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    Stainless steel blanks

    Id like to thank everyone who contributed advice for me. Ive finally gotten success. I ordered some 316 stainless dog tags and sharpened the heck out of a carbide 90 degree graver. I tore one up until i found the right angle and machine speed and whatnot and got it cutting nice curls of metal. I...
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    GRS flat gravers

    I am going to cut it and make 2 gravers out of it. This seems like a much better option than waiting to send it back and get a new one.
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    Heel on flat graver

    I just got some flats to use, havent used em yet and cant seem to find out how to put a proper heel on a flat graver.
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    Some of the recent efforts

    Thats awesome to be getting advice from a fellow tattooer. Im looking to open a shop of my own as well. Will take some time but the plan will remain until the goal it met. And you are so right about tattoos being jewelry for people who dont change their minds lol ive tattooed jewelry on people.
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    Some of the recent efforts

    Did you spend time as a tattoo artist? Ive seen you reference tattooing a bit . Tattooing is one of my other artforms ive done for years. Its definitely helped a lot with getting into engraving.
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    GRS flat gravers

    It was sold as for powered handpieces so i assumed it would be. I guess if i snap it off smaller and grind it into the proper shape to fit it should work no?
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    Some of the recent efforts

    Man you sure do make me wanna throw my machine at the wall with these 304 pieces lol Awesome work
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    GRS flat gravers

    I ordered a grs N20 flat graver and it just came in. The part that goes into the handpiece is flat and large and doesnt fit in either of my handpieces. Do these need a specific handpiece to work with? Its much larger than all my other gravers. Said it was for pnumatic and not hand push so im not...
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    Dot punch backgrounds opinions

    Thank you for the quick reply. Looks like im getting some beading punches to practice this.
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    Dot punch backgrounds opinions

    What type of punch gives this raised dot look as opposed to recessed dots?
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    Hard steel breaking graver points

    Ive done some work with micromotors on metal and through experimenting learned that if you do what everyone says not to do and push the bur toward the lines like you would in hand engraving it creates a much closer look, deffinitely not hand engraved but much nicer than what the common...
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    Stainless steel blanks

    Thank you for the advice, i will do what you suggested.
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    Stainless steel blanks

    How much does the heel play a role when cutting stainless? ive read to not use a heel when cutting stainless but wouldnt that cause the graver to dig into the metal?
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    Critique Request Fresh of the bench...tarot pendant

    Man id love to know how you figured it out lol. I cant get a line any deeper than a thin shading line even with multiple passes.
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    Stainless steel blanks

    Thank you for the response, it sure has been frustrating trying to work with it and is making me second guess my desire to work on guns. These tiny pieces have been a nightmare so far lol. The deepest i can cut on them is what shading lines would look like. Ill do 3 passes and barely do anything.
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