Full Version: Dead or Alive, Diamonds can be your Best Friend (Sticky)
From: cadman (MGDESIGNS) [#11]
26 Jan 2007
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#1] 26 Jan 2007
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#12]
26 Jan 2007
To: cadman (MGDESIGNS) [#11] 26 Jan 2007
Judging by your profile, you're one of the younger hand engravers. :-)
Thank you for the input.
Is there a web site, or photos, where we can see examples of your work?
EDITED: 26 Jan 2007 by DGL
From: AL (SUBLIAL) [#13]
27 Jan 2007
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#12] 27 Jan 2007
David, Being a hand engraver myself I went to his profile immediately for the same reason you did. I was one of the youngest in N.J. except for one fellow I taught and he ended up at the US Mint.
I am going on 69 years young.
AL La Costa
www.atttransfer.com
1-866-900-2830
From: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#14]
27 Jan 2007
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#12] 27 Jan 2007
David Takes
Expressions Engraved
http://www.expressionsengraved.com
EDITED: 7 Aug 2010 by DATAKES
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#15]
27 Jan 2007
To: AL (SUBLIAL) [#13] 27 Jan 2007
Do you remember Richardson's. They were active in the awards industry and introduced the use of calligraphic tips, on computerized engraving systems, which imitated hand-engraved calligraphy on metal.
They also had a correspondence course in hand engraving.
I believe they were in Berkely Heights, NJ.
I think they were also involved in the embryonic stages of Xenetech.
From: AL (SUBLIAL) [#16]
27 Jan 2007
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#15] 27 Jan 2007
Dave, Yes we lived one town apart and that is who had the laminator. we were competitors but they were mostly in the awards business and I was mostly in jewelry and silver awards.
I engraved for 22 years by hand and so did Doug.
Small world.
AL La costa
www.atttransfer.com
1-866-900-2830
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#17]
27 Jan 2007
To: AL (SUBLIAL) [#16] 27 Jan 2007
Where are they now? As active and as innovative as they were in the A&E industry, they disappeared from sight almost overnight.
Of course, overnight was at least a couple of decades ago.
From: AL (SUBLIAL) [#18]
27 Jan 2007
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#17] 27 Jan 2007
Dave, I haven,t seen them in 30 years. It wasn,t a happy ending for them. That is a long story.
AL La Costa
www.atttransfer.com
1-866-900-2830
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#19]
27 Jan 2007
To: AL (SUBLIAL) [#18] 29 Jan 2007
Sorry to hear that.
From: Fordy (CENTRAL) [#20]
28 Jan 2007
To: ALL
John, I must agree with you, I run a bussiness in Bendigo Australia, & have found its gives me a better result spinning a blunt diamond cutter at about half the normal speed gives you a great result on, anadised aluminium, stainless steel, s/s mugs & drinking flasks, even sterling silver bracelets the engraving dosn't wear off & the engraving stands out, just dont make a mistake its harder to buff off! I've just registered on this sight, a mate of mine Baz told me about it! I'm heading off next week to the States & I'll be at the ARA from the 20th Feb.
Seeya there Glenn (Fordy)
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#21]
28 Jan 2007
To: Fordy (CENTRAL) [#20] 29 Jan 2007
Glenn,
I've recently become a proponent of spinning the diamond gravers.
Haven't tried it on everything, but find it works wonders on coated items, like some coated writing pens. It also makes a better cut for oxidizing trophy brass.
I'm happy Baz told you about our forum. We're getting quite a few Aussies on board. Some are threatening to band together and come to next year's ARA Las Vegas show. :-)
If you're in the mood to meet and party with some of the people of this forum, while in Vegas, take a moment to check out this thread:
http://engravingetc.org/forum/index.php?webtag=EE&msg=5261.1
A lot of posts there. After reading the first post, you may want to fast forward to the 200+ post, to see where we stand.
Almost forgot - Welcome to Engraving Etc!
EDITED: 28 Jan 2007 by DGL
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