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    Knife recommendation

    Spyderco knives are engraver friendly.
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    Ruger Vaquero

    The loading gate is the hardest part on Ruger single actions. C-Max gravers will cut them. Just use care.
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    Ruger Vaquero

    Richard, Thanks for the compliment. I use an inkjet printer and you are correct. It is white dukes.
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    Ruger Vaquero

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    Browning 10-71

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    Ruger Vaquero

    A Ruger Vaquero I did in the last year.
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    Rolex Service

    Send your watch to Rolex in Switzerland. The price and service is better than can be had in the US.
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    Design Transfer onto Spherical Shaped Surface

    The pictorico transfer will work on revolver firewalls. Cut the art from the transfer sheet as small as possible. Try to register the section with the most coverage and tape it down. Burnish the largest area and then fold down and work your way around. You may have to go back and tweak a little...
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    Engraving a PLASTIC CZ SBR (short barreled rifle) for ATF specs

    I recently engraved NFA information on a plastic SIG firearm. Go very slow and try to guide the tool with minimum pressure. It is like driving down a wet red clay road but can be done. Try to find an obscure place to place the engraving.
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    Revolver cylinder holder help

    A pair of leather pads are your friend/s.
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    stamp removal

    I have had laser welding done with .006 iron binding wire and is undetectable and blues well. (Note) all laser fills will be harder than the surrounding metal so you’ll need to be a little more careful when cutting through the welded lines.
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    Overlays

    You might give Rio Grande Jewelers Supply in Albuquerque a look.
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    Flask sources

    Plan on most stainless flasks being very tough as they are usually food grade stainless.
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    Question: Buffalo nickel source

    How many do you need?
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    Cracking on 18K red gold wire while rolling.

    Red gold work hardens rapidly. When you are melting for an ingot it is important to use a clean (dedicated) crucible to avoid contaminants. Sometimes air cooling will work for annealling.
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    Need a custom carved moonstone

    Try Tim Roark Imports in Atlanta. I believe he has some of what you are looking for.
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    Help, please: Transferring Vector to black object

    You can paint the area to be engraved with a silver Sharpie marker and the art will transfer or you can use Tom White's white transfer solution. A note of caution using these on certain painted surfaces. Sometimes the paint will come off with the excess solution when you clean it off.
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    Question: Tom White's Transfer Magic White Base solution

    The white solution works particularly well on items with a dark background.
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    Silver buckle source

    If you will give me an idea on the type and size buckle you are looking for I will check my stock to see what I have left. You might check phase.com/tikkakoski and open the buckle folder to view some of the ones I have made. Thanks, Tom
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    Good, inexpensive, engraveable knife?

    Spyderco's cut real well if you want a full canvas. Kershaw's cut but are hard.

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