i never thought i'd live long enuff 2 see a comprehensive video on how to "unravel" the complexities of this type of design. once again, u r my hero all over again
i'm truly sad that such an inspirational person has left the fold. his books were just fabulous imho. may he rest in peace. his legacy to the engraving world is alive for all time.
looks to be a pantographic tracing template. a closer exam of the bottom foto: it appears to have been traced by a pntograph from an oversized drawing on paper.. in my early days i made many such templates for "repeat" work. i became quite handy at this technique. i engraved panto templates...
i think you'll find there's no "one size fits all" situation. my advice is to get some scrap and practice the settings available on yer system. what may work for me may be uncomfortable in your hand. as far as titanium goes, i've engraved only what was decrribed as "commercial grade". whatever...
i used an amscope for a few years. then me eyesight went south. bought a leica. happy with it still. the amscope is "ok". some folks say just "ok" aint ok. so, that's ok