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  1. AllenClapp

    Question about polishing a graver

    Go to grs.com and look at the resources. The GRS University videos, which they have placed on YouTube, cover how to use all kinds of discs and how to recharge using diamond paste. If you are trying to use one side of a disc for a different grit than the other, you will run into issues of...
  2. AllenClapp

    Dot punch backgrounds opinions

    Thanks for posting that photo. This is a good illustration of BOTH how well a dot punch background can look on jewelry, key fobs, and other non-firearm items AND how using 2 or 3 dot sizes can make the dot punch background look uniformly applied to nonuniform areas with tight spaces.
  3. AllenClapp

    Dot punch backgrounds opinions

    I didn't mean to imply that it only looks good on firearms. I have seen Zippo lighters, commemorative coins, and jewelry that used it to good effect. For some items, two or more dot sizes are used to gradate dots into sharp corners and small spaces--and that can look much better than trying to...
  4. AllenClapp

    Dot punch backgrounds opinions

    For me, it depends upon what item and with what layout the dot punch background is used AND how well it was executed. I have a factory engraved Colt SAA with Level C engraving that has a dot punch background. The execution of dot placement is uniformly applied and absolutely delightful. The care...
  5. AllenClapp

    new wildlife thread

    Wish I could get them to take off like a rocket! We all too frequently have a half dozen come up from the creek and chomp on our flowers. Now that Raleigh NC has grown so much, they are learning to like inner city homes with good landscaping. They don't scare easily. They will move on if I use...
  6. AllenClapp

    Why do I suspect a Cafe member did this?

    That is one way to practice your lettering!
  7. AllenClapp

    Millgrain tool for steel???

    Great info. Sounds like it is time for a Mike Dubber Tips & Tricks DVD on miscellaneous good things that make engravers use their noggin. I hope that you will consider doing that. Do you have any classes scheduled in the foreseeable future?
  8. AllenClapp

    Millgrain tool for steel???

    I figured that there would be no way to know that you had fully formed a bead without moving forward enough to see it and moving back and forth until finished before moving further forward to the next few. I found the #1150 series of ASIC SA of Switzerland Millgrain tools in their online...
  9. AllenClapp

    Millgrain tool for steel???

    Thank you very much, Mike. You made my day! That is exactly the information I was seeking. Do you try to get each little place completed before rolling forward, or do you roll back and forth over a few to get them finished before moving on to new ones, like 3 beads forward, two back, etc.?
  10. AllenClapp

    What software

    If your software won't let you print it out at the size that you need, AND your printer is multifunction and can act as a copier, try printing it out and then using the copy function to scale it. Most copiers can scale up or down by in 1% increments. Some of them have some preset functions to...
  11. AllenClapp

    Millgrain tool for steel???

    Does anyone know of a millgrain tool that will work on steel using a GraverMax? There are lots that are intended to work on softer metals, but I haven't found one available that will work on steel. Is this the unicorn of the engraving world?
  12. AllenClapp

    SAA Work Holding Question

    You just made my day! THAT is a great modification to the plate. Ray Viramontez would love it.
  13. AllenClapp

    SAA Work Holding Question

    Would you mind showing a photo of it with the gold holddowns you referenced?
  14. AllenClapp

    SAA Work Holding Question

    GRS now has a version that is round with a leather top that was suggested by Sam Alfano. Like Ray's, which I have enjoyed, the GRS version sits flush with the inside edge of one jaw. As a result, it works when drawing on something held between the jaws, such as shown above, but it covers all the...
  15. AllenClapp

    SAA Work Holding Question

    About what width heel do you start with before you dub it back?
  16. AllenClapp

    SAA Work Holding Question

    Mike, does your comment about the hardness of Vacquero parts apply to the stainless models as well as blue/case hardened versions?
  17. AllenClapp

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

    Thanks, I was hoping that all would be well going that route. I am also trying to figure out if there are enough improvements in the new Gravermach AT units over my older GraverMax that it would make any difference. Good to hear that the conversion system works well.
  18. AllenClapp

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

    I currently use foot control with a GRS GraverMax unit. I may be facing some foot surgery before long and I am very interested in possible upgrading to be able to use palm controls. I would love some feedback on whether I should suck it up and buy a new system or save a lot of money and upgrade...
  19. AllenClapp

    Laser Toners that work with acetone to transfer engraving designs

    Thanks for info on the color HP. I was hoping that was the case. Your comment about using only black for inkjet copies may be the source of what I had heard about not using color. I have been thinking about using color at overlap points as a warning for me to stop and NOT to cut through, and...
  20. AllenClapp

    Laser Toners that work with acetone to transfer engraving designs

    1. In the summer of 2019, I tried every solvent I could with the output of all three of my Brother laser printers with no success, so I bought a low-end HP that works well (see #2 below). It made no sense to me that there would not be a solvent that worked with the Brother toner, so this year I...

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