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  1. mitch

    Studies/Home work

    A few weeks ago a Black Swallowtail was emerging into an adult on the upper track of the sliding glass door by my dining room (I later found the empty chrysalis up in the track). After about 30 minutes it slipped and fell to the floor. I got a stick, intending to transfer it to a nearby shrub...
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    Did this today.

    Nice job, I'm sure he'll love it! That reminded me of something I engraved for my Dad years ago. He always thought James Bond's Walther PPK was neat, so my brother and I bought a PPK/S (can't remember exactly why, but original PPKs were no longer being imported- barrel a hair too short for US...
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    Announcement: Diffused LED ring light - New release.

    Thanks, that also gives me a better idea of its size.
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    Announcement: Diffused LED ring light - New release.

    Oh, I had the impression the large internal diameter allowed for higher mounting. So on some scope models you actually have LESS working clearance? Could you post a couple photos of your light mounted on a microscope?
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    Announcement: Diffused LED ring light - New release.

    i'd like to reiterate what Brian said about having the light sit higher up around the scope body. 4-5 years ago I was looking for a LED system that was wider, a larger outside diameter, than typical microscope lights because I wanted curved surfaces illuminated over a greater area. smaller...
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    New guy here.

    very nice, Fletch! it shows excellent control with a 'neutral' graver attitude. now i would recommend trying to add some flair by leaning the graver over for some sections, making your cuts vary in width from start to finish. of course, part of the process is learning where, and in what...
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    Critique Request Line practice with round and 120 degree gravers

    maintaining consistent line width with a 120 is more difficult than with a 90 or 105. any variation in depth will result in more pronounced variation of width with a wider graver. from a practical standpoint, if you have a lot of border lines to cut, a narrower graver will be less of a headache.
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    Question: Cheers

    "What would be the best advise from the engravers who do this for a living?" Take up a good steady trade or profession and pursue engraving as a hobby. That's 40 yrs of experience talking and pretty much exactly what I've told my nieces & nephews in regards to choosing a career. You'll enjoy...
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    3d printing a little workbench organization

    LOL. Lemme guess- the cat prefers the furniture?
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    GRS diamond wheel issue.

    those are made by a plating process and it appears the nickel(?) & diamond layer is peeling off the copper underlayer. and no, i've never seen or heard of one doing that. i'd suggest politely asking the manufacturer for a replacement...
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    Question: Throwback to an old thread

    I saw The Mavericks open for somebody (Bonnie Raitt? Lyle Lovett? Mary Chapin Carpenter?) at Red Rocks twenty-some-odd years ago. They put on a great show!
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    Question: Throwback to an old thread

    Usually the radio with country, classic rock, or some pop, but lately they're all "ALL COVID-19 ALL THE %$&#ING TIME!!!!!" so I've been going thru my CD collection. That's all over the musical map, but a lot of artists that were never quite fully mainstream stars in any genre- Melissa...
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    Interesting Antique Graver

    i bet that's exactly what they are, and whoever came up with that was a genius. my only concern would be getting the chuck tight enough so it doesn't slip in use.
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    New Damascus Purdey

    Sorry to disappoint you. I also enjoy seeing some of those old muzzle-loading Purdeys, Mantons, Mortimers, et. al.
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    New Damascus Purdey

    with pretty much damascus steel everything... https://www.purdey.com/new-guns/purdey-gun-30845?mc_cid=f48558b182&mc_eid=5a29f12869
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    working while staying at home

    it seems to be missing the obligatory "If this van's rockin'..." bumpersticker.
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    Compressor loud „wooosh“ at end of charging

    it's bleeding pressure against the switch valve so it doesn't have to overcome that to reopen for the next cycle. what you can do about it depends on a lot on the switch design. some have a threaded port that can be routed into a muffler (various types & sizes available from pneumatic...
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    working while staying at home

    while i'm working. don't tell my clients.
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    Anybody recognize these hammers.

    silversmith's planishing and/or forming hammers?
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    working while staying at home

    24 beers in a case. 24 hours in a day. coincidence?

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