Nifty transfer wax

Sam · Oct 6, 2015

That looks great, Layne. I'll mix up a batch with lamp black and see if I can get similar results. I can get similar results with powdered lamp black but it's so dang messy that I only use it as a last resort. Mixed with wax it would seem like it'd be a lot easier to deal with.

Southern Custom · Oct 6, 2015

That was the key here in that it's not a messy mix due to your formula. It just takes a very rich pigment and the Rub N Buff did the trick. Lamp black should work as well as long as the host wax doesn't lose it's consistency.
LZ.

Sam · Oct 7, 2015

Ok, I ordered some ebony Rub N Buff from Amazon. I'd never heard of the stuff before but I have some coming. I see what you mean that the powdered lamp black might make the mix too stiff. Looking forward to trying this and thanks for the tip :thumbsup:

Brant · Oct 8, 2015

Hobby Lobby $6

Toad · Oct 18, 2015

Sam, did you try the Run n Buff yet. I am interested in how it turns out.

Sam · Oct 18, 2015

Toad said:
Sam, did you try the Run n Buff yet. I am interested in how it turns out.

Yes I did, and my results aren't as good as Layne's. The Rub N Buff doesn't mix with the wax but settles to the bottom, so it has to be mixed in before the wax cools. Not a huge deal but kind of messy. But I couldn't get a really good transfer so I'll keep working with it. I taught a class right after I made it and then we're heading overseas so it'll be a couple of weeks before I can get back to experimenting with it.

My signature below was done with lamp black powder which works really well. I hope to get the transfer wax to perform like this. FYI, I engraved my signature on a steel plate first, and then transferred it to this Winchester floor plate for engraving. So you're seeing the piece of clear tape as well as the transfer.

Toad · Oct 18, 2015

Thank you Sam. Bring us some of that good clear tape.

Todd

Sam · Oct 19, 2015

Toad said:
Thank you Sam. Bring us some of that good clear tape.
Todd

Moore Crystal Clear from Sweden is readily available and works great. http://www.texasart.com/adhesives/tape/transparent-tape/moore-crystal-clear-tape.html

JMiller · Oct 19, 2015

I have been using 3M Scotchpad 375-P, works well for larger transfers. Have used at work for years
and it is some the best tape ever. You can get small packs from Office Depot and other stores.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3M-SCOTCH-3750P-2-X-6-TAPE-STRIPS-40-PACK/150194467738?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D34003%26meid%3Dca7c0a83471149588d9843a7ed7b6905%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D381324965271
http://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-7162/3M-Label-Protection-Pouch-Tape/3M-3750P-Tape-Pads-2-x-6

Dani Girl · Oct 21, 2015

Has anyone found tape that's good for transfers that posts to Australia fairly cheaply.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3M-SCOTCH-3750P-2-x-6-Tape-Strips-2-PACK-/150194473621?hash=item22f849ca95 Postage to Aus here is $18 for $5 worth of tape.

Thanks everyone.

Roger B · Oct 21, 2015

Dani Girl said:
Has anyone found tape that's good for transfers that posts to Australia fairly cheaply.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3M-SCOTCH-3750P-2-x-6-Tape-Strips-2-PACK-/150194473621?hash=item22f849ca95 Postage to Aus here is $18 for $5 worth of tape.

Thanks everyone.

Have you been in touch with 3M Australia for a distributor?

Roger B · Oct 21, 2015

sam said:
Moore Crystal Clear from Sweden is readily available and works great. http://www.texasart.com/adhesives/tape/transparent-tape/moore-crystal-clear-tape.html

I see that this tape is available on ebay for A$75- with free postage to Oz or from Amazon for only A$43- including postage!! It seems as though the local distributor has none available.

Brian Marshall · Oct 21, 2015

Sometimes we don't remember just how lucky we are to be hand engravers in the USA...

Relatively cheap and commonly available tools & equipment, parts and service, classes, workshops, private instruction, exhibitions/shows and an incredible range of quality materials to work in. (and with - as in the tape(s) mentioned earlier in this thread)

Relatively inexpensive and secure shipping compared to most of the world.

Hundreds of specialized niches to do our work in.

Very few bribes or "mordida" to pay...

Brian

Dani Girl · Nov 2, 2015

http://www.texasart.com/adhesives/tape/transparent-tape/moore-crystal-clear-tape.html

or Scotch Transparent tape 600

Anyone willing to put a roll of either of these in an envelope heading to Australia will receive my thanks and the offer of a free engraved trinket with your name on it, or as a gift for someone. Maybe more inclined to Moore but I don't know why.

Pm me for my address... probably post here too so that folk know my overseas issue has been resolved.

Toad · Nov 3, 2015

I just got a couple rolls of Moore tape because it is a favorite of Sam. I'll let you all know how it works out later.
Todd

RDP · Nov 3, 2015

Dani, give this a try from Office works, I think it will do the job, and cheap enough,

http://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/scotch-packaging-tape-super-clear-48mm-x-75m-3m10590480

Richard

Dani Girl · Nov 4, 2015

Thanks Richard. I'll give that a try.

I just found a roll of Scotch 600 too.

Can be really good to have the wide tape on hand.

Thanks. Would be cool to try the Moore beside it and see how it goes, would you believe it My transfer wax has been lost since may, got my new one yesterday, found the old one today under the bench behind the drawers. Now I've got two... I feel sooooo much better having a tin or two back on my table. This stuff is so hard to live without once you come to love it.

RDP · Nov 4, 2015

Did you get the Transfer wax from here or from overseas?

Richard.

Dani Girl · Nov 6, 2015

Straight off Sam. On his website. You can get it from grs and rio grande too I think.

Brian Marshall · Nov 6, 2015

Crawling around under your bench is a mandatory daily exercise routine... (even if not always necessary)

Keeps you flexible. Finding acrobatic gemstones, springs, ball bearings, small parts, lost tools and providing birth control to the breeding dust bunnies.

You also learn to make wire widgets to reach into places where your fingers can't go. Stimulates your creativity.

Keep small penlights around on every bench. Try to remember to change the batteries every coupla years.

One year I gave my partner in a jewelry store a pair of kneepads and a headlamp for Christmas to use for the "longer journeys". He still uses them to this day.

Brian

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