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  1. SamW

    Help, please: Resize image

    I have not used Procreate but with Photoshop Elements, I crop to the outer extent of the longest dimension and resize that dimension to fit the space it will occupy.
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    Colt Roadster

    That is neat Bill. I have plans for ghost flames on the hood of my '28 pickup to match the gold flames on the shifter knob. So little time and so much to do.......... Sorry if we highjacked your thread David. The flames are at least similar.
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    Papart, they sponsor (or at least did back then), the Best Engraved Rifle contest at the FEGA...

    Papart, they sponsor (or at least did back then), the Best Engraved Rifle contest at the FEGA show. That was the award certificate for the 2006 contest. Regards.
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    Colt Roadster

    I admit to having a 50's hot rod mentality and love flames on most items, guns included. I have gold flames on the cylinder of the 1849 Colt pocket pistol reproduction that serves as the gear shift knob on my '28 Model A R/P, which I bought in '56.
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    Colt Defender

    Vibration is most often the culprit for "out of focus" photos. Always use a solid tripod and use time delay on the shutter. Most recommend the 2 second delay but I like to use the 10 second delay so all vibration has plenty of time to damp down. Especially with longer lenses. On bare metal...
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    Colt Defender

    Mark, I have had great luck in close-up photos using a Canon G9 camera. I have not tried DSLR cameras as I have had no need for improvement. A sample...
  7. SamW

    Critique Request Black Leaf?

    That is how I do parallel lines.
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    Finishing question

    ZZ I did blast it after final engraving and just before plating. I have an old canister blaster, small and hand held, and used a wood box with sealed lid and a glass window let into the lid. A robber glove at one end allows entry of my holding hand, a small hole in the side for the blaster...
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    Critique Request Black Leaf?

    You got it!!
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    Finishing question

    Combining inlay and nickel plate is tricky to be sure. Raised inlay can be protected by stop off varnish. I have at one time prepared the metal for a raised inlay, done the plating, and then added the gold but it was not something I wanted to repeat. Tried this with flush line inlay also with...
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    Finishing question

    This is electroless nickel plating. Once the engraving was done I blasted the parts with 320 grit aluminum oxide at 20 lbs pressure, then ran through the plating process. The blasting knocks off the high shine so it does not look like chrome. The blasting and plating did not really reduce...
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    Critique Request Black Leaf?

    I find the design very pleasing. That being said, most of your flow (stems) are not as smoothly curved as I would want.
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    Finishing question

    Is this the kind of look you are after?
  14. SamW

    Finishing question

    Renaissance Wax does a good job, easy to apply and refresh when you think needed. A touch of lamp black added will highlight engraving quite well.
  15. SamW

    Engraving (H&C) of Gibson guitar

    Super job Evgeni! I have built a few acoustic guitars with aluminum engraved inlays so I have a good feel for what you went through. Also, the hammer you show reminds me of the hammer and dolly work I have been and am doing on my old cars to remove dents and smooth the metal. Don't think I am...
  16. SamW

    Mother Nature's Helicopters

    such as...
  17. SamW

    Lighting

    I googled toggled 8 foot LED bulbs and found kits available to convert 8 foot fixtures to the ballast bypassing toggled LED bulbs.
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    Lighting

    I was asked about 8 foot fixtures but I have no knowledge about them. The only bulbs I have seen/noticed were for 4 foot fixtures. One would have to check on the availability of the longer bulbs.
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    I have no knowledge about the 8 foot fixtures. All I have seen are the 4 foot bulbs. They...

    I have no knowledge about the 8 foot fixtures. All I have seen are the 4 foot bulbs. They would solve such a problem in 4 foot fixtures. The toggled bulbs (two prong) are direct wired to the power cord and turned on and off with a switch. On my fixtures I have in-line switches.
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    Lighting

    The bulbs that you used Sam need ballast transformer in excellent shape and since my fixtures are at least 45 years old and probably well over 50, I decided to go the ballast bypass route. Either way you get much better light that runs cooler and uses less electricity.

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