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  1. Andrew Biggs

    Suggestions for an affordable watch worth engraving

    I would suggest buying a battery operated Walmart watch for your first. Just make sure it’s not plated and is 316L stainless. The reason I suggest this is because it is cheap and if you screw it up……….then it doesn’t matter. You don’t have to remove the crystal….Most of my watches I engrave...
  2. Andrew Biggs

    Graver Geometry - Color Lines?

    You are way overthinking the whole deal with cuts. Here’s the basics. Wider gravers…………Cut wider lines Narrow gravers ………cut narrow lines. You can alter the above by cutting deeper or shallower or by leaning the graver onto its side (often called rolling the graver) When shading…….lines...
  3. Andrew Biggs

    Tom Turpin

    That is sad news indeed I always enjoyed talking with Tom at the FEGA show. He will be missed by many. His books are now collectors items and what he didn't know about custom guns wasn't worth knowing. The gun world has lost a real treasure Rest In Peace, Tom.
  4. Andrew Biggs

    Ben Lane Jr.

    Very sad news indeed Mike. I had the pleasure of meeting both Ben and Kaye many years ago now. Both lovely and incredibly generouse people.
  5. Andrew Biggs

    Rod Cameron: an appreciation

    That is very sad news indeed. I have very fond memories of Rod. He came to New Zealand many years ago with his friend and they visited with us for an afternoon. A couple of years later Kathleen and Rod hosted us in Mendocino and we stayed in his workshop. Then I had the pleasure of being a...
  6. Andrew Biggs

    Announcement: RIP Winston Churchill

    Very sad news indeed. He leaves behind a legacy of work that will inspire generations of engravers to come. RIP Winston Churchill. It was pleasure to meet him all those years ago at a Grand Masters in Kansas.
  7. Andrew Biggs

    My first engraved watch (in progress)

    Just engrave it. Go hard and make sure you finish it. Don’t be afraid to make a good job……..or a bad one!!! From that experience you will soon start realising that what you think will work……..may, or may not work in practice. Don’t bother trying to cut it on a practice plate as the metal and...
  8. Andrew Biggs

    Hey monk yes scrim can certainly be shared and encouraged. it was a double post by the same guy...

    Hey monk yes scrim can certainly be shared and encouraged. it was a double post by the same guy asking the same question twice in seperate threads. So I just deleted one to keep it simple
  9. Andrew Biggs

    FEGA Engraver Magazine

    It is always bound to happen that one or two copies go MIA. :) If you haven't received your last copy then get in touch with Van at the admin office. He will resend you a copy.
  10. Andrew Biggs

    FEGA Engraver Magazine

    It’s that time again. I’m working on the next FEGA Engraver magazine………..so if you are a FEGA member and have photos of your engraving work that you want published in the Around The Traps section please send me the photos ASAP. You will find my email on the inside cover of the previous...
  11. Andrew Biggs

    Metal inlays in wood

    Pinning it at the back also helps. You can contour the metal slightly by bending it. Make it slightly thicker than you want and sand the metal inlay down to the wood.........just like a gold inlay. Choose your epoxy wisely...........Get a good marine one not Araldite. Araldite is heat sensitive...
  12. Andrew Biggs

    Tendinitis

    Try the Theraband Flex Bar. I used the green one and it works incredibly well. Lots of YouTube videos about it
  13. Andrew Biggs

    R.I.P. Ray Philips

    Sadly we have just learnt of the passing of Ray Philips last Saturday. Ray was an amazing character and much loved friend of the American and international engraving fraternity. He invented the N-Graver power tool and started his N-Graver company suppling various tools to the trade. He was a...
  14. Andrew Biggs

    Dani girl pointing out another transfer method

    It’s called pouncing :)
  15. Andrew Biggs

    Background

    The bigger the area the flatter your background needs to be before stippling otherwise you can see variations in the stippling and they stick out like dogs balls!!! Small areas not so much. You can also punch your background to get an even surface for stippling. If you have variations in the...
  16. Andrew Biggs

    Question: how do you finish a rolex?

    I hear what you are saying with the burrs :) 800 grit for the burrs for the main cuts Followed by 1200 grit after shading cuts Do not use lubricant and back automotive grit paper up with something solid. Then green polishing paper rubbed over using fingers. You can then follow with blue and...
  17. Andrew Biggs

    Illustrator for ipad

    Far too much emphasis goes into which program to get the perfect drawing complete with shading lines etc etc. The fact is the transfer is only as good as your printer and how small you want it. So a whole lot of time and energy going into vectorising is a pointless exercise. Drawing in...
  18. Andrew Biggs

    Question: Wooden pin vise

    These are recycled drill bits being used for scrapers. Recycled beading punches and carbide burs are also great for burnishers and all sorts of useful things. A length of 10mm ~ 12mm dowel cut into whatever length handles you want. Drill a hole and araldite/superglue the drill bit into...
  19. Andrew Biggs

    Curtiss Jenny

    Damn good idea!!!! The sooner the better :)
  20. Andrew Biggs

    Ngraver Company?

    I am so sorry to hear that your mother has passed.........And that Ray has Alzheimers. That is very sad to hear. I have very fond memories of Ray at the FEGA shows. He had a real love of the art of engraving and tools. He was always great company and a great sense of humour and had a real...

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