hybridfiat
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Ive been chewing away diligently for several weeks now and finally found a way of getting a drawing onto the steel. So with all it's faults wobbly lines and criss crosses I post my first ever attempt at a scroll. The plate (galvanised washer) is superglued to a block of wood that is superglued to a revolving plate. The graving tool is a GRS System 3 (not the best but cheap) run off a BA set I can cart around. The gravers are Steve Lindsay's carbault 120 degree jobbies and Ive his sharpening system too (very good!). I have a stereo mic coming soon 5x-60x.
Im having a little difficulty at the end of the cut as it sweeps into the point of another, the angle and flick out I cant seem to master. Any hints?
I hope you dont feel Im wasting my/your time because Im keen to improve and I think in a year maybe Ill have a go at a (cheap) rifle. Ive 3 martini cadets with nice flat sides waiting patiently in the safe.
Im an RN on a remote mine in the interior of Western Australia (the outback) and need a portable hobby. Despite having 750 people to fix occasionally it still gets boring. I also make tsuba and amplifiers. A bit eclectic but this place leads to madness of a sort
Cheers
Steve
Im having a little difficulty at the end of the cut as it sweeps into the point of another, the angle and flick out I cant seem to master. Any hints?
I hope you dont feel Im wasting my/your time because Im keen to improve and I think in a year maybe Ill have a go at a (cheap) rifle. Ive 3 martini cadets with nice flat sides waiting patiently in the safe.
Im an RN on a remote mine in the interior of Western Australia (the outback) and need a portable hobby. Despite having 750 people to fix occasionally it still gets boring. I also make tsuba and amplifiers. A bit eclectic but this place leads to madness of a sort
Cheers
Steve
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