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  1. Chujybear

    Naive question

    unless you use lindsay.. then you only need the handle.. but the handle costs at least as much as grs system
  2. Chujybear

    Question: Mix and match

    Year month day is how we do for biological field work. That way if you sort by date very tenth of every month of every year don’t get stacked together. I’m surprised the military hasn’t figured that one out ;)
  3. Chujybear

    Make a setting/ engraving bench

    Pin 9” from your nose.
  4. Chujybear

    Hi Arnaud. I am in France. In Nantes. Screening my movie. I think you are far away from...

    Hi Arnaud. I am in France. In Nantes. Screening my movie. I think you are far away from where I am. But I thought I would drop you a line on the remote chance that you are not that far and I might say hello, or you could come see my movie.
  5. Chujybear

    better than flat black Rustoleum!

    Hi Ron... just Rea’s king my question about the black 2.0. Hopefully got you tagged properly now
  6. Chujybear

    better than flat black Rustoleum!

    So... a year later... how's it wearing?
  7. Chujybear

    Question: Engravers Cafe vs Engraving Bench - Hand Engraving Tips & Techniques

    Forum over Facebook 1oo percent... i am not interested in broadcasting the conversations on here to all the folk i know.. for that matter, i don't log on to Fb lest i hear what else might be being broadcast.. this curated space is what i like.. haven't had much to offer lately because...
  8. Chujybear

    Question: What is a Scorper

    I thought a scorer worked overhand, rather than like a chisel?
  9. Chujybear

    Micromotor vs flex shaft

    diference will be torque (sorry if thats what the article i already saying, i couldnt open it) flex shaft is better for drilling, higher torque, micro motor is more control, higher speeds.
  10. Chujybear

    Portable bench?

    A long dowel... can reach alll the way to the ground depending on your work area. Work is fastened to pad at top.. bottom is butted against your bench, lap, or as I said, the ground. Turns as Mach as a vice should (ie as much as your hand can turn). Obviously still inferior to an actual...
  11. Chujybear

    Knife steels engraveable?

    Thanks you guys.
  12. Chujybear

    Knife steels engraveable?

    Great. Thanks guys. Sorry I’ve been slow to get back to this thread. I’ve been touring through Alaska this past week. I have a bucket of ash for normalizing. I just don’t have any knife steel beyond some super stainless, and a bunch of mystery scrap (chainsaw bars, leaf spring, rasps...
  13. Chujybear

    Knife steels engraveable?

    Hi. I’ve been around for a while. And seen this question come up quite a bit, with the usual answer being that one should probably not bother. But I don’t know if it has been asked this precicely, so: How are the steels 1085, 1095, and 15n20 to engrave? Would love to hear from anybody who...
  14. Chujybear

    Nickle Silver

    I avoid Nicole silver (or white gold for that matter) on account of so many people are allergic to nickel.
  15. Chujybear

    Trouble with background removing.

    Turntable will help you to be able to easily keep your piece in view under microscope. Just disable rotation on your engravers ball.
  16. Chujybear

    Ultra-quiet air compressor question

    is this the stuff that goes in panther and jun air?
  17. Chujybear

    Engraving initials on outside of wedding band

    i only work with a palladium alloy for white gold.. too many people are alergic to nickle for me to risk it (only took a few times). palladium is not as white, and a bit softer.. which is a boon if you are carving on your own steam
  18. Chujybear

    Beginner - making my own tools

    hte shape looks fine.. maybe you over tempered it for what the steel is.. you run risk of stress fracture.. but sometimes i have just hardened, and not drawn back, or drawn back heating up the shank till the faintest light straw just kisses the ede of the tool, before i arrest the...
  19. Chujybear

    our livelihood

    is she talking about trump?
  20. Chujybear

    Announcement: Cheap and easy ball vice stand

    Looks very stable. Is it?

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