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    transfers

    The best translation I found is „greaseproof paper“. It might also be called parchment substitute or vellum subsitute. The type I use is made to wrap sandwiches, as a traditional replacement for cling film. It is made from wood-free paper pulp which was ground with so much pressure the the...
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    transfers

    I tried baking parchement paper, it did work by far less effective than the Butterbrotpapier. I found my favorite transfer method, I could just not tell you where to find similiar paper outside Germany. Cheers Ralf
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    transfers

    just three fresh examples how the "Butterbrotpapier" transfer works. I put varnish on the piece while it was still warm from hot melt glue, so the varnish layer got a little bit thicker than usual and did also stick to the paper. The scale in the photos is divided in 1/10 mm, one can also see...
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    transfers

    My brother DCP printer/copier/scanner makes no transfer at all with acetone. After many experiments with different solvents (aceton, isopropanol, artist‘s transfer fluid, lighter fluid, NC paint thinner, two kinds of brake cleaner) I read that my brother toner is wax based. That prompted my to...
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    Announcement: Iconic Scrolls practice plate

    I like all the different scroll designs very much. I would prefer to purchase the file, as it avoids all the hassle with shipping to Europe, customs and delivery time. Best regards Ralf
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    Announcement: Intermediate engraving class @ GRS

    I likethe design very much. I would also prefer to purchase the file… Best regards Ralf
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    Help, please: SOLVED: Problems setting up my new GraverMax

    For phone calls to other continents, I use Skype. I feed it about 5€ per year, that suffices for all my far far away calls. That would enable you to call GRS without making BT rich. Cheers Ralf
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    Help, please: SOLVED: Problems setting up my new GraverMax

    When you use the handpiece with throttle closed and lower pressure than required, it will knock and rattle like hell. If you‘d like to avoid that range, turn the pressure up to 2 bar or so while the motor is still off, than start the motor and turn the pressure down until the handpiece starts...
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    Help, please: SOLVED: Problems setting up my new GraverMax

    Hi, your air pressure setting at the gravermax is far too low. It needs turning up to stop the handpiece vibrating. You need a certain air pressure to get the handpiece quiet, at lower pressure it will still knock, as the air pressure does not push the piston far enough to the front to stop...
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    Sorry John...I didn't mean to

    Beautiful work! The girl‘s pendant reminds of a classic Journeys record cover… Did you use ink to blacken the background? I live in France. Would you teach me some basics, if I‘d come to the Netherlands? Cheers Ralf
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    Fun Project

    out of curiosity: did You leave the flask empty for engraving? Or did you fill it with something (water, sand, low melting stuff…) to dampen noise and get more impact from your graver handpiece? Cheers Ralf
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    Question: Lets talk about hearing protection / noise cancelling headphones - What do you use?

    I used Bose QC noise cancelling headphones at work (not for engraving) for some years, and at the highest setting the acoustic isolation is so strong that it feels strange. They do work for your purpose, but you have to get used to this feeling. You‘ll also loose some acoustic feedback from your...
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    Sandblasting effect using GRS machine

    Hello, I do not use a diamond cone, but a real brilliant-cut 2 mm diamond which I set upside down in a tool for my stone setting flexible shaft hammer handpiece. That leaves in Gold and Silver a set of sparkling impressions. For the engraving handpiece, I made to stippling points out of worn...
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    Bambi 8ltr compressor

    Maybe the tiny buffer tank of the bambi does not allow for the oil vapor to settle down? I use a very old JunAir with two compressor heads and a 25l buffer tank, no oil visibly leaves the tank. Maybe the compressor is overfilled with oil? Good luck Ralf
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    Printer with or without scanner bed?

    Transfers work with Brother toner as well, please see here: https://engraverscafe.com/threads/a-working-brother-printer-transfer-method.27749/
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    Best sharpening system // fixture for brand new (broke) beginner?

    To solve the broke/no budget problem, you could start out with a template system. Do you have acces to some basic machining? A saw, a file, a lathe and a drilling machine suffice to built working templates. I did so in the start, before I found a second hand Dual Angle support. If interested in...
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    A really cool book jacket

    at the lower part of this page you can finde more inspiration: http://www.mariomarkus.com/hp4.html
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    A really cool book jacket

    Here you are: https://www.scenolia.com/fr/2113-tableau-psychedelic-fractal.html#/2-matiere-toile_textile/44-format-40_x_40_cm
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    A really cool book jacket

    I would put it down as a fractal (image produced by a software using some formula whose iteration converges or not depending on the (X.Y) coordinates of the point in the plane) combined with some pattern generating algorithm. The line structures between two fan- or leaf-like structures remind me...
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    How nessasary is pneumatic engraver for a beginner?

    I learned engraving without a direct teacher, only with help from the engravers cafe. It would have been impossible / quite a lot harder and slower without air assist. Those systems, properly set up, make the start a lot easier. The same goes for a precise sharpening system. As a beginner, you...

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