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  1. Mike576

    Lil help please

    Along with the tip other gave of using carbalt also use a steeper face angle. This along with dubbing the tip slightly makes it much stronger. Also use a cutting oil, just soak a regular sponge in oil and put it in an Altoids tin. Every once in a while dip the tip of your graver into the oil
  2. Mike576

    Question: What is the purpose of polishing a graver?

    For most engraving I do I darken with ink afterwards so I only sharpen to 600 grit. But occasionally for a bright cut or if I plan to leave it shiny I mirror polish the graver on Lindsay mirror grade sheets. Makes it really sparkle. It’s case dependent though as stated in other comments.
  3. Mike576

    Progressing

    I would say you have moved from progressing to “there”. Nice work!
  4. Mike576

    A good enough microscope

    I used a amscope for about a year till I saved up for a Zeiss. It improved my engraving significantly but would give me head aches and wasn’t great optically. I wouldn’t bother with anything better than a Leica a60. Even that is a bit overkill for some people (it’s a fantastic scope but...
  5. Mike576

    Question: Lets talk about hearing protection / noise cancelling headphones - What do you use?

    I will also note I use 3m work tunes when I’m doing any sort of yard work, wood working, loud tool stuff. They would also be a great fit for what you’re looking for. Only con is they squeeze the heck out of your head and get uncomfortable at least for me after about 2 hours
  6. Mike576

    Question: Lets talk about hearing protection / noise cancelling headphones - What do you use?

    I don’t have noise canceling headphones but use my beyerdynamic dt770 pros. They are an over ear headphone with super good sound quality and good sealing around the ears with large soft pads. They block out all noise while listening to music and engraving. Not sure about podcasts I will test...
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    Question: How to prevent copper plate from oxidizing?

    I second the use of renaissance wax, I use it when I start a project and don’t have time to finish. I use the acetone transfer method with a laser printer and the wax doesn’t remove the transfer as long as I don’t rub it in too much. Keeps it from rusting completely on mild and carbon steel not...
  8. Mike576

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

    I use an HP never stop printer from best buy. Still on the original toner cartridge and works great!
  9. Mike576

    DIY pneumatic graver on a budget

    Looks like this took some skills to make, nice job!
  10. Mike576

    Critique Request Bulino family portrait

    Thank you!
  11. Mike576

    Your dream workbench

    Luckily my microscope fits in the deep side drawer or I can leave it off to the side of my desk top of clean enough. I mostly do this when I have a bit of work to do on my lathe, buffer, etc. for a quick disconnect my Olympus scope came with one built in, also you could turn something down on a...
  12. Mike576

    Critique Request Bulino family portrait

    Thank you! I tried to make them as realistic as possible. Still work to be done, i learned a lot from this process and feel some faces came out better than others. For example comparing my ear vs my oldest son’s ear. Recently I have been reading “Firmo and Francesca Fracassi: Master Engravers”...
  13. Mike576

    Critique Request Bulino family portrait

    Thank you, precious indeed. My wife was quite pleased to say the least. This idea came about when I was having a bit of designers block. I just thought to myself what wouldn’t I mind staring at for hours on end?
  14. Mike576

    Critique Request Bulino family portrait

    Thank you! I have another piece I’m working on at the moment, another watch dial face in titanium. This time a bald eagle with a mean looking glare. I’ll post it when it’s finished up a few weeks from now.
  15. Mike576

    Your dream workbench

    Buy a roll top desk, it’s fantastic for an engraving setup especially if you can get a roll top made for a desktop computer. This will make it so the top area is tall enough for your microscope to be tucked away and closed in. Would be perfect in a woodworking shop because everything will stay...
  16. Mike576

    Critique Request Bulino family portrait

    Finally done! Started October 22nd on a piece of sterling silver. Restarted on November 23rd on a piece of 6al4v titanium. The first one being dead soft sterling silver was super soft and I didn’t pop the bur out on every cut. When I would ink the piece the small burr would flatten and distort...
  17. Mike576

    Can I buy blank GRS gravers, put them in a Lindsey sharpening template and shape them myself?

    If you want to use round blanks on the Lindsay templates he charges 25$ to modify a standard graver fixture to hold round gravers (the metal part that holds the gravers in the templates) I use almost exclusively round gravers because they are significantly cheaper. I had a buddy of mine grind...
  18. Mike576

    Trying to get into bulino engraving

    Tall order for sure but exactly my goals some day as well. I have learned a lot from the YouTube videos made by Thierry duguet. He has a few which are very close up bulino scenes and he goes into the tools he uses as well. Got me to understand the way dots are used in varying density’s (in their...
  19. Mike576

    Trying to get into bulino engraving

    The DeCamillis video is great also get a few bulino casting plates from Fega to view under magnification. As for tools it’s pretty straight forward. I use the Phil coogan bulino point template sold by Steve Lindsay or a simple point by chucking my round graver blank into the drill to sharpen on...
  20. Mike576

    Lindsay border scribe

    Thanks for the reply, I’ll keep using it as is, was just wondering if it’s a feature or a slight error, adds character. Works fine as is so no need to bother Steve

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