MICHAEL
Elite Cafe Member
It's been a long time since I posted, been really busy. I was searching for info on Uberti SS pistols and how they cut and posted my question in that post when I should have started another thread. I apologize. Please ignore that post and reply here, thank you.
I'm engraving a Uberti SS clone of a Colt Model P. I am looking for info on if anyone had problems with the material being hard. I started cutting on the top strap. I got borders cut on both sides of the top strap and had the tip fracture on me 2x (using c-max). I resharpened to mirror finish and started on the leaves and immediately fractured the tip again. This isn't the usual dulling. I'm having to resharpen with the 180 gator wheel through to ceramic wheel. I'm cutting about 1-inch before tip fractures. I just did F engraving on a Uberti 66 carbine, 1851 navy confederate pistol, 2 brass uberti back straps, and numerous steel practice plates with the same graver without problems and only resharpened 1x per day just because. I tried my NGraver carbide and they fractured also. Any help will be appreciated.
I'm engraving a Uberti SS clone of a Colt Model P. I am looking for info on if anyone had problems with the material being hard. I started cutting on the top strap. I got borders cut on both sides of the top strap and had the tip fracture on me 2x (using c-max). I resharpened to mirror finish and started on the leaves and immediately fractured the tip again. This isn't the usual dulling. I'm having to resharpen with the 180 gator wheel through to ceramic wheel. I'm cutting about 1-inch before tip fractures. I just did F engraving on a Uberti 66 carbine, 1851 navy confederate pistol, 2 brass uberti back straps, and numerous steel practice plates with the same graver without problems and only resharpened 1x per day just because. I tried my NGraver carbide and they fractured also. Any help will be appreciated.