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  1. Dani Girl

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    I think I'll try the foredom 1040 and post a video of how it goes. I'll keep working on my grip too. I tried again the other night and simply can't get a ball bur into soft metal more than 1/3 of the way without it chattering. I hope this helps.
  2. Dani Girl

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    has anyone used a foredom 1040?
  3. Dani Girl

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    https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/186534536950?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0&ssspo=79izrezbrnw&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=VQGKAtyFRTW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY. the seller says this one will work in 240v. $666 and the foredom 1040 seller said he has one for 240v. over $1000.
  4. Dani Girl

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    I can't get it to quote the shipping for the ram. ebay seller says they have one of these left for Aussie 240v. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/173850910509?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0&ssspo=eHR3zpZXRzi&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=VQGKAtyFRTW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY this one is...
  5. Dani Girl

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    I https://youtube.com/shorts/97oOBswf1as?si=tOh0hZ7Wntu6e4tI here is a video of what happens when I introduce a round bur slightly larger than the drill hole. I get chatter. maybe I should replace the brushes. happens with all my round burs. best I can do is gently touch it at a shallow...
  6. Dani Girl

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    I'm using this one. do you think if I got the handpiece and foot control my power supply would run it. the motor is in the handpiece so provided this is supplying the right kind of volts and amps perhaps I could save some money
  7. Dani Girl

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    more torque than a flex shaft, really. I am very nervous about spending lots on a flex shaft and not liking it. I didn't like the one I tried of a friend's. I was surprised how quickly the air tool I had wore out burs if I ran it full pressure. thank you so very much for those pointers
  8. Dani Girl

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    I guess no harm in drilling some holes and seeing if I can hold onto it better. I can run the micromotor in reverse too. fast or slow? 0-45,000rpm I think it goes. I had a little super fast air one once but the bearings died on it and replacement ones lasted minutes. tried to fix a few...
  9. Dani Girl

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    silver fill I engraved on the back of it, not stainless
  10. Dani Girl

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    so yeah... I superglued them in. I was short one prong then two more fell off. help.......
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  12. Dani Girl

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    How do i improve at bulino? How do i set stones? I think I need a flex shaft with a foot pedal as I try to do what I see on youtube and just can't get the same results with my micromotor. I can drill the hole but as soon as I touch a round bur to the hole it grabs and...
  13. Dani Girl

    Watch Engraving

    my favourite
  14. Dani Girl

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    I really struggled for a smooth grey on the sky. when I'd pull back and look by the naked eye it looked very spotty, like I had lots of little dots and big ones too or something. I tried to pull the bird forward by pushing the sky and hills back by darkening them but doing the reverse would...
  15. Dani Girl

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    The background would have been better a third as dark to compete less for the birds attention
  16. Dani Girl

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    I started this bird some seven or so years ago. The tag was stainless. This took an extremely long time and was quite hard. I think bulino in silver is more pleasant to do.
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  19. Dani Girl

    Question: Best bench stone for polishing hss gravers?

    Spyderco make a ceramic stone the same height as Lindsay bench stones in various grits. Medium polishes fine for me.
  20. Dani Girl

    Polishing jewelry after engraving

    I probably sand more than most of my fellow engravers after engraving. I slip lots too still, or break tips off carbide gravers and have to do repairs. Hard backing reduces unwanted effects but something like a firm rubber backing helps get a smooth finish. But you're talking about a ring...

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