Question: How to hold a cup

[dlilazteca]

I'm going to be in engraving a cup for a friend of mine, what would I use to hold the cup so I can work on it I have a grs Magna block.

Thanks

Carlos De La O III

 

[silverchip]

Use a small wood clamp. Trace the opening at the top on a piece of 3/8 plywood and cut it out undersize so it will fit inside. attach that to a larger circle of plywood,then cut one more circle and tack it to the bottom of the cup with a spot of hot glue,now put the cup in the clamp and grab that in your vice. That is about as simple of a method as I can explain without a picture.

 

[monk]

depending on size , type of design, etc sandbags can work. or clamp a flat wood slab in the vise and use a batch of plasticene covered with cloth. your cup can be slowly pressed into the clay making a good snug fit. sounds crazy, but i've used balled up wads of aluminum foil to allow freaky shapes to be held. sufficient foil allows odd shapes to dig into the foil. some use leather pads, even thick lead sheet cut to fit the vice jaws. look at some of barry lee hands' posts. he uses the lead sheet for some of his work. there's likely a hundred more ways to achieve this.

 

[Beathard]

Carlos, engraving round items is a lot different than flat items. Do you have something to practice on before you cut the real thing?

 

[dlilazteca]

Carlos, engraving round items is a lot different than flat items. Do you have something to practice on before you cut the real thing?

This is my practice piece. . Its an old, very old coffee cup. .. was told if it does not turn it right to throw it away

Carlos De La O III

 

[monk]

no, no, no never throw away any work you do. if nothing else, you can refer to the piece later on to see the progress you made over time

 

[Dulltool]

Monk......... Two thumbs up.

 

[glstrcowboy]

Monk, isn't that how hoarders get started? Lol

 

[Beathard]

How did the cup end up?

 

[dlilazteca]

Ehhh..lol

Longhorn logo ok.. name needs some more practice
Carlos De La O III