ndallyn
Member
I lurked the forums here for a few weeks and finally joined up. I'm an engineering design student right now, before that I was in the metal trades for 10 years, made knives for 8 years as a hobby and love guncraft and basically anything mechanical/metalwork related.
I have gotten the urge to try engraving, I lurked around here for a few weeks before joining - read a lot of the beginners info, have been practicing drawing and reading books - but I have a couple questions I haven't found answers too yet.
I live in Canada, Calgary AB specifically. Are there any courses in Canada that are worth taking to learn? I know about the GRS courses and have been looking at that, just wondering if there were any instructors or courses north of the border.
Also, I'm wondering if a gravermeister is a decent setup to learn on. I can buy one locally, but I know it is older technology as far as machines go - I haven't been able to find any reviews or videos of one online yet. Does it make a good beginner machine? Are there any major drawbacks compared with the newer machines? I generally try to buy something decent the first time rather than upgrade later.
Thanks,
Nathan
I have gotten the urge to try engraving, I lurked around here for a few weeks before joining - read a lot of the beginners info, have been practicing drawing and reading books - but I have a couple questions I haven't found answers too yet.
I live in Canada, Calgary AB specifically. Are there any courses in Canada that are worth taking to learn? I know about the GRS courses and have been looking at that, just wondering if there were any instructors or courses north of the border.
Also, I'm wondering if a gravermeister is a decent setup to learn on. I can buy one locally, but I know it is older technology as far as machines go - I haven't been able to find any reviews or videos of one online yet. Does it make a good beginner machine? Are there any major drawbacks compared with the newer machines? I generally try to buy something decent the first time rather than upgrade later.
Thanks,
Nathan