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  1. sam

    finally

    Winston gave me a tube of that years ago. It was his favorite.
  2. sam

    Help, please: Hissing inside GraverSmith Machine

    Yeah, pop the cover off and have a look inside. You probably need to change a tube.
  3. sam

    Rod Cameron: an appreciation

    I'm sorry I somehow missed this post. Rod was a very dear friend and student, fellow musician, and one of the finest men I have ever know. RIP Rod. You enriched the lives of everyone who knew you. Memory eternal.
  4. sam

    Ben Lane Jr.

    RIP Ben. What a fine fellow he was and a damn good engraver as well. So sorry to hear of his passing. Memory eternal.
  5. sam

    Question about McKenzie videos

    They should play in any dvd player. Email me from my site and we’ll get it sorted out for you. I’ve never had any fail.
  6. sam

    A bit of digital drawing

    A bit of recent artwork and a reminder that I will be teaching an iPad class @ GRS this fall. If you're interested in learning how to create designs and transfer them to your work, this might be the class for you...
  7. sam

    Best sharpening system // fixture for brand new (broke) beginner?

    I'm a GRS guy all the the way. The Apex system is capable of sharpening nearly anything you'll ever need including flats, rounds, v-point gravers of various geometries, etc. If you are using GRS handpieces one single Apex fixture might be all you'll ever need. For pure speed I also use the GRS...
  8. sam

    Question about 901AT Handpiece temperature

    I have never experienced any unusual warmth in my 901s.
  9. sam

    How nessasary is pneumatic engraver for a beginner?

    Pneumatic is not "necessary". With pneumatic you're paying for 1.) a GREATLY reduced learning curve, and 2.) CONTROL that you may never experience with hand push. I send my students home on Friday engraving beautiful designs on steel plates. If I were teaching hand push, we would still be on...
  10. sam

    The Gangsters, Capone & Dillinger

    It's a fabulous, Mike!! Congratulations yet again for another masterpiece!
  11. sam

    Venting about carbide order- learning the hard way that 3/32” comes 20% oversize. So much grinding…

    You might consider that the precious time spent running in circles trying to save $10 could have been spent practicing drawing or engraving. Even if a graver cost $100 ea you can do $25,000 worth of work with it. I will also say that I've been guilty of doing similar things, so I have no room...
  12. sam

    Just a start

    Good first attempt. As it says in the Classified forum, you must be a Pledge Member to start a new thread there.
  13. sam

    How do I get privileges to post on classifieds?

    There are complete instructions on the Classifieds page.
  14. sam

    Suggestions for an affordable watch worth engraving

    There are numerous watch cases available on eBay. Take your pick. A popular one is an Explorer style case which is pretty beefy and has room for engraving. If you prefer one with a rotating bezel there are plenty of those as well, but the bezel should be removed prior to engraving. Be prepared...
  15. sam

    Looking for gravers

    Pre-sharpened gravers or chisels is not a good way to go, even if there is such a thing. They will require sharpening shortly after you begin using them. Might be hours or minutes, depending on your engraving skill. Buy blank gravers and learn to sharpen. There's absolutely no way around this.
  16. sam

    Announcement: RIP Winston Churchill

    I just received word that Winston Churchill passed away. We have lost one of the greatest engravers the world has ever known. RIP my friend.
  17. sam

    Question: Advice on developing an eye for determining the overall flow of a design

    It's a difficult question to answer, and I'm not sure there is an answer. It's kind of liking asking "how do I learn to compose music tastefully?" So much comes from trial and error and a commitment to constant practice and study, and I don't mean 30 min a day. You pretty much have to be...
  18. sam

    Graver drift problems

    If sharpening is accurate and symmetrical, then there's nothing I'm aware of that would cause a graver to drift. I'm assuming it's pilot error.
  19. sam

    Chinese Hobo Nickels on ebay

    I've had mine duplicated and so have other hobo nickel carvers. They use a 3D scanner to scan photos to make a 3D model and then cast them.
  20. sam

    Leica A60 eyepiece focus locks

    Eyepiece focus locks for Leica A60 microscopes. The Leica A60 is one of the best bench microscopes I have ever used. I don't use a headrest so when my face touches the soft rubber eyecups, the eyepieces can turn a small amount and defocus. I CAD designed these focus locks to prevent this, and...

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