Hello All!
I have been lurking for a super long time now and virtually all of my questions have been asked and answered many times. Thank you! :bow:
I am learning how to hand-push engrave with a class consisting of me and myself...taught by I. The teacher is okay but doesn't really know what's good and/or bad until it is tested by the three of us.
I have been a metalsmith for about 10 years now and, for my birthday, my awesome brother put some moola on my account at RioGrande.com to "buy something I've wanted but wouldn't get for myself". I have been ogling the GRS Dual-Angle Sharpening Fixture. I have been using a Crocker that I futzed with to get it to kind of work but I have a difficult time getting the heels sharpened consistently. I cannot afford a power hone and will be using it with a couple of diamond hones, and finishing with a ruby stone, that I purchased on eBay.
I have read that others have said you can use the fixture without a power hone. Must my diamond and Ruby stones be the same level? Does one calibrate the fixture to the stone level? Once set up, do I just swivel the graver on the stone? I use GRS QC holders with Glensteel gravers. Are these gravers the best for silver and copper? I am going to buy the QC adaptors for the fixture as well. Are there instructions included with the fixture and/or QC adaptors for proper usage? I find most jeweler's tools do not come with instructions .
I really enjoy the "zen" feeling I get while engraving and even in my limited experience I can tell/feel that my inconsistent sharpening is a problem.
Thank you for your assistance and patience.
I look forward to reading your answers/comments.
I have been lurking for a super long time now and virtually all of my questions have been asked and answered many times. Thank you! :bow:
I am learning how to hand-push engrave with a class consisting of me and myself...taught by I. The teacher is okay but doesn't really know what's good and/or bad until it is tested by the three of us.
I have been a metalsmith for about 10 years now and, for my birthday, my awesome brother put some moola on my account at RioGrande.com to "buy something I've wanted but wouldn't get for myself". I have been ogling the GRS Dual-Angle Sharpening Fixture. I have been using a Crocker that I futzed with to get it to kind of work but I have a difficult time getting the heels sharpened consistently. I cannot afford a power hone and will be using it with a couple of diamond hones, and finishing with a ruby stone, that I purchased on eBay.
I have read that others have said you can use the fixture without a power hone. Must my diamond and Ruby stones be the same level? Does one calibrate the fixture to the stone level? Once set up, do I just swivel the graver on the stone? I use GRS QC holders with Glensteel gravers. Are these gravers the best for silver and copper? I am going to buy the QC adaptors for the fixture as well. Are there instructions included with the fixture and/or QC adaptors for proper usage? I find most jeweler's tools do not come with instructions .
I really enjoy the "zen" feeling I get while engraving and even in my limited experience I can tell/feel that my inconsistent sharpening is a problem.
Thank you for your assistance and patience.
I look forward to reading your answers/comments.