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    Question: Andu Engraver

    The patent on the foot control Lindsay expired on July 18, 2021, and the patent on the palm control has an anticipated expiration date of October 9, 2022 according to the U.S. Patent Office website. I would love to have a Lindsay or GRS system, but as someone just dabbling in the art, it was...
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    How deep to engrave?

    Thanks for the tip on silver engraving PS. I haven’t graduated past practice plates ( actually fender washers) yet, bit it makes sense that softer metals may need to be engraved to account for wear.
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    How deep to engrave?

    Thanks Allen. I actually live about 20 or so miles from Lane Zuelke. I may give him a call and see if I could drop by his shop and pick up a set.
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    How deep to engrave?

    Allen and Monk, Thank you for your replies. The knowledge and resources that are shared on this site inspired me to give engraving a try after decades of admiring the art of engraving. I spent over a year reading thousands of post, saving images, and drawing before I picked up a graver...
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    How deep to engrave?

    On May 18, 2020, Sam Welch wrote, “Numerically...I cut scroll and background at about .003 to .005" in depth. Steel sculpting perhaps a coupe thou more. Gold line borders not much deeper.” I am a novice, but recognizing that SamW is one of the true master engravers here, so that is the depth...
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    Which Ron Smith book?

    Thanks for the input. Based on your comments, Advanced Drawing of Scrolls was just ordered from FEGA. By far, they had the best price on the book!
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    Which Ron Smith book?

    Thanks BB, did you find that the first book had information not included in the second book?
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    Which Ron Smith book?

    Thanks for the replies guys. I probably should have shown an example of my current skill level to give you an idea of just how much of a novice I am, but it is a bit embarrassing compared to all the beautiful work show on this forum. As a point of reference, I started engraving on September...
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    Which Ron Smith book?

    I plan to purchase one of Ron Smith’s books on scroll design, but I can’t decide between Drawing and Understanding Scroll Design, and Advanced Drawing of Scrolls. As a complete novice, I’m not sure which would be more helpful in improving my design skills. Any recommendations would be...
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    GRS apex question:

    The graver rotation post recently added by Allen Clapp should help. I’m new to engraving, and I’ve never actually seen Lindsey templates, but from the pictures I think they may be more like a 129 degree graver with a 116 degree heel angle. I’ve been wanting to ask about the actual angles, so I...
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    Graver rotation angles needed to produce parallel heels

    Allen, I used your table this morning to create a templet for parallel heels on a 120 degree graver. Thanks for creating the table and sharing it with all of us. Tony
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    Workable Fixative

    I am just beginning to try my hand at engraving, so I am as far from an expert as anyone can be. However, hairspray is what I use as a base for transfer. I spray practice plates, then let them dry to slightly tacky. I then stick plain paper laser copied images on the tacky paper and lightly...
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    Airgraver Patent Expiration

    According to the patent website the first patent , as you noted, has expired. However, patented improvements to the basic Airgraver are still active. https://patents.google.com/patent/US6508315B1/en https://patents.google.com/patent/US6691798B1/en
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