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  1. J

    removing info on guns

    How about moving the serial number to another location on the gun?? I once bought sharps in the white from C sharps by the way.
  2. J

    Question: I want to cut deeper

    I agree with Mitch. I had a GRS magnum handpiece and used it so little that I finally sold it.
  3. J

    Stones vs Sandpaper

    Might be cheap stones. Like all cheap stuff. I don't have trouble with mine,
  4. J

    sharpening question

    If you cannot afford a sharpening power hone I would suggest you look up easy lap. They have diamond stones that are good and also economical. http://eze-lap.com/ Personally, I do my best not to buy anything made in China.
  5. J

    Beginner Practice Plates Questions

    The best place to buy practice plates is GRS. I thought I would just go to the sheet metal shop and have them cut some. WRONG! They are not as consistent in hardness and just don't seem to cut as well. The older I get the less I tend to save on prices. Every time I bought a cheap tool I...
  6. J

    Dividers and Calipers

    Any time you think something is simple you just don't know much about it.
  7. J

    Question: 1-Step versus 2-Step Re-sharpening Process

    I agree with John B. Too much thinking. I want my gravers to have a certain geometry and do whatever it takes to obtain that shape. There is a old theory that says you should have a long heel to engrave a straight line. I don't know where this came from but in my opinion it's totally wrong...
  8. J

    Microscope

    I have had one for 20 or more years. It's in a drawer someplace.
  9. J

    Announcement: How to Build Your Own "Plug & Play" Power Hone for Under $350

    I use to make all my own equipment but one day I had to decide if I wanted to make guns and engrave or make tools. Soon I made enough money on engraved guns to buy anything I wanted, including a nice big victorian house. I just let GRS make the tools.
  10. J

    Which should i choose?

    I would look for a Meiji EMZ5 with a .5 or a .3 objective lenz. I have a Meiji EMZ5 and a Leica both and can't tell much difference except the price. a .75 lenz isn't too good either. I would go for a .3 or a .5 objective with10 power eye pieces.
  11. J

    Drawing on the work

    If you use Chinese white you are only supposed to apply a very thin coat. You are applying too heavy of a coat. You only want a thin grey looking coat. Personally I never use it. I just put a very thin coat of regular motor oil on the surface and draw with a .010 pencil. I learned this from...
  12. J

    Gravers/Graver Sharpening Questions

    I threw all my water stones away 25 years ago.
  13. J

    Drawing on curved work

    Just get a curved pencil. They work good on revolvers also.
  14. J

    Muffling sound made by engraving hammer??

    I wish I could hear good enough to where that bothered me.
  15. J

    What to charge??

    In my opinion, the worst thing you can do is work too cheap. You not only robbing yourself but all the other professional engravers as well.
  16. J

    Plating?

    I have done a lot of plating, Gold,Silver, Copper,Nickle. John B is correct.
  17. J

    Inverting text

    Get adobe photo 4.0 it's cheap
  18. J

    Nature doesn't hurry yet everything is accomplished

    God is eternal so what's the rush?
  19. J

    Tool Identification Requested -Gravers?

    One thing I notice is that they do not appear to have a heel on them. They do not look like they were ever used at all. Just because they have graver looking handles doesn't mean they were gravers. Could have been meant for wood carving but never used.
  20. J

    Need help

    Check out the HP store for a printer that uses the 62.https://www.amazon.com/HP-Wireless-Printer-Mobile-Printing/dp/B0799VCLMK/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=%22hp+envy+5540+printer%22&qid=1606597148&sr=8-4 OR.

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