[Jewelry making - Article 00055] - Re: [Orchid] Engraving on my own

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>         After I've gotten competent at engraving and I'm finally
>     working on commercial pieces, what do i do if I'm  working on an 18
>     k gold bracelet and I slip up? Are there any  tricks of the trade
>     for covering up mistakes? 

    If you are using one of the pneumatic tools your mistakes and slips
    should  be .0000001 or less <grin> However, when it happens - and it
    will - this  is what separates the professionals from the rest. 

    No, not the wide range of cuss words in several languages - knowing
    how to  minimize if not actually "erase" the  AT #$%*! mistake. There
    are many methods,  from simple burnishing to bringing the entire
    unengraved field down to the depth  of the scratch/slip. I'm in the
    process of writing detailed instructions on this. Stay tuned. 

>     How would you compare say the Foredom rotary engraver to the 
>     pneumonic engravers?

    Rotary tools are NOT in the same category at all. Different animal.
    We (us  engravers:) do use rotary tools for background removal,
    hogging out metal for  inlays, and texturing. These days most of us
    use the high speed 35,000 rpm +  tools. Foredoms and other flexshaft
    brands (14,000 rpm) tend to "skip" and  "walk" over the surface of
    your piece at exactly the wrong time... 

    Actually, power assisted engraving tools come in two flavors:
    Mechanical  reciprocating tools such as the Foredom PowerGraver or
    NGraver tools. Pneumatics  use air. The two major brands of
    pneumatics are GRS and Lindsay. 

Brian P.  Marshall
Stockton Jewelry Arts School
2207 Lucile Ave.
Stockton, CA  95209 USA
209-477-0550  Workshop/Studio
instructor AT jewelryartschool.com
jewelryartschool AT aol.com

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