did you just start doing this as a hobby or did you get classes or do it as a job beacause i would like to start doing this also is it an expensive hobby/trade?
Really great! I appreciate this video so much. Being a programmer I'm used to having to butt my head on the wall a great deal but thought I might like the feeling of actual making progress with every move. Hence, I've been looking at the GraverMax but wondered if I was being too hopeful. Also.... I was thinking of buying guns from pawn shops to practice and hopefully upgrading as I passed them back. Is that possible to engrave OLD guns?
Thank you very much. Most of the time it isn't a problem to engrave old guns. Although, depending on the gun, it can be hard to get your time and money back out of it. Keep in mind that the metal has to be polished, engraved and then re-finished. Do some research on the guns before you buy them so you don't get stuck with something that you have a ton of time into and can't sell.
Hi im little but ide like to know...can you make a bolt action rifle where there is a barrel like a .357 and it just spins but its really a bolt action rifel?
It would be cool,but it would be consider semiautomatic right?
I was wondering what kind of equipment he was using also... I see the engraver commented on what he was using below:
"I'm using a GRS Gravermax so I try not to push the grver at all, it's best to let the machine do the work. I also use a small heel, which helps cut down on breakage while doing the tight scrolls."
Very nice work and educational to be able to watch. I'm interested in the palm control, airgraver by Lindsay.
I started out with hammer and chisel and then switched to the Gravermax for most work. I still do some H&C once in a while. Steve Lindsay makes some wonderful tools and is a very talented engraver.
Thank you very much. I mixed up some of my own layout wax. The wax is dabbed on with a finger and allows me to use a pencil to draw the design. I use a drafting pencil with a 4H lead. Modeling clay can also be used instead of the wax.
Very nice. Thanks for making the video. One question - it looks like pushing the graver pretty hard and lifting the tip of the engraver with a lot of force at the end of the cut - I know it's kind of subjective but could you characterize the amount of force you're using? Do you break a lot of graver tips? I'm just getting going in earnest and wonder if I'm not being aggressive enough. I very much admire the confidence you have in making your cuts.
Thank you for the compliments. This is a pretty bold style of English scroll so I was making heavy cuts. Most English work is much more delicate. I'm using a GRS Gravermax so I try not to push the grver at all, it's best to let the machine do the work. I also use a small heel, which helps cut down on breakage while doing the tight scrolls. Thanks again and keep at it.
Do you use a eye toy cam ?? i see red and blue light :)
HOJNIA88 9 months ago
did you just start doing this as a hobby or did you get classes or do it as a job beacause i would like to start doing this also is it an expensive hobby/trade?
carnigourousplotting 1 year ago
i have a question...where do you buy the equipment to do engraving?...i really would like to do some on my bikes engine casing.
LedZeppelin13k7 1 year ago
@LedZeppelin13k7 you can get engraving machine at any jewellery manufacturing machines and tools supplier shop .
cyrusvariava 10 months ago
It's a treat to watch an artisan at work.I checkered a few of my guns, but it took me so long I could never make it pay.
Hvnscent 1 year ago
Really great! I appreciate this video so much. Being a programmer I'm used to having to butt my head on the wall a great deal but thought I might like the feeling of actual making progress with every move. Hence, I've been looking at the GraverMax but wondered if I was being too hopeful. Also.... I was thinking of buying guns from pawn shops to practice and hopefully upgrading as I passed them back. Is that possible to engrave OLD guns?
SenatorMark4 2 years ago
Thank you very much. Most of the time it isn't a problem to engrave old guns. Although, depending on the gun, it can be hard to get your time and money back out of it. Keep in mind that the metal has to be polished, engraved and then re-finished. Do some research on the guns before you buy them so you don't get stuck with something that you have a ton of time into and can't sell.
coltgraver 2 years ago
perfecto grabado
brewa90 2 years ago
this is intense and im not trying to be a smartass
DeReKisthepope 2 years ago
Hi im little but ide like to know...can you make a bolt action rifle where there is a barrel like a .357 and it just spins but its really a bolt action rifel?
It would be cool,but it would be consider semiautomatic right?
My dad gunsmiths
taintedbird 2 years ago
I was wondering what kind of equipment he was using also... I see the engraver commented on what he was using below:
"I'm using a GRS Gravermax so I try not to push the grver at all, it's best to let the machine do the work. I also use a small heel, which helps cut down on breakage while doing the tight scrolls."
Very nice work and educational to be able to watch. I'm interested in the palm control, airgraver by Lindsay.
AndrosCreations 2 years ago
I started out with hammer and chisel and then switched to the Gravermax for most work. I still do some H&C once in a while. Steve Lindsay makes some wonderful tools and is a very talented engraver.
coltgraver 2 years ago
What type of engraver do you use? What brand?
keowndaniel 3 years ago
My guess is a Lindsay airgraver.
J0377 3 years ago
Amazing... Just wondering what are you using to draw on the metal?
AngryOTR 3 years ago
Thank you very much. I mixed up some of my own layout wax. The wax is dabbed on with a finger and allows me to use a pencil to draw the design. I use a drafting pencil with a 4H lead. Modeling clay can also be used instead of the wax.
coltgraver 3 years ago
I have never seen that done before ... the steady hands of a surgeon have nothing on you!
lottalan 3 years ago
Very nice. Thanks for making the video. One question - it looks like pushing the graver pretty hard and lifting the tip of the engraver with a lot of force at the end of the cut - I know it's kind of subjective but could you characterize the amount of force you're using? Do you break a lot of graver tips? I'm just getting going in earnest and wonder if I'm not being aggressive enough. I very much admire the confidence you have in making your cuts.
Thanks again!
zubernick 3 years ago
Thank you for the compliments. This is a pretty bold style of English scroll so I was making heavy cuts. Most English work is much more delicate. I'm using a GRS Gravermax so I try not to push the grver at all, it's best to let the machine do the work. I also use a small heel, which helps cut down on breakage while doing the tight scrolls. Thanks again and keep at it.
coltgraver 3 years ago
could you ingrave my M70 with the Yugoslavian coat of arms?
Nac56 2 years ago