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  1. J

    Garage News: FEGA Show Thoughts

    S0. Chocolate milk is why your as good as you are HUH. Now I gotta buy a bunch of chocolate milk besides all those castings. Dirty deal. .
  2. J

    Scroll inlay troubles

    There is a lot to know about inlay. Especially in different colored metals. Plain 24K gold is fairly simple, But from there on you should have some training from a master engraver as Brian said. Advice from the web is often wrong and given by beginners who don't know either.
  3. J

    Any script engravers on this forum?

    Jim Blair is also very good
  4. J

    2019 Safari Auction Rifle Sets New Record

    Super good Mike. Worth every penny. Great job.
  5. J

    This happen to anybody else?

    I tell them I don't do anything for less than $20,000.00.
  6. J

    Fun Post About Miniature Engraving

    I don't always believe all this stuff. Engraving between heart beats? Average pulse is 72 pr. Sec. It also depends on how big the needle is and so on.
  7. J

    iPad Pro fun - black leaf

    Dang that's purdy. Georgious.
  8. J

    Question: WAX ?

    Thanks Sam. your the man.
  9. J

    Question: WAX ?

    What is the best gun wax to protect engraving?
  10. J

    Announcement: NEW LED Diffused Ring Light. No more glare, distracting hotspots and streaks of light

    Leonardo. Please send me the purchase info on your ring light. jwh_guns@yahoo.com
  11. J

    Boston Area

    You can turn down the Graver mach as low as the Enset. I do it when carving or sculpting often.
  12. J

    Any mistake can be fixed

    I think its this one entitled (multi colored and iron inlays} second page. Best wire is plain old iron wire from the hardware store. It can be bought in many sises. I have some down to .010. http://fega.com/prodserv/DVD.asp?dvdparam=DVD&categoryparam=video&offset=25
  13. J

    Any mistake can be fixed

    Go buy Sam welch's video on the FEGA web sight. That will help with most mistakes.
  14. J

    Any mistake can be fixed

    I don't know any engraver better at this than Sam Welch. Years ago Sam did a seminar on this at the FEGA show. That was the best Seminar I have ever seen to date. I use to fill some small defects in castings with a tig welder but since then use iron inlays. All forms of bluing or browning...
  15. J

    Any mistake can be fixed

    I keep hearing some say the phrase "one slip and the engraving is ruined forever" or similar phrases. I have never seen a mistake that could not be corrected in a short time. It is just a matter of learning how.
  16. J

    French gray ( grey ) finish.

    I think you will have trouble with the aluminum. The best thing to do is try it on some other piece of aluminum first. Same goes for the birchwood casey blue. Don't try it on the gun first. Acid is bad on aluminum but depends on the acid type. Hydroxide is even worse. Never heard of french...
  17. J

    Laser "engraved" Beretta

    William Morris.
  18. J

    Laser "engraved" Beretta

    Looks like Wall paper to me.

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