i'm still usin an ancient hp with a 92 black carteidge. should have bit the dust 5 years ago, but still worx. i got a brand new brother, given to me by a friend that didn't like it. no good deed goes unpunished, i , too, gave the thing to another unsuspectting friend ! the brother i had used 4...
i also use tiny scrapers that i use to pull, rather than push. fewer disasters that way. just a few of my hobo tools. most are repurposed dental instruments. cut to size and sharpened to suit the way i work. be friend a dentist !
the problem ( maybe ) depending on the graver in use, the deeper you cut, the wider it gets. this may be the effect you want, maybe not. if you're using an air toy, those tools will let you cut almost clean thru a plate. when pushing, it's far more difficult to get too deep.
i've done harley fenders and other parts. the parts were sent to paducah, kentucky for deplating. i've learned the worst way about plating. if it chips along the cutline, you got an unhappy client. a real mess to try and remediate. for a time, i'd warn the cust and proceed with their blind...
you can use burnishers, very fine abrasive sticks, tooth picks, lotsa things. do a bit of experimenting. decide what works best for you and go with that. chris decamillis sell such abrasives. check out his site.
leonardo: i'm interested in buying one of your ring lites. please email details to jayismonk450@gmail.com when it is convenient for you. thank you for the helpful info you share with us on the forum. monk
crap ! when i was born, i didn't speak engwish. coudunt reed it either. now look at me, not much improvement, but am enjoying life to the extent the gov allows!
you may be right. i never thought of the old engravers tryin to reinvent the wheel. where would we be, right now, without folks experimenting ? without pushing the bar. imagine the shock when some dude invented a marketable pantograph ! that must have been frightning to a whole bunch of talented...