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Topic: I am going to try this |
Gary Watkins
From:
Bristol, VA
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Posted 21 Jul 2016 3:21 pm |
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This is my other "hobby". I guess most have seen Lynn's Derby. Here is a picture of my "shop" and a few samples of what I have been doing. I need to purchase and end plate so I can see what I can do in aluminum. I can engrave in brass, nickel and steel, but I haven't tried aluminum yet. Does anyone have an end-plate that they will sell so I can try it out?
Thanks,
Gary
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Carl Mesrobian
From:
Salem, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 22 Jul 2016 5:41 am
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Way cool! I thought I was the only steeler who used a boom stand for my stereo microscope. surface mount components - 0402, 0603 size
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Gary Watkins
From:
Bristol, VA
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Posted 22 Jul 2016 5:52 am
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| Carl Mesrobian wrote: |
| Way cool! I thought I was the only steeler who used a boom stand for my stereo microscope. surface mount components - 0402, 0603 size |
Carl, I have only been doing this for about a year. What do you think of my HOBO NICKLES? What do you think about doing end-plates on a steel? I have to make a jig to hold them first.
Gary
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Carl Mesrobian
From:
Salem, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 22 Jul 2016 6:24 am
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Holding the work is an art in itself.
In my guitar work, I've done engraving with a pantograph engraver and shop made holders out of wood or aluminum jig plate. You could make up a couple wooden jaws with a small rabbet on top and clamp the on either edge of the end plate - or through bolt clamp it..
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Dale Rottacker
From:
Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Edward Rhea
From:
Medford Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 22 Jul 2016 7:49 am
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| Alan, Mickey's work on that Sho~Bud, deserve to be in a class of its own(as does Mickey)? His guitar has been through just as much/nearly as much, as he! Get well, Mickey! |
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Dick Chapple Sr
From:
Hardin Montana, USA
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Posted 22 Jul 2016 8:48 am hobo nickels
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Gary I like your hobo nickels.
What do you need to charge to make them?
Dick |
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Dick Chapple Sr
From:
Hardin Montana, USA
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Posted 22 Jul 2016 8:49 am hobo nickels
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| I should have added if you were contemplating making any extras for resale. |
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Gary Watkins
From:
Bristol, VA
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Posted 22 Jul 2016 8:55 am Re: hobo nickels
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| Dick Chapple Sr wrote: |
| I should have added if you were contemplating making any extras for resale. |
Dick, Send me your address by PM, and I'll send you something that you may like. Since my wife died, I just spend a lot of time "playing" my steel and engraving. It passes the time and keeps my mind off missing her.
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