Bright cut engraving pics

[Haraga.com]

Here are some more pics of bright cut engraving. Sorry for the quality. I don't do much with turquoise but the barrette and earrings are what the customer wanted. One of the pics is a bracelet in the making. The final pictures were too blurry. The round piece is a horn cap for Kathy's Show Equipment also the tips and swell caps are Kathy's. Once again sorry for the quality. Rather than start a new thread, I have added a photo of a die that I use in the kick press to dome a 1.75" saddle concho. It is made of cold rolled steel. Thanks.

 

[Norm Harris Jr.]

Leonard

I like that stuff. How are you holding the braclet in the vice.

 

[PS_Bond]

4 very short pins?

 

[Haraga.com]

4 short pins

 

[Haraga.com]

At first the pins had sharp edges and early on in my engraving days I only let them cut open my knuckles 40 or 50 times before I figured out that I should remove the sharp edges!

 

[Steve223]

Nice work Lenaord!!

 

[KCSteve]

Nice work on the engraving but you've got to get a tripod for your camera so we can see those details.

Or just use a beanbag (which can, in fact, be a bag of beans - or popcorn, or rice, or ...) Just something so the camera isn't in your hands and moving around.

 

[Norm Harris Jr.]

I see said the blindman

 

[Mike Cirelli]

Good looking stuff Leonard.

 

[KCSteve]

Norm,

If you have a tripod, put the camera on it and use the 'self-timer' mode. You'll be amazed at how much sharper the pictures are. Check first to make sure the camera can focus properly at the distance you're at. As others have mentioned sometimes you have to get further back to get good focus and then crop on the computer to get just the bit you want.

If you don't have a tripod you can set the camera on some sort of beanbag - as I mentioned, a bag of rice, beans, popcorn, or anything like that will work just fine. You'll probably have to stand the work up against something to get it flat relative to the camera lens, but once again you'll get much clearer pictures.

 

[Haraga.com]

Thanks guys. As soon as I get a minute I will set something up properly. I had something interesting happen today that will take your mind off of engraving. The turbocharger went south on my field tractor. 650$ for that. It will be in on Friday. I thought that it would be twice the money. Hopefully no parts went into the engine. I didn't even swear.

 

[cowboy_silversmith]

Leonard~ Seems to me you are one busy man with all that silver work and the tractor too! Geemaneez!!!

Best regards,
Greg Pauline

 

[Haraga.com]

Greg. Busy running in circles. Is it busy man or stupid man? I often think of myself in the latter. As you can imagine, every bolt is corroded on the hot side of the turbo.

 

[Haraga.com]

If anyone is interested I have added a photo of a die that I use in my kick press to dome a 1.75" saddle concho. Thanks everyone again for the camera help. I promise I will work on it.

 

[Steve223]

Did you get the turbo off ? If its not one thing its half a dozen others!

 

[Haraga.com]

I'll make the attempt later this morning when it warms up a little. If I get some work done in the shop first it will keep my frustration level down on the turbo removal.

 

[Steve223]

LOL i understand.... I hate mechcanicing,I would rather be covered in cow crap than gettin greasey lol