Both the Brother I use at work and the one at home work fine thankfully. Both on original toner cartidges aswell...but only when not using straight acetone...
I always thought that inkjet transfers are not transferred with acetone? The laser printer transfer need the acetone, in which case I have found the 100% acetone doesn't transfer as good as the nailpolish remover.
Mind you...I don't use inkjet printers to transfer, so maybe someone who does can...
I use Lindsay carbalt also. With a slightly dubbed point for the deeper lines.
Thing to keep in mind is that the scraps cut better than "worked on" pieces. They tend to have some hard spots in them. Or at least that has been the case for me
A monochrome laser printer is the same as a B&W laser printer, as there is only 1 cartridge filled with black toner.
I have never tried inkjet transfers, so I wouldn't have a clue on that matter
Your regular preferred method for transferring. Personally I like the laserprint with nail polish remover(with acetone) method. Straight acetone doesn't work for me. Sometimes on silver or stainless(when it has a high polish for instance) this method will not work very wel or at all. In those...
If all fails...I make a "normal" transfer to mild steel. Then simply take a wax transfer from those cuts. Scribe it and get cracking.
It is more work, but also makes a nice excuse for a practice run of your lines, hahaha.
I am self taught, if that is still possible, with the internet and all. Youtube and some of Mr. Alfano's dvd's...and some good people here and there pointing me in the right direction. Along the way, I have tried to listen to any advice I have been given(tried...not always succeeded).
The...
For stainless...your control needs to be as perfect as you can get it. Your gravers will not be able to stand even the slightest wobble of your hand, it will simply break/chip the tip of your graver. The lines you cut on the mountains should be no problem whatsoever in stainless. Or...at least...
Thanks, that is very kind of you to say. I continue to see myself as someone that just started on his journey to learn this beautiful craft. I tend to see alot of mistakes in everything I do. But...I believe that is what makes someone progress in whatever he/she is trying to learn.
You may be...
Thanks Ralf...
The regular background is blackened, as are all of the lines, and shading. Except the shading in the moon and the back of the scarab. These were stippled. They play with light very nicely, turning from dark to light.
My workshop isn't equiped for having guests at the moment. I...
Thanks John, I always appreciate your opinion. I knew these skulls weren't your thing, that's why I also posted the scarab. I was just messing about a wee bit. I am hoping I don't have to do another one for a long while though, hahaha
The guy that ordered the skull pendant from me a while back, ordered 2 more for his boys. So...oooops I did again, hahaha.
The other one is a birthday present for a soon to be 16 year old girl. Done in titanium. The stippling changes from darker than the titanium to lighter than it. And....it...