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  1. mitch

    Fixturing tip

    As many of you know, I'm a big proponent of fixturing parts on cylindrical blocks of wood. They allow an almost infinite degree of rotation, while providing parallel opposing surfaces for clamping securely in the vise. For smaller parts, hardwood dowels are handy, but they can be difficult to...
  2. mitch

    Scissors?

    yes, i do! mine are Gingher 5" craft shears. they're very sharp, but over the years i've occasionally wished for shorter blades with more mechanical advantage/leverage. they've gotten the job done for 30-some-odd years, but you might want to investigate some others' suggestions. also, i...
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    Question: Magnification

    a little Anbesol and you're good to go! Or maybe some oil of clove. Isn't that what Laurence Olivier used on Dustin Hoffman in "Marathon Man"?
  4. mitch

    lettering practice

    graphite carves extremely well, so any individual letter or short series wouldn't be that big of a deal, but how the heck do you keep it from breaking with the whole alphabet???
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    Question: Magnification

    At the dentist a couple years ago I tried on the hygienist's magnifiers. It seems they were about 3x, with a decent depth of field. Their main advantage over an Optivisor might be the longer working distance, which was probably 10"-12". I can't remember the mfr, but they were pro grade and...
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    Help identifying a ball vice.

    Looks like you may have start a 'history' for it. Engrave your initials and a date somewhere on it so 50-100 yrs from now people will be asking who you were... :graver:
  7. mitch

    Rolex Deep sea

    discretion is still the better part of valor.
  8. mitch

    globe shot

    that's what i do.
  9. mitch

    Question: Need advise on upgrading my Engraving System.

    do an archive search. this topic has been thrashed to death over the years. (Spoiler alert: They both get the job done, it's mostly a matter of personal preference.)
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    STUCK PIN

    I almost forgot- there's a product called "Kroil", or "AeroKroil" in an aerosol can, and it makes Liquid Wrench look like 3-In-1 oil. It'll get into ANYTHING and loosen it, but be forewarned: It stinks. Use it outdoors or you'll smell it in your workshop for days.
  11. mitch

    STUCK PIN

    Hi Greg- Lots of good suggestions here. My question is, depending on the sort of work you plan to do, are you likely to ever need that pin? If not, saw/grind it off flush and be done with it. In my own work, I virtually never use the pins for holding anything (not even sure where they are)...
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    Naive question

    yes, but nothing will happen. ;)
  13. mitch

    Turntable use ... i dont get it :(

    what Marty said. if you want your scope tilted a slight angle, the turntable needs to be tilted, too. also, your vise needs to be dead upright on its donut. you might want to try hot gluing it to the donut to keep it from tipping out of alignment.
  14. mitch

    Help, please: 100 scrolls designs challenge

    What Eric said, plus use a circle or ellipse template for some curved sides, too.
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    Help, please: Need help with deep relief cutting

    I don't do a lot of this sort of work, but big, bold, bright-cutting is one of the rare occasions where I'll hook up the Magnum handpiece to my Gravermax G8. You might try using a heavier/heaviest piston in your Lindsay and instead of making multiple passes establishing lines, etc., practice...
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    Question: Scratch

    Allan- YOUR story reminds me of two. Just recently a local upscale jeweler asked about engraving the winners' names, etc. on the base of a golf trophy and I gave them a quote. A few days later they asked if I would mind just working directly with the client because he's balking at the cost of...
  17. mitch

    cast iron lap

    that's not how laps work. the hard, sharp abrasive material embeds itself into the softer substrate (be it iron, lead, whatever), where it's held fast so it can abrade the harder material being lapped. it's kinda like you're creating a sort of sandpaper, with the grit stuck to one material so...
  18. mitch

    Engraving Hammer Styles

    you might like to try this: https://www.riogrande.com/product/gersonhammer-6-8-oz/112112
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    Need info

    instead of just taking "a piece of copper and run it through the process", i would recommend doing a simple inlay in a steel plate or scrap part, to better replicate the full process. maybe put some fine/narrow points in the inlay, which would be most prone to damage. also, if you do larger...
  20. mitch

    bulino/scrimshaw practice

    other than the unfortunate visual of the contents being removed from the first egg, that was pretty cool!

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