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  1. Chujybear

    Help, please: Newbie engraver, onglette heel help

    Besides what has been mentioned (it looks like your tip is broken) you have far too dramatic of a heel on your tool... I don’t know if this is what others do, but I’ll just stick a little metal ruler on my ceramic stone (just enough to raise the back of my tool) and drag the too while slightly...
  2. Chujybear

    Solder melting through silver

    Silver solder will flow at a lower temp than gold solder
  3. Chujybear

    Is there a thing such as polished/glittery stippling?

    Won’t match your sample photo but I am catching on “glittery” . If you form a punch into a shallow, sharp pyramid at the tip, you will create a bunch of tiny facets within the stipple, which will create a truly glittery effect. back your work with something hard- shellac would be a good...
  4. Chujybear

    Have you worked with fine silver? What has your experience been?

    I don’t think you really want power assist on fine silver.. lighten up on your cuts, make multiple passes, you should see the slippage dwindle away
  5. Chujybear

    Motifs & animals- shouldn’t they face forward?

    unnecessary rule. the purpose is to have the work engage the viewer... and it is not wrong.. its a basic shorthand to that end, but at the cost of the most dynamic aspects of a silhouette. are you directing energy around a design or do you want to freeze that energy in a place...
  6. Chujybear

    Inlaying 9ct yellow gold into sterling silver?

    If you allot up a rose gold 9k should give plenty of contrast.
  7. Chujybear

    Need information on buying Lindsay benchjewel

    I get an answer from Steve at least within days.
  8. Chujybear

    How to hammer this pattern into a die for fine-silver coinmaking

    What you are trying to do, it should not be a problem to apply your texture to your watch face first, and then to shape it. I’ve had success with considerably deeper domes and even draws without effecting the texture. if you are worried you could use a Teflon, or wood dapping block. Then your...
  9. Chujybear

    Hoping for Inlay Tips

    probably a number four, or even a 6 cut file, either that or a single cut file. you wont be moving much material
  10. Chujybear

    What’s the name for this pattern?

    I’d call it straight snakeeyes
  11. Chujybear

    Question: Andu Engraver

    Power graver is not really a barrier to getting into engraving.. people have been engraving without access to power gravers for 100’s (?) of years..
  12. Chujybear

    Budget microscope setup

    Both are good.. I’ve had an Olympus, just a different model, but works great.. the Leica is good, Ive heard recommended lots in the forum here.. If either of them comes with a boom stand over the regular up and down stands, I would base my purchasing decision on that, and if it comes with...
  13. Chujybear

    Question: Simple question on using Lindsay's templates with GRS gravers. (Again)

    Why not grind a flat on your GRS blank and then the graver will index properly
  14. Chujybear

    Tom White hone + GRS dual angle sharpener question

    Shouldn’t be a problem because the height of the stone is adjustable on the Tom white hone.
  15. Chujybear

    Traditional heel versus parallel heel

    I mostly use parallel heel, and will even happily use it on straight lines, but I feel that it shines at cuts that have character. That traditional heel can kind of lock into a straight line and make that sort of even line effortless.. like tilting your saw
  16. Chujybear

    Traditional heel versus parallel heel

    I use a traditional heel over parallel heel for straight line cutting
  17. Chujybear

    Does fine silver = easy job?

    The beading is probably a bead roller.. easy is not the right word, but fine silver is very soft and consistent. To the point that I think that you’d be better off without a pneumatic tool, and just hand pushing... Outside of the expense, I think it would be a great thing to practice with...
  18. Chujybear

    Question: c-max carbide grade

    It would be more prone to chip. Carbide is harder not tougher.
  19. Chujybear

    Simichrome Polish for finish on ceramic disk

    Haven’t tried it but I have a brick of white diamond polishing compound that I use to put the final shine on wood tools.. it should be able to lay down on a ceramic lapp
  20. Chujybear

    Large sharpening wheel

    That’s a good idea.. maybe a slate or basalt will be nice wearing

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