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    Phosphor bronze Canada

    C51000 bronze, use that to search. Maybe you get more results. here some more names: http://www.harshsteel.com/copperalloys-c-51000.html Here in the Netherlands I can get phosphor bronze sheet from a metal supplier that sells to businesses but also to end consumers, like hobbyists. Surely...
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    Gold ingot cracking while rolling

    Good to hear the problem is solved. If you dunk hot metal in the pickle it might absorb some acid in to the open structure which will close when quenched en thus trapping acid in your metal. Which might cause issues or irritation later. About adding copper. I dont think it is a problem. It was...
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    Gold ingot cracking while rolling

    Cracking can occur for different reasons. No need to heat your ingot mould very hot. Just put some oil on it and heat until the oils starts to smoke. If you only add copper to your fine gold, your basicaly making red gold. And the copper/red gold will behave different from the other gold...
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    Metal loss while melting

    Overheating will give more green to your flame when melting an alloy containing copper. It is the copper burning away. Little bit of green is not a reason to worry. Just start your melt and when you see all is about to become 1 molten blob. You can see it it is like a crust layer on molten...
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    Question: How to blacken an engraved stainless steel engraving

    I worked for a jewelry company and we used sharpy to blacken laser engraved images. It wont rub out. But if you have to engrave wide lines then it might rub out. Also Stainless steel and blackening in my search, I found this: https://www.epi.com/black-oxide/stainless-steel/ Or you can try to...
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    Metal loss while melting

    Some loss is expected. I never weight it. But 2-3% is a lot. If your trouble is the small balls blowing away. Melt big parts first then throw in the small stuff. Make sure your not overheating the melt. It will cause metal to evaporate! Always use proper ventilation. Boric I would coat the...
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    parchment transfer

    Thanks for the tip. What I do is: I print the image on the paper. Then I know where it will be. Then I cut out some baking parchment and use painters tape to tape it over the image. Then print again but now it will be on the baking parchment. The painters tape is easy to remove from the paper...
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    Air Compressors for Old Gravermax

    I have a silent compressor which uses oil. But they are less noisy compared to oil-free compressors. You how ever want either a long hose from compressor to Gravermax. Or an oilfilter so you wont get oil in the gravermax. sil-air or some brand like that is what I have. There are multiple...
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    Welcome here!
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    Canon Inkjet transfer

    With laserprinter you can use baking paper. It is paper you can put in the oven when you bake cookies. It is anti stick. So the cookies dont stick to the paper. With laserpriner the ink also will get transfered easy from the paper. Maybe this will work with inkjet...
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    Question: How to blacken an engraved stainless steel engraving

    You can find the gun blue in Europe! What country are you in? Also a black marker/sharpie can do the trick. You can wipe away the excess with a damp cloth with acetone. There are multiple brands. Birchwood-Casey Balistol Tetra gun liquid blue
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    Canon Inkjet transfer

    Lighter fluid is the refill for Zippo lighters, not the Buthane gas! but the fluid. Where are you from? This is it I think: https://www.amazon.com/Zippo-Lighter-Fluid/dp/B084D52D9V Not 100% sure, because I use laserprinter and different method.
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    Help, please: Meiji Emz8-Tr to handycam camcorder

    Maybe this is of help to you: https://meijitechno.com/meiji_old/camcorder_adapters.htm also search for "sony meiji adapter" and see if you find something helpfull
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    Beginner's tool list

    Hi Klare, welcome here. Buy diamond stones only it will sharpen any metal. For engraving start with a square graver (90degree) which can also be sharpened to be a flat graver. For the handle take a mushroom shaped one. With a flat on 1 side that will be the underside. Facing the down towards...
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    Reworking my first "project"

    You can crosshatch the background with a 90degree graver and then cut the tops with a flat. Is that copper your using? You should try Phosphor bronze. Doesnt tarnish like copper and is much nicer to engrave in my opinion. Here they sell it...
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    Question: What kind of chair do you guys use?

    You dont need a backrest for sitting behind a microscope. You can sit slightly tilted forward. Just need some armrests.
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    Question: Thread deleted?

    No Dutchies allowed here!!! :P Here is your thread: https://engraverscafe.com/threads/new-member-first-practice-plate.26825/
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    Question: Facetting machine for graver polishing?

    Check this out, made by Shaun Hughes
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    Question: Facetting machine for graver polishing?

    You can also quite cheaply make your own graver hone. Search the forum and youtube for ideas.
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    Question: Microscope Eye Shields

    Was using them on my Meiji Emz-5 and recently removed them. No problem without them. They where the ones with a lip so totaly shield your eyes

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