when i use an optivisor i raise my vise up high and tip it as you do.. just shy of running the rotating part into my leather ring. so im not looking down on it.
I remember somebody on the forum talking about the generic brand of oil that matched what jun air sells.
I've always just used the jun air oil, because that is what they say, and i don't feel like testing it.. but it's a tad pricey to fill.
depends on the gauge of the stock I’m using to work with.
I will normalize the tool if I’m doing any forging of it. If the shaping is just with files, then, obviously, a normalization cycle would not be necessary.
If it is pretty thin stock, I might harden the whole thing. And then...
looks pretty good in the end..
i'm a little bit frustrated with the video because i don't understand why he is using an S shape rather than complete curves for his scaffolding.... it's not as tho the scales will reverse their direction as the round the last little bit of curve.. tho, the...
What keeps me up at night.
A jumble of fairly unrelated things, because that's just my life.
Some sketching on hammer head. A set of mushroom knives and pendant w coat of arms (Haida styles) depicting two thunderbirds, the mountain, the river, and the ocean, and where the water mixes, also...
Fixturing for small sculpture
I am working, doing the embroidery (engraved details) on a small totem pole that I carved. I am using something like the decammalis wood blocks in my vise.
This allows me to turn the piece and access the sides, as well as, somewhat, get my Gravers in and carve...
What would be the equivalent to an f 200 objective? F400?
I believe .5 is f 175. I'd like to know if I'm wrong on that account to.
Thanks, if anybody knows how this works.
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Not applicable here. But fyi. I have used a 6, Or maybe it was -6 diopter as a workable objective...
I'm just waiting for some pictures to load... just figured out how to load to a post from file.. al least i think i have.
this is for Marrinan, who was asking for some images. this is my last project that i have finished. it i an eight and a half fooot bronze pole that i cast from a...
Ya I never post.
Turns out its easier than I thought. (All assuming the attachment works).
Bracelet done for my brothers wife. Slightly outside of my usual fair. Just a bit of mostly straight engraving.
I understand that those of you working on guns will do all of your finishing work, including inlay, before shipping it out for various surface treatments.
I am assuming that this does Not include any hardening.
That's my question I guess..
I have had a few Damascus blades made, which...
Hi.
I have the power hone for sharpening my tools.
My collection of Laps is a mush mash from over the years.
Among my laps I have a few eight inch laps.
I'm going to by some backing plates (resin, I believe) for my laps.
My question is- is there any reason not to use the eight inch...