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Other than coffee grounds, there is liver of sulfur. That the only two I know. Well I do heat my buckles to get diff colors. Was wanting a different look to offer
That's getting down to almost the thickness of a human hair! I think the only way you will get wire that thin is to roll it between two pieces of heavy steel plate.
I have just been polishing to 600 on carbide for a long time, and it works fine.
When I took Siderovs stone setting class he mentioned this, and I could not disagree.
I don't really want to go to that extent if I can find a source to just buy it. All I have is a torch to anneal with so when wire gets much smaller than .008" or so I have trouble not burning it up....
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I'll swim against the tide on this one.
Andrew Biggs 05-20-2013, 03:11 AMI've just finished cutting a fully engraved watch made of 316L stainless. Case, back, rotor and bezel.
Using a C-max 1.8mm graver on an Easygraver 120...