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  1. mitch

    Microscope setup to avoid back and neck pain.

    It has maybe <5deg of ‘raking’ view, as you describe it, and also some slight skew/offset to the side as well. If I clamped a tall square/rectangular block in my vise the front and left sides would be slightly in view. I would not be looking directly straight down on its end.
  2. mitch

    Microscope setup to avoid back and neck pain.

    I think some folks are experiencing ergonomic issues because their vise setup must be level (turntables, typical eccentric vises, etc). My vise is tilted about 10deg toward me and my Leica S6E has a 38deg viewing angle (instead of the typical 45), so my eyepieces are tilted much more toward my...
  3. mitch

    Unusual detail marks

    I was skeptical, but didn’t want to be presumptuous. Any thoughts on the tiny dots, Roger?
  4. mitch

    S&W ad

    Anybody know who the engraver is at the 0:45 mark in the new Smith & Wesson ad, “Who We Are”? (Sorry, I don’t know how to copy and post a link on my phone!)
  5. mitch

    Unusual detail marks

    Here’s the entire floorplate. Someone had done a poor job of removing the other two initials in the monogram so I cleaned those up. There are also a few dings and scratches to be repaired and disguised.
  6. mitch

    Unusual detail marks

    I’m doing some restoration on an old G&H floorplate that has been attributed to Kornbrath (maybe, maybe not, he’s really not my area of expertise). The scroll has tiny, and I mean itty bitty, clusters of dots that I didn’t even notice until it was under a microscope. Anybody ever seen anything...
  7. mitch

    Does the act of engraving harden the metal

    What material are you engraving? The only metal I’ve ever noticed work hardens on the first pass is some types of stainless steel and it’s usually hardly noticeable.
  8. mitch

    Dani girl pointing out another transfer method

    Hey, it worked for Michelangelo!
  9. mitch

    Question: treading on sensitive ground...graver formulas

    Stop searching for the ideal geometry that will instantly transform a graver into a hybrid of a magic wand and a tiny light saber, thereby making you a master of the art. Choose a basic configuration that’s well suited for the style you intend to cut, adjust the face angle for the metal you’ll...
  10. mitch

    Compass for scribing

    the 2" Starretts are what you really want, but they stopped making them years ago. good ones go for $75-$100, if you can find 'em.
  11. mitch

    A Bit More Two-Step

    Very nice, Sam! Looking at these closeups I never realized how much your shading is more of a banknote style, with a lot of very fine lines of a consistent width, not tapered or flared from one end to the other. I had a client request that a few years ago, which gave me a reason to really...
  12. mitch

    Workable Fixative

    Yeah, many years ago and never thought it worked very well. As I remember, it tended to flake and take the drawing with it. Went back to the occasional use of Chinese White and in recent years have had some luck with damar varnish. It's hard to apply in a smooth coat, but takes a good pencil...
  13. mitch

    Question: how old are these gravers

    I also knew a guy in Denver who did the plates for 'real engraved' (which was mostly what we'd call etched) stationery. It was an interesting process. IIRC, he used Jane's Ground, which was a reddish brown lacquer on Cronite steel plates. He had a tall Cronite Zero-Point(?) pantograph which...
  14. mitch

    How to undercut a small circle and a few other newbie questions...

    There's really not any special "secret trick" for this sort of inlaying (at least not that I know of and there aren't many tricks I don't know!). Other than putting the undercuts directly opposite each other in the sides of the hole, so the inlay is trapped between them, instead of slipping out...
  15. mitch

    Cherishing milestones

    You're on the way. May you enjoy many more moments of "Hey, I did that!".
  16. mitch

    How to undercut a small circle and a few other newbie questions...

    It depends on how big a circle or dot, and how hard the metals are that you're engraving & inlaying. With a small circle or dot in soft steel with 24k gold, a few tiny undercuts with a sharp punch (like a needle point) is enough. With harder base metals (that will blunt the end of the punch)...
  17. mitch

    ColtSAA photo overflow..

    Exquisite! Will it be blued or?
  18. mitch

    Colt SAA cased

    In the TV show "Mad Men", the main character is Don Draper, the creative director for a Madison Ave advertising firm, circa 1960. Then-wife & I were watching one evening and Draper is just lying on the couch is his office, staring at the ceiling. I observed that a lot of valuable work gets...
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    Colt SAA cased

    as someone with somewhat of an engineering background, the technical aspects of the design & construction make it that much more special than if it were just beautifully carved out of eight joined sections of solid wood. really outstanding, sir! I love that process of staring blankly into...
  20. mitch

    Colt SAA cased

    Spectacular, Damien. And I don't see where there would be any advantage to using CNC on something with that many complex curves, especially if you were only going to make one. It would take longer to draw in a CAD program than to shape by hand, and you'd still end up having to do a ton of...

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