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  1. AllenClapp

    What has gone wrong with the Cafe?

    For some reason, it no longer separates the upfront messages from the ongoing discussions. Much worse, it no longer gives the count. I am used to checking the count on items for sale: if it is the same as yesterday, I don't take the time to open it. That count seems to have magically disappeared...
  2. AllenClapp

    Corel Draw

    Check out AFFINITY. They are an English outfit making a run at Corel and Adobe Illustrator. Less than $100. Go online and see if that will do what you want.
  3. AllenClapp

    Tool Identification Requested -Gravers?

    I have some old wood chisels that are close to that look. They were used for decorative channels, coves, etc., when carving moldings. Did they come with sharpening stones?
  4. AllenClapp

    sculpting by Mr. Alfano

    Like Arnold Palmer said about the golf grip: pretend you are holding a bird securely.
  5. AllenClapp

    Beginner, new to Engravers Cafe, having trouble sharpening graver

    As discussed above, I can't see the photo well enough but it sounds like chatter. If the lines are in line with the graver, instead of across it, you can sometimes see an issue if you orient the graver with the diamond plate such that the moving surface is in line with the graver, instead of...
  6. AllenClapp

    Help with Foot Throttle

    Go to the GRS website to the new Ask The Master section and ask Rex Pedersen for help. He will have you covered.
  7. AllenClapp

    Lindsay grind on GRS grinding machine

    Here are charts that I made showing the angles to use to get parallel heels on various graver point shapes. https://engraverscafe.com/threads/graver-angle-chart-by-allen-clapp.26223/
  8. AllenClapp

    Turn On The Light

    The screws are a nice touch.
  9. AllenClapp

    A book by Marty Rabeno?

    Engravers don't mind nutso! Go for gusto.
  10. AllenClapp

    How to improve the attached-- all input welcome thanks

    Great point about double-stick tape issues. Thank goodness WD-40 will remove most glues from glass, metal, or plastic.
  11. AllenClapp

    What specs objective lens are you using with your Leica A60 Microscope?

    I got the .50 lens for that reason. I found that I wasn't doing anything that required me to magnify as much as the .63 would do. The .50 allows me to back off and see a whole 2x2 practice plate if I want to and also (1) gives me a little more distance from scope to hand position (which my arms...
  12. AllenClapp

    How to improve the attached-- all input welcome thanks

    You bring up an interesting point about first getting the practice plates to 400 to 600 grit, so that the engraving shows up well and similar to what it would look like on a finished article. I have been using a Magswitch switchable magnet I got at Woodcraft to click onto steel plates and scrap...
  13. AllenClapp

    First Cuts..........

    Thanks. I saw some hexagon, but not octogon. I have found that square does well to practice narrow runs where you did not intend to have the work follow over to another side. I was hoping to find some octagon stock that would be appropriate to work on designs intended to move over onto another...
  14. AllenClapp

    First Cuts..........

    Interesting practice material. Where did you find octagonal bar stock?
  15. AllenClapp

    Progress photo

    Sam, one of my treasures is a CD that you sold years ago with photos of your work on it. Do you still sell those? Do you have an updated CD?
  16. AllenClapp

    The "Tombstone Trio"

    Nah! You will need to get a 4th one to do the next order for a 4-gun set when folks see this set.
  17. AllenClapp

    Pulse Graver

    He who dies with the most toys wins!
  18. AllenClapp

    Help, please: DIY Jeweler's Bench

    I bought the adjustable height GRS Satellite turntable platform to save my back. I first set my scope to fit me and my chair, and then I brought the turntable to the right height. One other change that I made was to use a 0.50 lens instead of the standard 0.63 lens on my scope. That gave me a...
  19. AllenClapp

    Raised dot border

    I am sure that we all would like to see the tutorial. Can't have too much info!
  20. AllenClapp

    Conversion of standard handpieces and GRS GraverMax to use AT palm control

    Thanks for the uplifting note about the ease of changing feet on foot pedals. I have been lucky enough to be able to relieve Mitch Moschetti of an extra Airtact conversion unit. GRS was very helpful in supplying extra hookup items that had gotten lost along the way and I now have it working...

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