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  1. SamW

    Lighting

    A recent thread on the ACGG site referred to LED replacement bulbs for fluorescent fixtures. I have engraved under a three bulb four foot fixture for some 40 years or more. I checked out the bulbs at Home Depot and settled on toggled 5000K bulbs of 2100 lumens. These bypass the old ballast...
  2. SamW

    FEGA

    Ditto John's comments. If you can make the FEGA show and annual meeting in January you will find that an amazing experience...rubbing elbows with dozens of fellow engravers...and a friendlier bunch you could not hope for!
  3. SamW

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    Thanks for bringing that topic to fore JJ, now we all know how to edit.
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    So, what so you want...Cary Grant or perhaps Peter Lori?
  5. SamW

    Demagnetizer for tools

    I see in the new Micro-Mark cataloge they now have a demagnetizer, part number 87912, for $18.95. Though of a different shape, it appears to be of the same type I have been using for many years. When using these, you should withdraw the tool from the demag slowly before turning off the...
  6. SamW

    Garage News: birds and more birds

    Working in the garage you best be careful not to let any of that rub off on your car.
  7. SamW

    Scraper pictures?

    The one with the longest handle is a triangle scraper. If you cannot find one they can be made from a triangle file with a bit of grinding and polishing. Fifth from the left is a knife graver and when given a face without the removed portion, the two edges of the face make excellent scrapers...
  8. SamW

    gold from Eric Gold, you can buy !

    Saw that in the RIA ad in Shooting Sportsman. Recognized it right off...
  9. SamW

    Still learning

    "Still Learning"... I have been at it for 50 years now and I am "Still Learning". That is one of the reasons hand engraving is such a joy! Hope you enjoy the trip as much as I have!
  10. SamW

    Coming soon!

    Quite the undertaking Sam and something to look forward to for sure!! Looks like a "must have" book.
  11. SamW

    Question: Stippling

    To answer your question about punch dot. It is a tool similar to your stipple tool except it had a tiny flat spot on the end that then has a concave surface added so that when you strike it with a chasing hammer, it leaves a small round convex dot in the metal. A lot of them side by side look...
  12. SamW

    Question: Stippling

    Make sure your point is sharp and then go back over all the tiny white spots that are showing so as to black out all of it. This can be done fairly lightly. If there are not many of these kinds of areas I sometimes stipple those out with a scribe and by hand.
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    Question: Stippling

    I use the Lindsey airgraver and before that the GRS Gravermeister. I always found that lighter, faster strokes did not give a good dark stipple. I reduce the strokes per minute which increases the power and get a good stipple.
  14. SamW

    Question for those with experience.

    When I anneal, I heat to 500 degrees, coat with Brownells PBC which is a fine black powder that coats the hot metal and prevents scale, continue up to about 900 degrees and then cool slowly. The PBC rinses off with hot water and the metal is clean with no scale. I think Brownells has a...
  15. SamW

    Question for those with experience.

    Sorry Jerry, I am not up on the Colt scene or spec projects.. Mike Dubber should be able to help.
  16. SamW

    A few items

    Hey Shawn, looking great as always!!
  17. SamW

    Some might remember the design I did for a titanium buckle.

    Very nicely done and symmetrical work and the double bass strikes a cord with me! Played one in college many years ago though the French horn was my main instrument;. That titanium must have been a nightmare to work.
  18. SamW

    Let me show you my first metal engraving ...

    Beautiful Scrimshaw. I especially like the scroll effect. Very nice! PS...like the photo also...
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    Help, please: Single scroll

    That is called the learning curve...the more you draw it the easier it will become. That being said, you are doing a lot better than I did on my early attempts some 50 years ago.
  20. SamW

    Let me show you my first metal engraving ...

    That is true Robert, but you have to see it to do it...and you surely see it! It is a delight to have you post the photos. Keep them coming.

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