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  1. SamW

    Dumbest engraving request you’ve ever gotten?

    Gee Mitch, don't you have a vice large enough??
  2. SamW

    Sterling Guitar Pick

    Bound to make the guitar sound better!
  3. SamW

    Question About Work Bench Set Up

    What lighting do you have?
  4. SamW

    thank you all

    Yes, stay safe and well and God Bless you and yours!
  5. SamW

    Scrimshaw/Bulino?

    Looks like the Duke to me! Try using lamp black from a candle flame which is a very flat black.
  6. SamW

    Silver skull pendant

    John..."one pace pony"? That mean you were a jockey once upon a time? hehehe
  7. SamW

    Help with foot throttle

    If you can better explain the problem, maybe you will get some reactions.
  8. SamW

    Tailpiece embellishment

    Those should make any instrument sound better!!
  9. SamW

    Critique Request Realistic work, Bulino shading techniques

    I basically use a sharp scribe to do as you do, but add just a tiny little flip upwards as I remove the point to remove a tiny bit of the metal. As i go along I will scrape a fingernail over the work to remove burrs. Great work...especially the eyes!
  10. SamW

    Finished side one of Kimber

    Excellent spirals.
  11. SamW

    Am I too slow?

    The higher the quality of execution the more time it takes. Your time seems OK to me. PS...it shows careful layout and quality execution.
  12. SamW

    Protects engraving metal to avoid oxidized

    There was an engraver who came to the Vegas shows several times who had the problem of acidic hands. As I remember it, there is a soap that can help with the problem but I do not remember anything else about it.
  13. SamW

    Protects engraving metal to avoid oxidized

    Just a thought...acidic oil from hands can cause a problem like yours. I engrave on a steel gun part sometimes for months without any rust problem. Even when I lived on Kodiak Island which is a very salty air location.
  14. SamW

    Announcement: RIP Winston Churchill

    I am saddened to hear that news Sam! May he rest in peace.
  15. SamW

    How do I find an expert to study under?

    Actually you just wish it was monthly same as me!
  16. SamW

    How do I find an expert to study under?

    A small correction for John B. The Engraver is a quarterly publication, not a monthly one. Wish it was monthly but it is a huge amount of work for the editor as is!
  17. SamW

    Learning to cut

    That is steep for soft metal which I seldom cut. I do use 45 degrees on aluminum which I have used for guitar/uke inlays and some car parts. The vast majority of my cutting is on gun steel.
  18. SamW

    Learning to cut

    Make that .0394. Shouldn't make much difference but you might want to test it out.
  19. SamW

    Learning to cut

    I use a 90 degree carbide tool for all my scroll cutting and most everything else. My depth of cut for most work is in the range of .003 to .005" with sculpted work going to maybe .015". It all depends on the design needs...something you will develop with experience. I use a face angle of 57...
  20. SamW

    Peekaboo...

    I am watching you...

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