Billzach
Elite Cafe Member
i spent about 5 years, learning on my own and there is nothing wrong with learning on your own, but it has it,s limits... speaking from experience i had come to a point where my work was at a standstill..i had a nice shop and had plans to keep engraving [ carving coins ] but knew i needed some one on one...i decided to attend a grs class to improve my skills and everything changed after i attended the class pertaining to my level of engraving and money obtained from carving coins..there,s nothing like hands on learning on how to make tools, set up and run a airgraver, ink transfers, etc..yes i paid out quite a few dollars for the class, motel, etc. but the good part was my work improved so much that i regained all i spent in less than 6 weeks because of the training i had received at grs..i,ve said all this to help the new engravers on the forum, if you want to cut the learning curve, go to a good engraving school..