Subject: Re: Engraving

From: Gordon French <[email-masked]>
Date: 12 Jun 1996 13:49:40 GMT

I don't know prices or quality but I did get a flyer from:

     Danville Engineering Inc.
     115-A Railroad Avenue
     Danville, CA  94526
     (800) 827-7940

They have a product called "Airgraver" & "Microetcher" which is a sand-
blasting gun.  The flyer illustrates these tools as being about the size
of an air brush.

Gordon

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From: Gary Liming <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 00:06:43 GMT

Could someone give me some advice as to how to get started in engraving brass, 
nickel, and silver with respect to gunsmithing?  I have seen some engravers at 
shows (I think they were driven by compressed air) and I have seen one advertised 
that uses a flexible shaft motor.  Is there a good entry way of doing this for 
less than a few hundred?  I know that a simple hammer was what they used, but I 
plan to do a lot of this, and I would like to be able to do it while I can still 
see.  The hand way looks like it would take longer than I have.  IF there is a 
"getting started" FAQ for this, I would like to know.  Thanks.

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From: [email-masked] (Russ Kepler)
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 21:04:08 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>,
Gary Liming  <[email-masked]> wrote:
>nickel, and silver with respect to gunsmithing?

Your best bet would be to get a catalog from Brownell's (address/phone
in the FAQ) and to look over their offerings in the area of engraving
tools and books.  That should let you know the costs and capabilities
involved.  I don't think that you'd want to start with a power tool
for engraving anymore than you want to start with a power checkering
tool for stockwork.

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Russ Kepler posting from home  [email-masked]

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