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See the gold leaf guitar post....How did you do that "engraving"? I am just curious. Is it hand cut with a dremel or a hand scriber, like they used in the "old days"? JANE Diaz (I guess it is kinda confusing when BOTH our faces are on there. I'm the jeweler/sign artist. Bill is the guitar-playing/sign artist.)
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I'm gonna go out on a limb here and bet that CJ used a set of various graver tools, and maybe even a pneumatic GraverMax tool - works like a small jackhammer, taking care of the graving work while you guide it where it's supposed to go, giving you more control.
Yeah, I've talked to CJ about these tools before, and my dad designs/builds jewelry so he has a number of them onhand.
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Mike Pipes stickerpimp.com Lake Havasu, AZ mike@stickerpimp.com Posts: 8746 | From: Lake Havasu, AZ USA | Registered: Jun 2000
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Doug is right..... I use a varity of tools, depending on the job at hand, or the detail needed....!!
For plowing through Alum. I use a pnuematic hammer called a "Graver Max"......saves a bunch of time.
For the highly detailed work like portraits, some jewelry items, "High Dollar" knives, guns and finishing touches on most of my work.......I'll use the old time more traditional tools such as, Gravers, Burins, Chasing Hammers, and whatever it takes to get the desired results....... It is still all "HAND" engraving, as no Pantograph or production equiptment is ever used....
ABSULUTLY NO Dremal or rotary machines are ever used......That's another ballgame, and although I've seen one or two people in my life do acceptable stuff with them.......you can't get the "Bright Cuts" ya can with a chisel (graver, burin, etc).
I had my tools set up at a Conclave a couple years ago, but didn't really get to give a good demonstration of how it's done..........Just Toooooooo many other things to do at those meets......... Besides...my knees were killing me from painting floors fo a week
I'm always glad to show anyone anything I know about engraving, or any other dumb things I've managed to pick up over the years.......and keep trying to get to another meet to maybe get someone interested in carrying on an almost lost art (whatever the hell "art" means)......heheh
Jane..............If you still do jewelry casting....I "NEED" someone to cast up some pieces for me from 14kt gold........I do my own waxes......Let me know.
Thanks for your interest in some of the things i do....
.........cj
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Sorry. I did jewelry all through college and did alot of it, but once I graduated, I didn't have all the equipment to continue. ISU had a great jewelry department, though and I loved it! You might see if any of the universities in your area have jewelry departments and "hire" some student or instructor to cast that stuff for you. They would probably like the extra money and if you got a graduate or advanced student, you would probably get a good job. Ask around.
-------------------- Bill Diaz Diaz Sign Art Pontiac IL www.diazsignart.com Posts: 2110 | From: Pontiac, IL | Registered: Dec 2001
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Give my dad a holler, he can cast those pieces for ya. Call him toll-free 1-877-438-9505 and check out his website http://www.policejewelrypins.com if you want to see some examples of his work.
His name is Don, or as he likes to call himself "Don the Pipe"
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Mike Pipes stickerpimp.com Lake Havasu, AZ mike@stickerpimp.com Posts: 8746 | From: Lake Havasu, AZ USA | Registered: Jun 2000
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