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  1. BBennett

    Ron Smith Two More YouTube Videos Published

    Please accept this announcement that there are two more instructional videos published on YouTube in Ron's series The Fundamentals of Lettering for the Hand Engraver. They are for the Old English and Pearl Roman styles. Once again, we hope you will find these valuable. Thank you.
  2. BBennett

    Announcement: Ron Smith first time published videos, made in 1987.

    You are very welcome. Your comments have made my day. All you've said of Ron are totally true. He is no longer on the internet. I will convey all you've said today. He will be pleased, too, that the information is still valuable to all engravers, whom he loves so much. Thank you, again. Bill.
  3. BBennett

    Announcement: Ron Smith first time published videos, made in 1987.

    Hi mdengraver, You have brought up two valid points. I sincerely apologize, as I see how I wrote the announcement is misleading. So, I went back and edited the announcement. Ron and I made the lettering series back in 1987 on VHS. Not long ago he and I remembered them and decided to publish...
  4. BBennett

    Announcement: Ron Smith first time published videos, made in 1987.

    Ron Smith has two newly published for the first time videos that we made in 1987. Subject: Script Lettering for the Hand Engraver. Sections A and B. Hope you will find them valuable. Links are: Section B Thank you very much, Bill
  5. BBennett

    Ron Smith's Fundamentals of Lettering Videos.

    You are welcome, Ernesto Good luck with the information.
  6. BBennett

    Ron Smith's Fundamentals of Lettering Videos.

    You are very welcome. I sincerely hope you will find it valuable Thanks,
  7. BBennett

    Ron Smith's Fundamentals of Lettering Videos.

    Just wanted to advise everyone that there are 2 new Ron Smith's teachings on YouTube. They are 2 parts of a 7 part series entitled "The Fundamentals of Lettering for Hand Engravers". These are the Parts and Links: Part 1: Introduction, Tools and Tips Part 2: Block Lettering Remaining parts...
  8. BBennett

    Engraving Transfer Technique

    That sure does help. Thanks a bunch.
  9. BBennett

    Engraving Transfer Technique

    Yahoo! Thanks for the info, RhoTu. That makes it much simpler for me.
  10. BBennett

    Engraving Transfer Technique

    With the way I ended up doing the transfer I never had any of these problems until I got to very fine shading. Then, I got impairment, causing the graver to slide. I removed the DYKEM and spray and shaded the bare metal. All worked well after that, too. Thanks for the question.
  11. BBennett

    Engraving Transfer Technique

    This is something I will surely checkout. For my printer EPSON did not have whether dye or pigment listed. And I couldn't ask a question. So, I will experiment. Thanks for opening up another way to transfer and use colors, Allen. I really appreciate all of it.
  12. BBennett

    Engraving Transfer Technique

    Yes, this is an excellent method. Has good applications. Thanks for bringing it up. I had seen it and was impressed with the quality. I had to rule it out, though, as I don't have a laser printer. But, good results.
  13. BBennett

    Engraving Transfer Technique

    With your permission I would like to give a bit more insight into the background of this technique. Let me tell the ups and downs of the several weeks it took me to work it out. I want to thank each of you and, especially, Jim Disbrow this morning for getting me thinking about what you could...
  14. BBennett

    Engraving Transfer Technique

    Thank you very much. I just wanted it to be valuable to all engravers to get us all out of special problems with transfers. Let us know how it works for you, please.
  15. BBennett

    Engraving Transfer Technique

    You are exactly right, Jim. One of the many variables to this method is printer quality. Mine is an Epson Work Force 7520. It produces excellent quality. I just didn't want tell tell everyone to go get a new printer. Each person to try this would need to see what the results of their printer...
  16. BBennett

    Engraving Transfer Technique

    Your post has very very thought provoking for me, oniemarc. I appreciate it more than you know. You have some excellent observations. It took me a good while to think it over. And I would like to offer a little of my insight. When your hair spray would lift from the metal, it just didn't have...
  17. BBennett

    Engraving Transfer Technique

    You're very welcome. Now you have one more option in your "bag of tricks". (: And thank you, too.
  18. BBennett

    Engraving Transfer Technique

    My printer is an ink jet. I don't know, if a laser would work well. If someone could try it and post results, it would be super.
  19. BBennett

    Engraving Transfer Technique

    Excellent points. I have used this a lot, too. With small, complicated designs it can be too easy for me to get lost in the design, as I engraved. So, I just needed a transfer that provided the maximum readability (if that's a word) (: Thanks, Sam. You are exactly right. Lots of steps...
  20. BBennett

    Engraving Transfer Technique

    Good question. You copy an existing engraving, using fingerprinting ink and pull it with tape. Placing the tape pull onto the DYKEM/Hair Spray layer the ink makes a exact copy of the existing engraving you wanted to copy. Once it dries, it is very durable and engraves very well. The black ink on...

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