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    Acetone Transfer Method

    Never really tried a fixative, my experience is that the actual transfer is prone to chipping while being cut, less about smudging off.
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    Acetone Transfer Method

    I've tried, paper towel, cotton balls, terry cloth material, and cotton shirt material. My best acetone transfers happen with a saturated gauze pad single swiped across the item using light/moderate pressure, wait until evaporation and lift the transfer paper from the article, sometimes it...
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    The Value of Cursive

    They were still teaching and grading cursive it in the 70's and early 80's
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    The Value of Cursive

    "Have you ever wondered why children are no longer taught to write in cursive?" Of course, cursive has no place in today's world, a world that does everything possible to slow down the development of thought, to fill it. Many of the most important founding documents of a lot of countries are...
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    New GRS Engraving system

    I'm good, my current equipment will carry beyond the rabbit hole that engulfed me.
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    troubles joining the cafe

    This is way too funny, Sam gave you the means to get the answer, seriously though.
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    1851 colts sold by colt

    According to the book "Collecting Modern Colt Black powder Revolvers" All of the C series colts were assembled by colt in their factory and all F series colts were assembled under colts strict guidance at the Iver Johnson Middlesex NJ Plant, the C and F series are considered "Second Generation"...
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    Graver Lube

    could not agree more, if you can locate the vintage cutting oil it's full of the really slickery stuff that has since been mostly banned.
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    Independence Day 2024.

    It's all good Warms me to see it referred to as it's actual holiday versus celebrating the "4th" Happy "Independence Day" to you too
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    Help, please: What to use

    Hello the group I'm in a bit of a conundrum. Here is a bit of backstory...... A family friend has passed away, I met him through the muzzle loading community and he taught me the craft as he knew it, had I not been building guns I'd have never had the interest to spark up the conversation...
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    Poll: Do I want my engraving bench in my man-cave office? Or in the backyard shop with my welding & blacksmith gear?

    In the house has worked out best for my needs. Having started in a shop similar to what you describe worked out okay in the beginning, moving into the house provides for much more time cutting and the overall environment is better suited for engraving. As far as the compressor issue, mine is...
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    transfers

    I've only ever used a Brother laser jet printer, (have read numerous threads that they simply do not work, I have after market toner) and straight Ace Hardware acetone, otherwise I've used transfer wax or draw straight to the article.
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    TRANSFERS

    In the interest of transferring, if it is a flat surface, use transfer wax (think Chapstick will work in a pinch) on the chosen article, tape your transfer on one side and scribe over the transfer, this will "affix the wax" to the back side of the transfer leaving your design imprint on chosen...
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    Revolver cylinder holder help

    Handy people rule......
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    Revolver cylinder holder help

    Also sheet lead will work, just like the leather pads though you'll want to cinch things up a bit after your initial cut
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    practice

    Looks like it's starting to come together for you
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    Critique Request An attempt at redemption

    Ha, light bulb switch, took me years before I started tracing over the transfer, like you mentioned, just got tired of the ink chipping and congregating at the point, not to mention that under a scope the lines are never really "hairline" Also, by using the scribe it helps to develop that super...
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    Critique Request An attempt at redemption

    On the acetone transfer, it takes a bit of extra time but using a scribe and tracing over the design allows for the removal of the ink and leaves clean lines to follow, just be sure to trace all of the lines before you remove the ink. There are threads in the forum about dressing the tip of the...
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    Question: What is the purpose of polishing a graver?

    As Doug mentioned above, the jewelry industry really likes their work to sparkle, lettering, western bright cut, and Flare Cutting are areas where you want a highly polished graver.
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    I'm just a beginner....

    I would offer a small tidbit of advise, looking at that practice plate that you have pictured it looks as though you are trying to push the handpiece through the work, relax and let the tool do the work. Some threads on photography that helped me tremendously...

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