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  1. mitch

    Question: Cold blue

    without digging up my bottle, iirc, cold blue is usually some mix of selenic(?) acid and while 24K is almost impervious to most acids i'm guessing it can oxidize the surface ever-so-slightly before the reaction peters out? somebody once told me iodine stains gold, too, but i'm not sure why...
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    Monogrammed Knife

    kinda throwing down the gauntlet with that, ain't ya? ;-) Actually, it's very well done. My only suggestion would be to make the shadows solid black for better definition/visibility. I like the idea of a softer, more realistic shadow, but in practice they will have more 'presence', or punch...
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    Learning location

    where in NC?
  4. mitch

    Question: Brownells Blue/Rust Remover

    Yes, Denny, I haven't selectively greyed anything in about 20 yrs (it was all the rage in the '80s, along with Members Only jackets), but I used to sprinkle a pinch of baking soda over the de-bluer until it stopped fizzing before rinsing it off. One of the reasons I stopped using the "blue...
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    Need help with an inlay decision Please.

    That would be the proper order.
  6. mitch

    Need help identifying vintage ball vise.

    i got nothin.
  7. mitch

    My scrolls on display at the Cody Museum

    you've come a long way from toilet paper wrappers! congratulations, we all knew you'd make the big time some day!
  8. mitch

    Need help identifying vintage ball vise.

    what are all the monograms & letters?
  9. mitch

    Question: Engravers Cafe vs Engraving Bench - Hand Engraving Tips & Techniques

    it's starting to look like the independent forums- perhaps in many arts & crafts- are going the way of MySpace...
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    Question: durability of engraved jewelry

    Daniel, everybody here pretty much knows I hold Winston & his work in the highest esteem, but whatever your plans are, please do not copy that "P". The shadowing on it is a disaster! There are about 4 or 5 different, conflicting lighting angles at play. I have no idea where he got that, if it...
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    Question: dots for transfering images?

    you would really enjoy this movie, Big-Un: http://www.signpaintersfilm.com/
  12. mitch

    Need an engraver!

    Please email more info to mitch@mrmengraving.com, including photos and what they're made of. They may or may not be engraveable by traditional means...
  13. mitch

    Dubbing a graver.

    you made a nano-scorper, Sam! if i'm following him correctly, "The Other Sam" does much the same thing, but on the face.
  14. mitch

    Question: dots for transfering images?

    As John said, "As if they were done by the "Prick Through Method." That is where a paper image is taped or held to the surface and a sharp point is pushed through the outline in a close sequence. " this is basically the same process that has been used for centuries in various media, especially...
  15. mitch

    Dubbing a graver.

    The 'point' of dubbing this way is to make just the very tip of the graver stronger, where it is weakest and where virtually 100% of all gravers eventually fail. The remainder of the face, which is more gently sloped, and the edges up the sides of the face, still do much of the cutting and...
  16. mitch

    Flying!

    so you're saying they probably are lost in the shifting cyber-sands of time? :-(
  17. mitch

    Flying!

    Congratulations, Sam! While you're up there would you mind looking around for everybody's photos that used to be stored in the old Cafe system? I asked about those the other day in another thread... ;-)
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    Engraving ss

    SS comes in a wide variety of grades/alloys and heat treatment/hardness. they range from fairly pleasant to engrave to impossible. how to tell the difference comes with experience.
  19. mitch

    Ball vice mount

    your neck is too short, Jon. you need to find a good chiropractor who believes in fairly aggressive 'adjustments'. in a pinch, the local hangman may be of service.
  20. mitch

    Problem with GRS Power Hone

    For years the old CCW motor was in the new CW motor box on a shelf in my shop (I can envision the exact spot), but when I moved a few years ago I got pretty ruthless with stuff that only collected dust in the last 10-15 yrs. It may not have survived The Great Purge. IIRC, I just called the mfr...

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