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Thank you J Miller. You're advise is appreciated. It may be a while before the embarrassment wears off and I crawl back out of the woodwork to give it another try. I will preview it next time. It...
Max,
Welcome. If you are a complete beginner as mentioned I'd recommend one more tool that's even more important than the gravers and that's a simple pencil. An old rule of thumb with engraving is...
Max, most of the metal parts of the drums are nickel silver.
Sometimes also called German Silver in the UK.
Just buy some nickel silver sheet stock for practice engraving.
Good for wriggle...
When you try again, you can click on the go advance button and then use preview to see if your picture uploaded or make corrections if necessary before submitting post.
When I get a call from someone interested in engraving class's I tell them don't buy anything until you talk to me,I go over all the different tools power assist,hammer & chisel and sharping...
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Thank you J Miller. You're advise is appreciated....
Thank you J Miller. You're advise is appreciated. It may be a while before the embarrassment wears off and I crawl back out of the woodwork to give it another try. I will preview it next time. It...
Fred Hornshuh 04-26-2018, 08:00 PM