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    Practice/test plate in abalone

    I was given a chance to try out an ultrasonic hand-tool and this a is a project I did over the weekend with it to test and see how well it would work on abalone shell. I haven't done any scrimshaw work before but I feel like this falls into a sketchy border line between engraving and scrimshaw...
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    Knife project

    they are a jewelry "beading" tool used for setting stones if you search for "gem beading tool" or "gem setting beading tool" they should come up. quite a few different sizes, you can search by specific size once you know what size you want, I'm not sure exactly how the sizing works, haven't...
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    my first real engraving project "llama" Especial .22

    Thank you. sure, for the slide and part of the frame I was using a homemade pneumatic tool, but about the point of starting the silver panels I had saved up enough to get a Lindsay classic with a collet nose the shaping of the grips was done with basic woodworking tools, hand saws, files...
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    my first real engraving project "llama" Especial .22

    Thank you Monk, I appreciate your opinion
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    Drawing Pencil

    I have used a mechanical pencil with a soft 2b or 4b graphite, but it produces very faint and easily rubed away lines. In the following example I used a matte white spray paint and used the pencil on that, as you can see it gives a very visible line that can be gently erased if need be but is...
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    Question: Andu Bulino pen quality??

    This is what I cane up with last night, Looks/feels like it should work out pretty good. about 2.625 inches long with a .5 blind hole .5 deep with o-ring seal and a setscrew to lock into the indexing detent on the Lindsay body. Probably need to shorten my setscrew a tad and I left the back...
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    my first real engraving project "llama" Especial .22

    and of all the hundreds of photos I took during the project these are the only "before" pics that I have.. haha!
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    my first real engraving project "llama" Especial .22

    Hello all, I have been meaning to make this post for a while now, I consider myself to be in advanced beginner or intermediate stages as I have only been Engraving for about 3 years now though I have a good mentor/teacher and a strong drive and stubbornness to figure things out so I do feel I...
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    Question: Andu Bulino pen quality??

    If you have access to any basic machine tools you could just make a slender pen-like back for your Lindsay classic.. probably need a piece of 5/8 " rod, could be steel, but brass would be easier to shape if you have to do it with hand tools.. it just needs to be to large enough to put a 1/2"...
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    Is this a set screw on Victor Vise and how do you adjust it?

    The outside part is a spanner nut, it is a form of lock that puts the set-screw in a bind to prevent it from moving on its own, you will need a spanner screwdriver (a screwdriver that is missing the center part of the blade) that fits the outside ring, once loosened it should allow the...
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    Big air

    As long as it is dried and regulated properly you should be fine. Temperature can play a role, but mostly just in humidity content, so after your 3 stage you should be fine. Just make sure your air stays dry as moisture can cause issues. I have been running off of the big shop compressor for a...
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    What’s on your bench?

    Thank you, It's actually just two identical scrolls that wrap around the body of the pen with one rotated 180 and interlaced together, as for the rings, I have seen similar rings around single scrolls and thought they would tie the whole thing together well as I plan to use gold, silver, and...
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    Air Settings

    You just have to set your final regulator to 35 lbs, if you turn your main tank all the way down to 35 lbs you will either have the compressor running constantly to keep the pressure there or you will have a fluctuating pressure at your tool.
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    What’s on your bench?

    Just finished up this pen a couple weeks ago and decided I needed a different clamping solution for the next one I have planned (had too much vibration so I made a system for my block and made threaded live centers instead of the cones iI was using) so I just got that done before the 4th and...
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    Clear Cerokote over engraving???

    This is a time when one must agree to disagree. I have applied Cerakote on many hunting and sporting firearms for various reasons, water/weather resistance and durability of finish being among them, but just as people like red and blue cars they also like "cool" and "unique" looking guns (good...
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    Clear Cerokote over engraving???

    I dont use much clear Cerakote but I have thought about trying it over engraving, Although I have been hesitant because the only way I know of to remove it after cured is blasting or polishing it off so if it were to have a poor finish (contamination, blemishes, chipping over time from the...
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    Critique Request Latest work, lots of gold

    Im not sure how "un-traditional" that really is, when I think traditional I imagine everything hand drawn, similar to the way you described the scrolls with gold bsckbone. although I know that there are ways to do transfers without a printer that have been used for a long time transfers tend to...
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    Critique Request Latest work, lots of gold

    That is beautiful work! I have a question if you would be so kind. I have only done a small amount of inlay work myself and haven't yet used gold. I have done silver, copper, and a little brass. For the most part just borderlines and a full swatch to engrave a scroll pattern onto, with those...
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    Help, please: ISO 0.5 auxiliary lens, 35mm mounting thread

    I have a similar scope to yours, and just made this same change s couple of months ago. I couldn't find a .5 with the right thread and what was just as annoying was the fact that all the ring adaptors were 1mm difference.. As monk said you can just hot glue it on. I wanted the option to switch...
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    I'm just a beginner....

    I feel that "pure stainless" is perhaps not the best term here as stainless steel is an alloy metal and there are several blends that could be referred to, although that's a topic for someone with more knowledge of metallurgy than myself. you can have a piece with near soft properties in one...

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