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  1. Goldjockey

    Note from a 6 year old - HUMOR

    When I saw this, I thought I'd split my sides laughing! This is too good not to share :)
  2. Goldjockey

    Japanese Inlay Technique.

    Looks like he's using a straight liner stamp sharpened, and hardened, coming in angled and from varying directions to create undercut teeth over the work area. The steel has got to be very soft to allow it to be burnished down in that manner after the gold has been applied. Even so, I imagine...
  3. Goldjockey

    FEGA 2020 are you going?

    I've never seen a banjo wielding Mariachi, Sam. Totally worth the trip!
  4. Goldjockey

    Silversmiths of Dublin 1980

    The 'cold water cement' looks just like the hard dopping wax used for cutting cabochons. Tough stuff. It's applied hot, and becomes very hard when it cools. Might work.... might just make a mess, too.
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    Silversmiths of Dublin 1980

    Really interesting! The plaster mold technique is old, old school. I remember reading about it in Benvenuto Cellini's autobiography, but I'd never actually seen it done. Watching the designer lay down the drawing with perfect symmetrical lines directly on paper and on the metal is really...
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    Procreate on l pad class

    Hi Ed. Best to check with Sam Alfano. You can also call the GRS Training Center to see whether or not they'll be offering the class again this year. To get started with Procreate initially I spent a day with the following video tutorial, which is very informative, and has a drawing exercise...
  7. Goldjockey

    Question: Who is Joseph Condon?

    Not surprised to learn Joe was Italian... ;)
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    stainless steel money-clip solutions

    Mostly, like everyone else, we're just looking for the most efficient way to get to a good end product that someone will vote for with their wallet.
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    stainless steel money-clip solutions

    Thinking out loud here, you may want to try steel rivets to affix the copper, brass or whatever other soft metal you're choosing to use, and once set, engrave the steel rivet heads to integrate into the design. As currently assembled, over time, and with use and flexion, the dissimilar hardness/...
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    stainless steel money-clip solutions

    For engraving directly on the finding, Thunderbird Supply in Albuquerque sells these: https://www.thunderbirdsupply.com/75quot-20ga-ns-money-clip-mc1 Cheap enough to use as practice plates, and if you're happy with the finished product, high quality enough to sell as a finished product. Sold...
  11. Goldjockey

    Adobe illustrator

    You might want to look at Affinity Designer for iPad, Ed. Adobe keeps promising Creative Suite apps for iPad, but they never seem to materialize. Affinity seems to have a lot of the same functionality, and for $20 (one time purchase, not a monthly fee like Adobe) it might be worth a shot.
  12. Goldjockey

    rhodium?

    Sam Alfano's method (sort of). Rustoleum flat black enamel thinned with a bit of lighter fluid. To apply, I put on a pair of latex exam gloves, use a forefinger to apply to the work piece, and wipe away the excess with my thumb. The gloves are just to keep the enamel from staining my fingers.
  13. Goldjockey

    More on laser copy transfers to metal

    For my Brother laser printer output, I use O'Reilly Auto Parts brake/parts cleaner on a several times folded clean paper towel, allowing the brake cleaner to absorb into the towel a bit before I swipe in one direction longitudinally along the part. The other item I use is 8.5" X 11" Avin Cross...
  14. Goldjockey

    Watch engraving - before and after

    Really beautiful, David!
  15. Goldjockey

    globe shot

    Dang! Tough crowd here!!! The Snake looks good to me, but I do wish the shot was clearer. Metals are always tough to shoot, because they literally reflect everything around them. Back in the day (1970's and 80's), I had to build my own light boxes out of picture frame parts with layers of...
  16. Goldjockey

    STUCK PIN

    Personally, I'm a fan of John's vise grip approach. I like Doctorslava's approach as well. Given my aversion to paying someone else to do anything I think I can easily do myself, the next thing I'd try is carefully spot welding the top end of that pin to the upper cross bearing of my 20 ton...
  17. Goldjockey

    Help, please: Classes in Germany

    Hello Jana, Understood! Hopefully you'll have an opportunity in the near future to visit us in the US, and book a course of two at GRS. Their one week course in basic engraving is highly recommended. One full business week of intensive training that will have you engraving with enough...
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    Help, please: Classes in Germany

    Hallo JB! Hier ist eine Möglichkeit für Ausbildung in Deutschland: http://www.buechsenmacher-ausbildung-suhl.de/ausbildung_graveure.html Schoene Gruesse, Michael
  19. Goldjockey

    FEGA 2020 are you going?

    I plan to be there.
  20. Goldjockey

    Practice Plate

    Sooo... if its a practice plate, will you be posting it for others to shade and compare? It's great for experienced engravers (not me, I'm just an old silversmith with no more experience than you have) to critique the work, but I wonder how more experienced expert engravers would shade the...

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