[Jewelry making - Article 01225] - Re: [Orchid] Homemade Engraving Ball

[Douglas Zaruba]

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    I once saw the ultimate in Low-tech engraving balls. This was a
    Russian engraver, from Siberia. He had a board mounted on a bench,
    with a V-shaped cut-out, about a 90 degree angle. He used a Hockey
    Puck, pressed into the V-slot. To hold the work in place (a flat
    plate), he used small box nails driven along the sides of the metal
    so that the heads held the work in place. Just rotate the Hockey puck
    in the V-slot. 

    Now, a hockey puck may be hard to find in a place like Costa Rica,
    but I'll bet that where ever you find winter snow, you can find one
    easily. This may sound crude, but I tried it, and it worked
    beautifully! 

    Quite an amazing tool, eh? 

Douglas Zaruba
33 N. Market St.
Frederick, MD 21701
301 695-1107
dreamgate AT earthlink.net

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