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  1. sam

    Recent artwork

    Thank you. Designing is the greatest challenge. Cutting is the easy part. With today's tool technology nearly anyone can learn to engrave clean lines relatively quickly. Developing design skills is a much slower process.
  2. sam

    Recent artwork

    Last week I taught my last class of my 26th year @ GRS training center in Kansas, and it was an iPad design class. These were some of my Procreate drawings from the class, along with a couple of others I did before and after the class. I will teach this course again in 2025. It's one of my...
  3. sam

    dual angle sharpener

    I'd take it apart and give it a good cleaning and maybe a drop of oil to smooth action. Yes you can remove the oring to clean it, but it also holds it together so you'll need to replace it.
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    The State of Hand Engraving Today - Questions from a Beginner

    Most or all watch dials are brass and are .5mm thick. If you buy a printed dial (no applied raised indices) you can wash the paint off with acetone and you have a shiny brass dial ready for engraving. I would avoid dials that have no dial feet as they must be attached with a sticky material...
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    Combination of hand engraving and fiber laser

    Here you go. This isn't deep engraving but it shows the laser in use. I drew the design in Procreate and lasered it onto a Blackwing pencil sharpener.
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    troubles joining the cafe

    Have BSG try again. It should work.
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    Combination of hand engraving and fiber laser

    A gentle curve is possible but a tight curve requires rotating the work as it's being cut. There are rotary chucks for engraving small items like tumblers, but a long gun barrel would require something far more sophisticated. In 10 years we'll probably be able to buy one on Amazon :p Another...
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    Combination of hand engraving and fiber laser

    I used a fiber laser to remove the background for this demonstration pendant I engraved at the Hong Kong Jewelry Show 2024. Using the laser expedited the process so I could jump right into the fun stuff using gravers and punches to sculpt the design. In my two+ decades of demonstrating at trade...
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    troubles joining the cafe

    We get new gmail members every day, and I can't explain why some have problems with the email activation.
  10. sam

    site improvement

    Websites must be ADA compliant. Faint text, small text, or not enough contrast for visually impaired should be fixed.
  11. sam

    troubles joining the cafe

    what's his user name? Every new member must be manually approved because of the havoc caused by spammers. I have been in China for several days and have not had much time to do Admin chores. Sometimes it's quick and sometimes it can take a few days if I'm traveling, teaching, or busy. Sorry for...
  12. sam

    New GRS Engraving system

    I’ve been using the new system for several months prior to release and my experience is similar to Mike‘s. The first thing I noticed when using the new Airtact handpiece was the imperceptible travel of the knob as the handpiece comes to life with a gentle squeeze. I had to look at it under my...
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    New GRS Engraving system

    GRS's goals: Develop a machine that captures the power of the old GraverMax without giving up the finesse of the GravetrMach/G8/AT Create an Airtact handpiece that arrived to the customer ready to use. No adjustments, and MUST be intuitive. Machine/pedal upgrades: Increased power (common...
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    New GRS Engraving system

    Yes it’s expensive but a decent engraver can make that pay for itself in a few jobs. Or one job. When I hear people comment about the cost of engraving systems I say buy a bass boat or a hunting lease and gear. Or become a watchmaker where $2500 will barely buy any professional tools.
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    New GRS Engraving system

    I'm a "biased" GRS insider and proud of it. Try it and see for yourself.
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    Hand engraving micro script lettering

    When you sharpen a v-point graver for micro lettering, keep the heel extremely small. Maybe .1mm but I've not measured one. My sharpening video shows how to sharpen a variety of gravers but not necessarily for micro lettering. I should play on a blu-ray player. I have streaming download...
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    troubles joining the cafe

    The problem is spammers. It's a security question and I understand that people outside the USA (and even some inside the USA) will not likely know the answer. I don't make things difficult just to be mean, but I'm the one who has to mop the 10,000 porn spam posts when one sneaks through. I...
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    troubles joining the cafe

    An American historical figure who was a silversmith.
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    Hand engraving micro script lettering

    I don't do enough inside ring jobs to consider myself an expert, but I use a normal 105 most of the time, and to cut a dash between numbers or to cross at T, I push a flat graver into the metal and pout it out quickly to make a horizontal line. That works better for me than offset or bent...
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    Graver Lube

    There was an old Polish engraver in New Orleans back in the 80s named Michael Shabason. I visited him once and he would periodically touch the end of his graver to his tongue. I asked him why he did that and his reply in his Polish accent was "Lu-bree-cay-shun! ! Sah-lee-vah!"

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