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    Help picking a Vise

    I engrave parts for muzzle loaders and find the Grs positioning vice is great and heavy enough for everything I do , I have made jigs for holding barrels and cylinders and also is great for under a microscope
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    Revolver cylinder holder help

    Home made cylinder holder works great
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    Revolver cylinder holder help

    Much appreciated for your advice
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    Revolver cylinder holder help

    Hi all Any body have some ideas for holding revolver cylinders in a Grs positioning vice please ?pictures of what you have made would be much appreciated. Thanks all Andy
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    practice

    Another go feeling reasonably happy with this one bit more shading to finish it off
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    practice

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    practice

    A few more practice plates trying to get the chip to pop out with the English scroll plate,if anyone has a picture of the amount of taper needed on the tool would be greatly appreciated,the scrolls are a bit wonky and one leaf growing the wrong way, just another million hours practice and I may...
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    practice

    Hi BB Thanks for your kind words and good advice I see what you mean will look into that. Regards Andrew
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    practice

    Feel slightly more happy with my progress need loads more practice with shading
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    In memory of my Dog

    In memory of my dog I lost just after Christmas a crazy springer spaniel.
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    Cast iron engraving HELP

    I agree I think it was wrought iron had black slag lines in it and not good to cut chipped a bit, but the colouring covered and toned it down a lot
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    Cast iron engraving HELP

    Thank you Allan much appreciated fitted two new hammers and blueing and colour case hardening just tones it down a bit
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    Cast iron engraving HELP

    Turned out not too bad
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    Cast iron engraving HELP

    Thanks for the info , the frame and barrels are in one piece and relatively soft compared to the plates , I annealed all the pistol in the furnace packed in a charcoal packed box to minimise scale , I guess the lock plates must be ruff castings hence the black flaw lines in it , back in the 1830...
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    Cast iron engraving HELP

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    Cast iron engraving HELP

    Agree with what you are saying, the customer sent this pistol to us and wanted it restored I have two hammers to make and fit and the action to work on , we mentioned to him he has a few options just getting it working mechanically with minimal finishing or a complete re finish engraving ...
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    Cast iron engraving HELP

    I’m just going over what’s all ready there
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    Cast iron engraving HELP

    Thanks will give it a go, the steel has lots of impurities in it fine black lines and seems to chip rather than cut attached an image of the type of pistol it is
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    Cast iron engraving HELP

    Hi folks I’m newbie been engraving for about 10 months, has anyone got any advice for engraving cast iron I’m just going over a percussion double barrelled pistol and finding it very sticky engraving it , so advice on face angle heel length ect any advice would be welcome Regards Andrew
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    practice

    Another practice plate ,shading not great but feeling a slight improvement

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