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  1. SamW

    FEGA 2020 are you going?

    Hope you can attend again next year. I enjoyed our visit!
  2. SamW

    FEGA 2020 are you going?

    Just back from Vegas and it was a great show...as always. Great to see old friends and make new ones. Sat with the Norway folks at the banquet and it was a grand time. For those that didn't make it this year keep in mind that next year's show (15-17 Jan 21) will be the 40th anniversary of...
  3. SamW

    Question: Magnification

    I have found the diopter based Optivisors to work just fine for me for the past 40 years or so. Not magnification but like reading glasses allows closer focusing. I thought about the lenses you are asking about but all the negative comments kept me from them. A number 10 Optivisor is my go-to...
  4. SamW

    FEGA 2020 are you going?

    No tux allowed (at least I hope)...just dress nicely and you will fit in with the crowd.
  5. SamW

    Question about gun engraving

    As Monk said, be careful clamping the slide when clamping by the sides. I always form a piece of hardwood for a light press fit into the slide so the sides won't be pinched inward when clamped. Dubbing is lightly drawing the bottom of the graver point (heel) across a fine stone while rotating...
  6. SamW

    Question about gun engraving

    Eric is right. Slides can be rather tough/hard metal. Even with carbide you may need to dub the point of the tool which makes it last a bit longer. Welcome to the vagaries of gun engraving!
  7. SamW

    Help, please: Trying to locate an engraving teacher on the West Coast

    Ditto Marty's suggestion. With engraving systems on display and available for trial and many friendly engravers on hand, you cannot miss! And the engraving on display will be a great inspiration!
  8. SamW

    Polarizing filter for Leica 9I

    I seem to remember from long ago reading that polarizing filters work to reduce glare off water surfaces but not metal. Old memory...could be defective! Has something to do with the way light is reflected by the two differing surfaces.
  9. SamW

    Abuelo Angel's revolver

    Ditto all the above...says it all!
  10. SamW

    globe shot

    In looking at your photo it appears the lighting is coming from the right side. If you lift the left end of the slide a little you should get a better image of the whole slide. It is important to move the item around until you can see the best look/lighting possible and then prop up the item...
  11. SamW

    Frank Hendricks

    After that class John, Frank came by Castle Valley and overnighted with Wilma and me. Besides wife and daughter, he also had his mother in law. We had a great visit and memorable time.
  12. SamW

    Frank Hendricks

    Ditto Mike and John...great memories and times. Who would have thought FEGA would go so far? And many thanks to Roger for starting it all!!
  13. SamW

    Garage News: Sculpted buttplate progress

    I admire your notion of "slowly" Lee. That looks marvelous!
  14. SamW

    Garage News: the sculpting begins

    You are certainly getting with the program Lee. That is going to be a knockout...just like the rest of the rifle. Thanks for the update.
  15. SamW

    Need info

    Thanks for the report Jerry! Do you coat the parts for protection of the colors and if so with what?
  16. SamW

    Engraving Hammer Styles

    Here is the "hammer" I got from Joe Rundell. If memory serves (and it sometimes does), he said the electrician tape was to keep the wood from splintering. I stripped it to show the form of the hammer head portion then replaced with new tape.
  17. SamW

    Welcome 2020 !

    Well JJ, I think it has been a week or two since John rode a horse! Happy 2020 and a prosperous and useful future to all.
  18. SamW

    a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...

    Maybe you should be more careful what you watch?
  19. SamW

    Updated P&V Design

    Great!! Now let us see some chips flying!
  20. SamW

    Garage News: Christmas Day drawing

    Somehow, that face sure looks familiar! Very nicely done.

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