because in all the perfection, it...
this is a smackin dandy idea you have here. i surely hope your xperiments bring success. seems to me a lot of folks could benefit from such a technique when perfected. tyvm for sharing this
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decide how much time you're willing to invest.determine how much yearly incoome u will need. i advize developing a sound business plan. yes, u should develop one. determine what the quality of your work is worth. what u think it's worth doesn't really coun t. what counts is what yer client base...