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  1. M

    still kicking

    so this may be a stupid question.. but is this the same tool? or do you think it's a fake? pricing on it is less than half the list price on the provided link.. EDIT: main concern was due a large discrepancy in pricing but I now see that the original link is "AUSTRALIAN JEWELLERS SUPPLIES " so...
  2. M

    still kicking

    That sounds MUCH more manageable for detaild work! Thank you for the info I believe I will have to try out one of those tools. .. for better or for worse I believe I am becoming a tool addict.. hehe
  3. M

    still kicking

    Reverse direction.. .. at first I missed the part about having mounted the flex shafts to dc motors and was dumbfounded how this could be done but upon checking the 2 foredoms I have access to I found that one is indeed AC 120 but low and behold the other is a 120v DC motor .. I believe this...
  4. M

    still kicking

    I stand corrected. I guess I at least got the bit about the unruliness of a flexshaft right.. I am curious, if the slower RPM and higher torque is more manageable for cutting stone seats, how does a micro-motor perform when cutting other more brittle mediums? such as glass, eggshell, mother...
  5. M

    still kicking

    for this kind of work I would advise against a flex-shaft tool, they have plenty of torque and power but are harder to control and still pull a lot because they are a low speed tool. I haven't done a ton of stone setting but what I have done was done with an ultra-high speed air rotary tool, the...
  6. M

    The Value of Cursive

    a little ironically I ran across this post on youtube today talking about the benefits of the old runic alphabet.. maybe we should go back to runes..?.. it may be easier to "chisel" into our projects than the cursive as it's designed for a harder medium such as stone, wood or in our case...
  7. M

    Polishing jewelry after engraving

    I agree with mdengraver, it is best not to polish after engraving if you don't have to. polishing is part of the prep work. in some cases it may be needed like with inlays with excess that needs cut away and polished back, but in most cases it's preferable to do the inlays then polish back and...
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    Question: Andu Bulino pen quality??

    Might be worth a shot, but one thing to keep in mind is that most airbrushs dont have a lot of control of airflow, that's mostly in the regulator, typically it's just a press for air on and you have control of paint flow via a needle and seat in the handpiece. Still, a thought though because...
  9. M

    Ruger MK II Target

    I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean by "different s.w." can you explain?
  10. M

    Ruger MK II Target

    The sharpening templates? I 3D modeled them in Blender and printed them. Do you have access to a 3D printer?
  11. M

    Ruger MK II Target

    Thanks Monk, I appreciate your opinion!
  12. M

    Ruger MK II Target

    Thank you! In all honestly I never took the barrel off.. I just put it all into a fixture and left it at that. taking the barrel off would have given a little shorter package to work with but it wasn't too bad as it was so I just left it. in hind sight I would make brass barring points for the...
  13. M

    Ruger MK II Target

    HA! The barrel (where I started) cut something like a dream (to lure me in!) and I think I chipped or dulled maybe 10 gravers in the whole thing. The action on the other hand... I made new sharpening fixtures shortly before this project that work like a charm letting me re-sharpen a point in...
  14. M

    Ruger MK II Target

    more pictures
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    Ruger MK II Target

    This is my second complete firearm engraving project, I started early in 2023 I worked on and off on it over about a years time before finishing it this spring, on this project I was trying to be a little more congruent in the pattern than with my first. the grips were made from a piece of...
  16. M

    Foot control

    yes exactly, the Lindsay foot control gives so much modulation and control but most pneumatic foot pedals that can be found for sale only allow an on/off function with very little modulation in-between. so if you want to put a similar modulating foot control onto an air rotary tool or other tool...
  17. M

    still kicking

    that is very beautiful and fantastic work Danae, I have only started posting on the forum myself since your absence but I have seen other posts in the archives of your engraving and I must say that I am a fan of your work! I am glad to see you are still at it =)
  18. M

    Foot control

    I love the simplicity of this design Ralf! Far easier than what I came up with. I have been wanting to make a foot control with a ball bearing and seat valve for a while but now I want to try something like this when I get the time, the beauty of simplicity..
  19. M

    Foot control

    I'd be interested if you find anything, I looked myself for a while but ended up giving up on finding one for sale and I designed and made one myself.. Steve Lindsay makes one for his hand-tools but I don't think he sells them by themselves. you CAN get a very small amount of modulation from...
  20. M

    Practice/test plate in abalone

    Afraid I don't know too much about the tool itself Monk but I'll tell you what I can. It was made in Japan, brand name is sonotec, it is a "split-V" ultra sonic hand-tool, it has an SP-9600 transducer. I tried to look it up for more information but couldn't find the exact model online, I did...

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