https://photos.app.goo.gl/7QAF1u7vrJG1Eqyw8 I started engraving in Dec 2018, I also have been a collector of vintage and custom Guitars, One of these small Boutique Company's in Israel that I have done a lot of Business with was and still is really instrumental ( No pun intended ) in helping me...
I can relate big time, I get better every day, My Mantra that I put on a sign that I can't help but see when Im sitting at my bench is " SLOW DOWN" after you do " SLOW DOWN SOME MORE". that has been my biggest problem in the past is rushing to see what it will look like, Yeah! It looks like crap...
Man thats such a great memory to have , Did you acquire an interest in Engraving back than ? Man what Beautiful work he did. Thanks for sending the post, Ed Grabow
I didn't know that, thanks,its straight silver .a small amt that I made into some wire myself about 6 weeks ago,I was afraid to mix the 2 not knowing if it would be a difference so I aired on the side of caution. Can you mix the 2 and than purify it some way without having to become a chemist...
I know that i mentioned the practice cylinder i got from GRS ,just for thought it was $24 +or- .With that you have all the details of the cylender.shy of the chamber holes and the hole up the middle you would think it was real. A tiny bit pricy for practice but mught be worth it in this case.
Hi everyone, I'm working on a practice piece that I plan on keeping displayed at my home of an Anchor with a piece of rope attached to it and USN across it on the bottom on a 2 inch round disc of mild steel. I'm a Navy Veteran and it's a take off of the Navy Anchor displayed on some...
I picked up one of the practice Barrels from GRS, Still waiting for the right time to tackle it, Thought about it a few times but not yet, Think I still need more Practice,, Good luck, Cant wait to see it when its done.
wow what a beautiful vise, did you get it for a good price, I dont want to ask exactly how much, some people dont like that so I just Graze around the question LOL
Thanks, Glad I have all the equipment already, I bought a fully supplied Jewelers Bench from a woman in Manhattan who had retired.Got the bench and everything in it for $900,I live in N.Y. so I went to pick it up with a friend.She lived in a high rise apt, building so when I showed up her...
Thanks John,I was figuring I would have to go in that direction,I've been doing a lot of inlaying with Copper, Brass Even aluminum wire my son in law gave me, I inlayed about an inch of Gold once to try it out and it went well but it was a real skinny and tiny piece and this is bigger I want...
Im going to buy some 24K gold round wire for some inlay work and I know 24K is the best to use for newer people in the engraving world, because it's the most easy to work with.I noticed that it seems to only show 1 hardness when ordering on the internet . 1/2 hard. Is that good enough to...
I think it would be fun, Im gonna need about a month though to free up a day,I have my Boats going in the water for the season soon and were putting all our extra time into them to make sure that they're ready,Do you like fishing, If you do, We could probably squeeze in a little at the...