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  1. AllenClapp

    GRS EasyGraver Sharpening Fixture Review?

    I see what you mean. When you visually look at the top of the 120, it LOOKS like it would create a lesser vee angle than the 105. However, you need to think of it differently. You need to think of how much metal needs to be removed to leave the desired vee angle. The 120 rotates less on each...
  2. AllenClapp

    GRS EasyGraver Sharpening Fixture Review?

    Do you have a set that was mismarked at the factory? Is that what you are saying? If so, I am sure that GRS would replace it with a correctly marked set. Otherwise, I don't understand this discussion.
  3. AllenClapp

    GRS EasyGraver Sharpening Fixture Review?

    Not sure what you are talking about. At left is the table from the current EasyGraver instructions. It shows that the 105 degree version creates a parallel heel at about 90 degrees. By way of explanation, the face angle and heel lift angle determine how much farther you need to rotate the graver...
  4. AllenClapp

    Any Beginner Practice Drawings I Can Print?

    Here are some files that I made for myself. I find it useful to cut a few before tackling a project if I have not been engraving for a bit. It helps to loosen up old athritic hands. Hope that you find them useful. Certainly they are NOT fine art, but they do let you get your hand-eye-foot/hand...
  5. AllenClapp

    Any Beginner Practice Drawings I Can Print?

    Several Comments RE: laser printing 1. If you have an older Brother laser printer, it may not work. I have several and the toner does NOT transfer well. I wrote Brother about the issue and was told that there is no solvent that will make it work. In recent months, I have seen several comments...
  6. AllenClapp

    stainless steel for engraving

    Almost any stainless steel, carbon steel, brass, bronze, copper, nickel, or other non-prescious metal that you might want for engraving is available from www.onlinemetals.com. They even have pewter!
  7. AllenClapp

    Remington Model 4

    I like the look and feel of the design, but it is not easy to follow the growth of the design. I have marked up one side of the upper buttplate area. It is somewhat easy to figure out that the middle scroll comes off the end of the original seed scroll [see the red line] but the third scroll has...
  8. AllenClapp

    Question: Best bench stone for polishing hss gravers?

    Remember that asking for a ruby stone is not enough info. Gesswein has high quality ruby stones, but you can get them in different grits. Their fine ones make very bright surfaces. I found them back in the day for use in making mirror polish bearing surfaces on various pistol and revolver sears...
  9. AllenClapp

    Drawing Pencil

    If you use the gray Sharpie to create a drawing surface, there is no reflection issue. You can cover a lot of territory quickly with the large, fat Sharpie, but the normal one works well also--it just takes more time to coat the surface.
  10. AllenClapp

    Parallel Point Length

    Longer [wider] heels can help you cut a straighter line. However, longer heels can drag on the outside of sharper curves, so shorter heels work better for tight spirals or leaf edge cuts. Similarly, low heel angles are more likely to have the rear of the point to drag across the outside of...
  11. AllenClapp

    Graver Lube

    GRS sells a kit with a sponge-filled metal cup and a small can of Tap Magic' Aluminum cutting fluid that works good on all metals and great on softer metals. Tap Magic sells cutting fluids made specifically for steel that works great on most metals and has less odor than the Aluminum version...
  12. AllenClapp

    Castings from practice plates

    I am familiar with their range of products. Lots of choices on setting times, whether you need vacuum or pressure, etc. I was just wondering which set of them that you used to make the initial mold and then make your castings.
  13. AllenClapp

    Castings from practice plates

    JJ, which versions of the Smooth-On chemicals do you use to make the mold and make the casting?
  14. AllenClapp

    Clear Cerokote over engraving???

    I appreciate your bringing up that subject JJ. Can you elaborate? Why is Cerakote better used on military arms than hunting arms? I seem to see a lot of ads for new hunting rifles coated with Cerakote. Is that because finishing with Cerakote is less expensive than bluing? Or is it because the...
  15. AllenClapp

    Clear Cerokote over engraving???

    I apologize for misspelling Cerakote with an o instead of an a as the fourth letter.
  16. AllenClapp

    Clear Cerokote over engraving???

    I was thinkiing about the possibility of using Cerokote over an engraved rifle [or shotgun] frame that would be frequently used in hunting, such as a Winchester 94, to give it a French gray look that would be better protected against the vagaries of hand sweat, etc.
  17. AllenClapp

    Clear Cerokote over engraving???

    Has anyone tried clear Cerokote over engraved metal as protection for the metal? If so, how did the look of the engraved areas turn out?
  18. AllenClapp

    What is a good printer setup for doing transfers on to metal?

    You are confusing transfer systems. Acetone is used with laser toner, not ink. If I understand correctly, the HP 1255 series are inkjets.
  19. AllenClapp

    Help, please: ISO 0.5 auxiliary lens, 35mm mounting thread

    Check online camera stores for the correct adapter ring to go from whatever you have to 38mm.
  20. AllenClapp

    Quality

    The original Prismacolor one was the blender pen. Since then, I see many engravers using the 40% gray one. It has worked for me and is easy to use, but I like the TW Transfer Magic better. That could be my old-school brain kicking in. However, to be clear, none of them will work well if you are...

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