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  1. mitch

    Building your own vise?

    Precision self-centering vises on sale at Grizzly.com for $130. Good for a ball or pedestal...
  2. mitch

    Grandmasters 2019

    Is that Katherine Plumer on the right in the second shot? Haven't heard or seen her in ages...
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    Laser welder under $4,000?

    thanks for the update!
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    Question: Engraver Identification

    Now that y'all mention it, I was thinking that "SR" looked kinda familiar, too! Seems like I've seen that "SW" on the side in the 3rd & 4th pics before somewhere, as well. Hmmmm......
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    Today's fixturing tip

    Thanks, Martin! Apparently it was just done so BADLY it was unrecognizable. So, to recap: An inexperienced/incompetent operator + Poorly set up, worn out, wobbly machine + Dull tool point + Worn template? + Chatter & dragging & skipping = That mess.
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    Today's fixturing tip

    yeah, it does now that you mention it, except it wasn't a raised bead like a welded seam, it was down into the surface.
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    Today's fixturing tip

    I was tasked with engraving over the bad pantograph lettering* on the base of a golf tournament trophy (oh, the glamorous life of a world-class artist!) and it was fairly large, hollow, and not particularly sturdy. While it was pretty heavy gauge copper, thickly nickel plated, its overall size...
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    Returning from semi-retirement

    so you're saying rumors of your demise were at least somewhat exaggerated?
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    Question: Engraver Identification

    I guess we're all waiting until Roger checks in. "SR"? I got nuthin.
  10. mitch

    Garage news: mini hagn underway

    very nice, Lee. who did the metal? several elements, esp. the lever and keyed fore-end are reminiscent of a Hagn Mark Silver built in the mid-80s.
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    Workholding idea for 12x12 plate?

    i use a a piece of 3/4" plywood slightly smaller* than the dimensions of the plate, then use wood screws to attach a 3/4" x 1.5"w x length of board cleat on the back. it gets repositioned as necessary. *i use a thin smear of hot glue to attach the plate. when you want to remove it, flip it...
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    screw cancer

    sorry for your loss.
  13. mitch

    .410 shotgun small scroll perfection

    very nice, but if you scroll down, the "Arab Warrior" pair of sidelocks by Paul Lantuch are really something....
  14. mitch

    Motorcycle Piston Carving

    cool, but i'm pretty sure it's gonna gall the cylinder walls...
  15. mitch

    lettering questions.

    "mitch, if i didn't know better, i would say that you are trying to make me do MORE work than if i drew it on the piece...." you seemed intent upon avoiding that. i use "whatever works best". sometimes that's drawing right on the metal, sometimes on paper>transfer, sometimes a hybrid method...
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    lettering questions.

    draw it on paper. go to your local office supply. make a copy on a transparency. make a copy thru the back of the transparency. you can adjust/reduce the size at whichever step you find most convenient. use a process for transfers with laser printers.
  17. mitch

    Some things never change...

    an excerpt from "The Maul and The Pear Tree", a book about the Ratcliffe Highway murders in London, 1811.
  18. mitch

    polishing heels

    One other thing: If you're using a flat graver, don't forget to polish the sides back a bit from the face.
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    polishing heels

    glad to be of assistance. :-)
  20. mitch

    polishing heels

    "and face if you want a mirror finish. If you only polish the heel you still will have a "sawtooth" cutting" AND you have to polish the rear/trailing edge of the heel facet(s) where they meet the bottom/belly of the graver body. rather than polish a tiny flat length of the belly, i recommend...

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