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    Raised dot border

    Richard, not trying to be too critical here. A nice design. But a little lacking in the border areas, The main engraving, shading and backgrounding looks to be well done. But the dots have a variety of sizes. And the inner border line has uneven widths. A good pair of dividers could be used to...
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    Autumn Tigers

    Magnificent work, Brian. Truly inspirational. Thank you for sharing.
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    Help, please: Maestro ex vs Magnum

    Either one will work. But assuming you can use two hands, nothing beats a hammer, chisel and punch in the hands of a good artist.
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    Critique Request English Fine Scroll Practice

    Jeremy, as I said, you need a do over. Cut a new practice plate with the same design. Work on correcting the faults that you so wisely pointed out yourself. And include a little more research of the outside work this time. Be sure to date and keep each plate to remember and demonstrate your...
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    Critique Request English Fine Scroll Practice

    Crossbolt, Great effort and good self critique. Take a deep breath. Now do over and work on the problem areas you listed. You' re getting close to some fine work.
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    new wildlife thread

    Thanks Mitch. Looks like momma bear has he brood well trained and in order.
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    Garage News: painting progress report

    I can almost hear the water lapping and the evening bugs humming. A very peaceful time.
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    Equipment Recommendations Needed

    Amen to all new people posting their general location in their bio. Hard to answer questions appropriately with no idea of their location.
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    New Kiwi Engraver to the forum

    Reese and Graham, sound like you both have found some engraving mates in NZ. Having a support network is very important to learning in this solo trade. You might find out when Andrew is doing an in-country GRS demo and introduce yourselves. Cheers, and best to both of you on your engraving journey.
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    More work on copper laps

    Paul. Try using the small diameter cast iron frying pan from Harbor Freight. Cut the handle off and drill and bush a center hole and it can rotate on a power hone or even a slow turning small drill press with a mandrel.
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    New Kiwi Engraver to the forum

    Reece, hold up on buying a Crocker sharpening fixture. There are other thing that will do a better job for you.
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    Many Happy Returns

    Hello Monk. Sorry about that. Bet you know your own birthday :) But if you check the "members" button where it shows the members number of posts, likes and points it showed both you and Sam had the same birthday yesterday. Maybe I am miss-reading it or the listing is wrong.
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    New Kiwi Engraver to the forum

    Reece, Andrew Biggs lives in Christchurch, NZ and is a world class engraver. He also demonstrates engraving for GRS Company in NZ, AU and other countries. You might enjoy meeting Andrew. He is also the Editor of the Firearms Engravers Guild publication. Best wishes on your engraving journey.
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    Many Happy Returns

    Happy birthday to our hosts, Sam Alfano and our forum moderator Monk. Thank you for making this happy meeting place for us all. Hope you both enjoy some wonderful birthday treats today and always.
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    Garage News: English scroll and paint

    From this Ex-Brit friend and fan of yours........I love it. You have put your own stamp on it and given the scroll much more definition. And your flower bouquet and screw heads are really outstanding.
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    Help, please: Grs 901 compressors

    Great advise from gclaker. Draw out a hard copy of your total space to scale. Use a quarter or half inch to the foot scale. Then use fade-out graph tracing paper over that to plan your options. Much easier to move things around.
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    Critique Request Beginner level scroll design attempt

    Also, your first scroll originating from the flower is smaller than your second scroll. That is a no-no. As in nature, scrolls should generally decline in size as they grow from one another. They can maintain the same size sometimes, but not grow bigger
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    Critique Request Beginner level scroll design attempt

    Looks pretty good for early work and will smooth out with more study and experience. Just study some of the great scroll artists for the subtle refinements. Keep on drawing and posting, you are on the right track
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    aluminum

    First take the grips off the revolver frame and do some practice cuts and inlays in the area that is covered by the grips. Best of luck with it.
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    Help, please: engraving copper

    Hello Paps, sorry for the late reply. My copper cutting gravers are usually 45 face, 15 heel, 90 degree geometry. Or the same thing on a 110 or 120 for bright cut. Must say, I don't cut a lot of copper though.

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