Hi guys,
I’m pretty new to hand engraving and haven’t done it in a long time. Just worked on this 2mm ring today. I had it fixed in the inside ring holder, pictured above. I had the hardest time keeping the top of the scroll in view under the scope because obviously the ring wasn’t centered using this inside ring holder. I then tried using the magnetic leather pads and locking it in the jaws of the vise itself but I was still getting a lot of vibration. Also, having to unlock the jaws and rotate the ring after every scroll took an extremely long time.
the vibration from the gravermax/ring holder combo also made it extremely hard for the monarch handpiece to do the work and to get a nice cut. (Especially in certain directions).
When I had to adjust the microblocks physical position 5 times per scroll to keep it in view, my scrolls turned out choppy and very visually unpleasant.
Any advise MUCH APPRECIATED!!!
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