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    practice plate

    don't know why, but i sorta like it
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    R.I.P. Ken Hurst

    sad to hear this. never met him in person, but had several phone chats with him. he got my number from someone. he called and was curious about a transfer solution i had made. i sent him a bottle, and that initiated many chats back and forth. a great guy to talk to.
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    Harbor Freight Recommendation

    fwiw, their return policy is somewhat better than most of what they sell. true, there are some good buys, but this is no place for a tool noob to go shopping. i feel safe to say, most earning a living using tools don't linger there too much jmho
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    Knife steels engraveable?

    on all the custom knives i did, i usually didn't know what alloy i was working with. i worked only on annealed blades--- which , even so, were buggers to do. the knife work led me to become really proficient at sharpening. using a lube is also a great help.
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    Trouble with background removing.

    sam w is spot on. one must arrange everything so as to be working in comfort. neck, back, and shoulder pain will surely make a fun session far less than fun.
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    Nickle Silver

    i never did a lot of the stuff, but found my usual geometries worked just fine. perhaps trying a bit of lube will make things a bit easier.
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    Trouble with background removing.

    cutting as you did is a start. then, take a flat and start wriggling to level out. this may take a bit of time, but will work. i think this would be a bit better since you're perhaps not up to speed cutting anyway. as a nube, do not try to get too fancy at first. concentrate on drawing a simple...
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    Spectacular Belt Buckles...

    that may well outweigh the largest/heaviest i ever made. 1/4" thick brass for a blackpowder reenactor. it was a beast. as i recall, the d ring was for 3" leather. i'm curious about the ring below the buckle. is it part of the buckle ?
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    Old Iranian Sasanian plate

    welcome to the forum. an absolutely beautiful work. thanks for sharing.
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    Brass Whistle:

    real nice, like the moneyclips you used to post. are you still doing the clips ?
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    2nd Gen. Colt Navy

    very nice look you have there. tyvm for showing
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    Announcement: My engraving design tutorials

    i think it's better than a static picture, for a newby to actually see the drawing in progress. thanks for taking the time to do this.
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    Work holding with Cerro Safe type alloys.

    big un: i got nailed 3 times with 440 dc in a coal mine. that was a thrill, to say the least. apologies for getting off track, the other thrill, being trapped for an hour or two by a fire in the mine section i was working in. had to change diapers after.
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    Getting started 2

    her video, at least the one i saw, was top shelf !
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    Work holding with Cerro Safe type alloys.

    ok.here goes-- i melted the low temp alloy this am. i could find no trace of the gold that was "eaten". although not a lot of gold was lost, it surely ruined the project, not to mention my nerves.
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    Question: Gold Background

    brian: when you do these creations, how do you have time to sleep ? what you do must take tons of time !
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    Question: MAC vs PC for drawing and designing?

    i agree with that. i loved xp in conjunction with corel. sadly, i jumped ship, and have never looked back. if corel ever made a mac version, i'd buy it.
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    Finally done with my first gun.

    not a cliche, but the first one is the most scarry. with time, at least for me, the fright factor became less and less. if not a problem, could you please do a couple closeups of the receiver sides ?
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    Getting started 2

    well, my thought is-- if i scan a drawing that i created, it's not "cheating" i simply think i'm working with my own creativity, aided and abetted by the computer. jmho
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    Work holding with Cerro Safe type alloys.

    hmmm ! that many years ago i'm not sure if i even used computers. i surely never heard of thermoloc. i'm going to give those suggestions a try. i made amends for the disaster. will do it to just see what happens. what could go ronggggg??

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