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  1. mitch

    What do I use for a Leica a60 headrest covering

    two-sided carpet tape will help hold your head steady.
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    Border scribe.

    I made a similar tool for myself about 35 yrs ago. You'll need to regrind the point so it will scribe right up against the fence.
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    Question: Engravers Mark

    a photo will be a big help, not just of the engraver's mark, but also because the scroll itself is a 'signature' of sorts, too.
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    new wildlife thread

    looks like you scared an antler off him, too!
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    Lettering etiquette

    all CAPS in script will look like the world's longest, crappiest monogram.
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    Introduction & Gravermeister question

    "It's kinda like golf, but without the fresh air, sunshine, exercise, social interaction & other healthy benefits..." I wrote that almost ten years ago and in the last couple days I've considered how accurate the analogy is. Like golf, it's not difficult for a reasonably coordinated beginner...
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    new wildlife thread

    Some mornings i walk by a pond and stop to listen to the bullfrogs. Reminds me of going fishing as a kid. Back the '80s I was floating the BigHole in SW Montana with my Dad and brother. We came upon a Great Blue Heron that had become trapped under a branch on a steep cutbank and the current...
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    Critique Request English Fine Scroll Practice

    you're doing fine, Jeremy. any deficiencies at this point are less a matter of design and more of your engraving skills needing to catch up. with a lot of practice, that will come. as you become a better engraver you'll find your designs will improve, too. it's a long, slow process. try to...
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    Why do I suspect a Cafe member did this?

    Moi?
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    new wildlife thread

    In addition to the ubiquitous ursine population, early yesterday morning I watched seven whitetail bucks cross the street in front of my house. Unfortunately it was still too dark for photos.
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    Why do I suspect a Cafe member did this?

    "Oh, yeah? Well this is an ENGRAVING shop, dammit, and you're getting some whether you want it or not! We don't make any money on blank plates."
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    Why do I suspect a Cafe member did this?

    https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/july-talk-59.jpg
  13. mitch

    Air compressor setting

    de nada.
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    Air compressor setting

    I assume you mean the pressure regulator setting on the outbound air line, because most compressors have factory presets on the cut-in/cut-out points. Look in the G-Max manual for the maximum pressure required for the unit, then set your compressor's regulator 10-15psi over that. You want to...
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    Question: Throwback to an old thread

    i'da thunk he had a fiddle player, not one a them fancy Vy-O-Linists...
  16. mitch

    Platinum. overlays

    it's not horrible, but we engravers have been spoiled playing with infinitely ductile, malleable, 24k gold.
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    Platinum. overlays

    make sure you use PURE PLATINUM. not any alloys. Hoover & Strong carries it as a special order item in wire & sheet, but you have to ask for it. the pure stuff works much like 24k yellow gold, but as Sam noted, work hardens quickly. you need to be more particular about fitting inlays to...
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    Help: Is this die retouching?

    Would you mind posting pics of the entire coin, with a 'normal' one, too, with the curious areas progressively zoomed? I can't even tell what/where we're looking at in the second shot you posted. It might help us visualize what's happening...
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    Help: Is this die retouching?

    my [barely] educated guess is they were struck by different dies and the one with the extended lines had a flaw that needed hidden/disguised. Or maybe that beaver is shedding his winter coat? Otherwise, it just looks like another fat rodent's fanny to me... ;-)
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    Help with identity of engraver and stockmaker.

    I think your best bet would be to ask the nice folks at Purdeys. For what it's worth, whoever did that engraving was pretty good...

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