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    Critique Request Scrollwork practice

    Welcome to the Cafe forum Kishan, hope you enjoy a wonderful engraving career. I see some fine scrolls and interesting scroll elements in your drawings. In your drawings I see a mixture of bud and leaf elements, some of which don't work well together. The top right scroll in your second drawing...
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    Critique Request Testing the waters, templates and such.

    JJ Have to disagree with JJ on this one. Many times I have been asked for a price quote and ideas for engraving a gun of a type with which I have no previous experience. And no sample gun from which make my own template. Paying a few dollars to buy an exact template showing the lettering and...
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    Question: turntable

    Thanks for the info, Jeff. And for editing, re-posting and turning the pictures.
  4. J

    Question: turntable

    Can someone please tell how to turn these pictures into Portrait mode on a Windows system?
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    Critique Request Testing the waters, templates and such.

    Thank you Marc, I think that price range would be very fair and would save a lot of time. It's important to have an accurately sized template when making overlaid preliminary designs. Personally, I would build the cost into my customer quote if it involved a gun that I did not have previous...
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    Brother where art thou?

    Glad you got your transfer problem fixed, Michael. This info might be some help for other looking for an older or used laser printer. My Canon black and white printer, Image Class MF 229 DW has worked for many years and it does acetone transfers just fine. Uses toner cartridge #137. If buying...
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    Help, please: Coin carving question

    I make mine out of modified Allan wrenches. Grind the short end to shape and pull them back.
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    How Deep To Cut?

    Yes, the castings sold by FEGA are a true representation of the depth and actual cuts of the original engravings. To really judge the depth it is best to order the castings without ink.
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    Announcement: All Pledge Membership auto-renew subscriptions cancelled

    What Gordon said.
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    Help, please: Coin carving question

    Happy birthday Ryan, enjoy this one and many more.
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    Critique Request Another attempt at Blackleaf

    Beautiful piece of engraving. Just outstanding.
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    PennySketch Blanks

    Very good, and kind of you to offer templates for other coins. I'd love to see one for a Mercury Dime if you have one.
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    Cutting a straight line

    Richard, Following the side of the line is correct. To keep the chip from obscuring the line tilt the graver very slightly away from you, on it's longitudinal axis. (As if you were making the slightest of flair cuts)
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    Introducing my self new to engraving

    Looks like you're doing a good job of using what is available to you, Sky. Notice that you have utilized a bowling ball at your workstation. Though I don't use them much anymore, I have two still hiding out in my garage.
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    Alumilite?

    Alumilite is one of the brands of products used to make cast reproductions of engraving. It is poured into an RTV molding made from the engraved item to cure and solidify. It can produce an exact copy of the engraving. Castings are wonderful tools for teaching engraving or record keeping.
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    Help please.

    You are correct Sam. Maybe I am a computer dummy because I DON'T READ THE INSTRUCTIONS ! Duhr. Thank you Sam and Micheal for your rescue efforts
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    Help please.

    Thank you for your fast reply Michael. I have a Windows system but I'm a complete computer/Tech dummy. Will try to figure it out but it may be beyond my pay scale.
  18. J

    Help please.

    I have a copy of Sam's new Flair Cutting CD. Can someone point out how to download and print out the practice sheets of transfers, please PS. It's a terrific video.
  19. J

    Government engraver's incentive check arrived!

    Be sure to use your own pen to sign. :)
  20. J

    Announcement: Diffused LED ring light - New release.

    Leonardo, Sorry to hear that the Corona virus has cut into your production of the light rings.

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