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  1. mitch

    GraveMach AT Problems

    Airtact is a VERY delicate system, with a VERY narrow 'margin of error', operating on just a smidgen of the total air volume & pressure. Your handpieces may have just 'seized up' a bit from disuse and need cleaned. Or try giving them a firm rap on a block of wood on each end to break them...
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    Show and tell

    Yes there is. I'm a Hershey's syrup fan, no offense to the Nestle's Quikkers (even tho you're WRONG). It's also my favorite way to use one or two overripe bananas. I mix 'em in with a stick blender, put it in the freezer for a few hours until it's pretty slushy, then blend it again. It...
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    Show and tell

    Sadly, the Cafe is a mere shadow of its former self. You didn't just miss the old threads on our early attempts at cutting metal, but in the Cafe's heyday there might be over a hundred posts from a few dozen members in a single day (complete with some heated arguments!). This was THE online...
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    Checkering question

    I've done a LOT of checkering and while I can't tell much from that photo (really need a tight closeup), my first thought is your line spacing is way too fine. It looks like >80lpi, when you'd be better off with <60lpi. Also, you're using a very elongated diamond, which is usually better...
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    Show and tell

    you're late to the party, oniemarc. we've all done that years ago. try searching the archives.
  6. mitch

    Info on engraving on box base,age?

    The scrollwork is definitely hand engraved and so is the zigzag border around the top. The guilloche turning under the blue enamel was probably machined. I can't even guess about the age- that style of engraving has been around for over a hundred years.
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    Question: Sandblasting or beadblasting

    Interesting. I always found the blasted surface so fragile, prone to scuffing or burnishing with a hard stare, that it was the very last thing I did before the black paint. I can't imagine getting the shade lines cut without marking it up with stray chips, especially with a work-hardened curl...
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    Original Pries / zippo engraving machine

    I'd contact New Hermes and see if they can help you. They've been the big dog in pantographs for decades, so even if this isn't one of their machines they probably have parts that could be adapted to it.
  9. mitch

    Colt SAA case lid -plaque

    that's actually a quote by Michelangelo I've had taped right in front of my vise for 30-some-odd years.
  10. mitch

    Colt SAA case lid -plaque

    So you're saying it's not flat, it's got a domed curvature, too??? Oh, excuse me, now that I know what I'm supposed to be seeing, it's not a convex dome, it's a concave dish. The curvature is very subtle and not immediately obvious in the photos unless one is looking for it. Do you have any...
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    Colt SAA case lid -plaque

    Spectacular, Damien! Would you mind telling us about the order of work, in particular, the pros & cons of completing the engraving almost 100% before sawing out the piercing?
  12. mitch

    For the man who has everything...

    Getting your guns out for a shoot becomes like the intro scenes to Get Smart.
  13. mitch

    For the man who has everything...

    ...and needs another place to put it. The Purdey gun safe. https://www.purdey.com/purdey-gun-safe?sc_src=email_604919&sc_lid=57054079&sc_uid=iYuZNZLv0Y&sc_llid=10956&sc_eh=77f9a9f9b444fae01&&utm_source=email&utm_medium=emarsys&utm_campaign=Gun+Safe+%2827.05%29
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    Let me introduce myself

    Hi Paul- I tried to take a look at your website but neither Chrome nor Safari seems to work. The former gives an 'update browser' window and the latter can't find it at all? And no, I don't have any trouble just surfing in general...
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    Interesting hand punched design on bronze box.

    It certainly looks like a signature of some sort, but it certainly was done in an odd place if that's what it is. Why wouldn't a signature be a bit lower and to the right, in the relatively smooth area?
  16. mitch

    Cronite Ruling Machine

    interesting. i wonder if the Cronite Co. has any further info, or knows of any collectors or artists who keep an eye out for these old machines? i have heard that letterpress and other types of traditional printing are enjoying a resurgence, so maybe an artisan printers group would be...
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    Laser toner transfer discovery

    the 'negative', white-on-black transfer trick really comes in handy for restoration work. before ANY polishing on a rusted/pitted engraved or stamped part, give it a good scrubbing with a brass brush and your rust remover of choice. clean it well, then take a smokeprint, lifting the impression...
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    Laser toner transfer discovery

    my Canon's default setting is for a higher speed when copying, so if i need better resolution i have to reset that, along with bumping up 'density' and 'sharpness'.
  19. mitch

    Well now you know...

    From Peter Mayle's ("A Year In Provence") book on the cuisine of France, "French Lessons":
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    Stuff we listen to while we're engraving.

    I've currently got an old "Best of Janis Joplin" CD in my shop stereo. That girl could rock...

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