mitch
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At the risk of scaring some folks off, I'm going to say this anyway: Too many newbies are asking for help before making ANY EFFORT WHATSOEVER to find something out on their own! In recent months there seems to be an increasing tendency for some to seek (free) instruction on the most basic techniques. Things that are readily available in books and online with but a moment's diligence are now routinely found in threads on this forum. I'm even getting PMs & emails asking directly for advice on this simple ... stuff.
Far too often lately I'm seeing questions that are being tersely answered with "You need to search the Tips Archive..." If you can't even bother looking up the info that is almost certainly already contained somewhere in this vast resource, why the h*** should the rest of us waste our valuable time spoon-feeding it to you? And more to the point, if you don't have the initiative & determination to learn the simplest things without constant handholding, you will NEVER make it as an engraver. You do not have what it takes.
In the last few days I've been working on a project that involves a couple techniques that I had to figure out FOR MYSELF about 30 years ago. I've always tried to push the envelope and way back then I didn't know anybody who was doing these techniques so there was nobody to call anyway. It also got me to thinking how much I LEARNED by being forced to figure things out on my own. Instead of immediately typing "How do I do...?" on a computer, I had no choice but to consider various options and apply some creativity to more than the scroll design. And yeah, I made some mistakes along the way, too- sometimes learning more from those than the successes.
Try doing your own research and experimenting a bit, people! Feel free to ask for help when you run into problems, but PLEASE stop abusing this resource as your personal live how-to manual for every little thing!!!
Far too often lately I'm seeing questions that are being tersely answered with "You need to search the Tips Archive..." If you can't even bother looking up the info that is almost certainly already contained somewhere in this vast resource, why the h*** should the rest of us waste our valuable time spoon-feeding it to you? And more to the point, if you don't have the initiative & determination to learn the simplest things without constant handholding, you will NEVER make it as an engraver. You do not have what it takes.
In the last few days I've been working on a project that involves a couple techniques that I had to figure out FOR MYSELF about 30 years ago. I've always tried to push the envelope and way back then I didn't know anybody who was doing these techniques so there was nobody to call anyway. It also got me to thinking how much I LEARNED by being forced to figure things out on my own. Instead of immediately typing "How do I do...?" on a computer, I had no choice but to consider various options and apply some creativity to more than the scroll design. And yeah, I made some mistakes along the way, too- sometimes learning more from those than the successes.
Try doing your own research and experimenting a bit, people! Feel free to ask for help when you run into problems, but PLEASE stop abusing this resource as your personal live how-to manual for every little thing!!!
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