I made my engraving handpiece on my mini lathe and mini mill. Been learning engraving for close to 3 years now. Shaun Hughes has been a big inspiration to me and thousands of others.
I've been seeing you and following your videos somewhat, more so now than when I first saw you. Actually I didn't think that liked you in the beginning but I wanted to see what you had to say and yeah you changed my mind . Your videos are easy to understand , simple , cover all the key points , and yeah I've just really liked your videos . What I wanted to comment on was your work it's self . I saw your zippo , I saw your little Gerber utility knife and as an artist I'd have to say your work is awesome . I hope you don't give up on the engraving you've got yourself a bad ass setup and the microscope and yeah would love to see more of your work .thanks Tom Boswell. California .
Shaun is amazing! I have made one of his engraving tools and it is great! BTW, I have the same cheap vice. I quickly realised that I need to learn to draw the scrolls before doing much more engraving.
Max Leadley-Brown what would you recommend for someone who wants to start metal engraving? I’ve checked out a couple of cordless engraving tools but I don’t know if that’s the way go lol.
@@silvestjr8529 Hi Silvest, so sorry I am late to the game; the electric engravers have no control; go visit Shaun Hughes on TH-cam; he has LOTS of videos
I own the same pneumatic engraver, its been performing great for years. I find the only drawback is the foot pedal, it doesn't throttle the air supply in any appreciable manner. Being able to adjust the piston stroke and psi of the air supply does allow you to do everything from super fine to moderately heavy engraving though with very good control. Its a great tool at an incredible price. It's hard to compare it to one of Steve Lindsay's masterpieces but it definitely blows away any of the hand made engravers based off a modified diaphram compressor.
Shawn Hughs is interesting to listen to and watch. He gets in close so you can see graver tool shapes and angles on the tips. Makes learning more visual for us visual learners. He is pretty skillful. Cutting coins requires a lot of imagination too.
z super Cool Video and Hobby ! over the years i’ve known a few people that were big Pre Civil Wat FireArm Collectors and Enthusiasts those folks would pay a lot of money to someone that could Duplicate or match the old Engravings onto replacement parts or mismatched Era correct ones to be capable of making a paticular Fire Arm into a working Unit Ideally they do prefer all original parts but sometimes that may not be possible because of the length of time and Age of that one unit ! , i grew up in SouthFlorida and we had a very WellKnown town for Antiques many Antique furniture had Emgraved Glass and Mirrors a old high schoolClassmate and his Wife made a lucrative Living replicating replacement Glass for Antique Dealers they also sandblasted Art work into CustomAutomobiles and Trucks in the same business and had Clients from all over the World sending them Jobs
“Compulsive skill hoarder” felt like you were calling me out directly. After attending college, then getting my vet tech cert, then culinary school, then basic metal arts classes, then my personal training cert, then lapidary classes, then gemology, then geology, getting the equipment and basic skills for enameling, electro forming, etching, enameling, granulation, electroplating, electroetching, casting, engraving, spending 10 years married to a doctor and learning everything about medicine, and now nursing school...someone needs to slow me down on the new stuff so I can stop and get good at the old stuff. OR, I could start learning woodworking...just started hoarding tools for that, too. Now on to the important part. I’m single now, and that guy being interviewed is my lady junk’s spirit animal. Smoking hot. Send him to me for my collection!
Oh! Also faceting. And my hands are always shaky, too. It’s my Viking blood. We like to stay twitchy in case we need to pillage something at the last minute.
請問 白色 膠 是 什麼 材料 ？ please White glue IS What Material ？ please ask What material is the white glue made of? 09:01 謝謝回答 。台灣。 （ Thank you for your answer ）。
Patents are getting ready to finally expire in 2022. I can't wait for that. The design and machining of an engraver is pretty simple and only has a handful of parts. Once they can fire up some cnc machines to make them they should get pretty inexpensive and open up the hobby to a lot of people.
@@chelochavez7380 I see that at least 4 of his engraver patents have expired this year already. The basic engraver and the hand-pressure controlled. So someone should start making a cheaper version. They are simple designs.
Do they sell templates? I am not a good drawer but want to try and give it a go. Also if you engrave something that’s chromed do you have to re chrome it?
I have the same ball vise. To answer your question, yes and no. The Pin block the part with multiple holes on top has a paint type coating. So a lot of the pins are tight. You can use a drill bit and clean the holes out. My biggest gripe is the pin block itself. One has 2 pins and the other 1 pin. The vise jaws have 3 holes. Now the problems is the jaws have 7.14mm blind holes. The pin block pins are much smaller. Allowing the pin block to flex outwards. I am going to make my own pin blocks going forward with 7mm pins. Don't let that deter you. Overall I actually really like the vise.
I just got the same vise today. I don't understand why one block had two pins and the other has just one. What is the purpose of that? It makes more sense for both yo have two... ??
Full disclosure, I have used this same note a few other times but with no reply. I will continue trying to get a reply. I hope you feel like you can get back with me. I liked your video, and I have subscribed to your site. I have wanted to get into engraving for a long time and need some advice. Let me give you a short bio. I am 78 yrs old this month. I have been retired for about 15 yrs. I have done some lost wax casting. I also forged knives for a while and learned a few things along the way. Now my new goal is to make signet rings for my children and Grandchildren. What I have in mind is to engrave their initial on each ring and put a birthstone on the ring as well. I may do them in wax and cast them or I have made rings out of brass nuts and also stainless steel nuts. They polish up really nice. I am undecided about what to invest in. Choice one is the SCM 400k RPM rotary system. Choice two is the NgraveR that runs off of a Foredom flex shaft. Or choice three is the foredom hammer hand piece with the LPF insert sold by Pepe tools to use as an engraver. I have saved for a long time to be in a position to make a purchase and now I want to go forward with this dream. I have no desire to ever get paid for any of my work. I just want to get to be able to engrave initials on these rings for my family. I have never gotten paid for my work I just like seeing the smile of appreciation on the face of who ever I give things to....that is my reward. Thanks my friend, Doug dougotio@gmail.com
Very nice. All good except how to hold the vise. If your finger is above the surface plane of your work you will inevitably have a slip and stab yourself with the very sharp graver. How do I know this? You'll only do it once. That was enough for me...
I made my engraving handpiece on my mini lathe and mini mill. Been learning engraving for close to 3 years now. Shaun Hughes has been a big inspiration to me and thousands of others.
I've been seeing you and following your videos somewhat, more so now than when I first saw you. Actually I didn't think that liked you in the beginning but I wanted to see what you had to say and yeah you changed my mind . Your videos are easy to understand , simple , cover all the key points , and yeah I've just really liked your videos . What I wanted to comment on was your work it's self . I saw your zippo , I saw your little Gerber utility knife and as an artist I'd have to say your work is awesome . I hope you don't give up on the engraving you've got yourself a bad ass setup and the microscope and yeah would love to see more of your work .thanks Tom Boswell. California .
Shaun is amazing! I have made one of his engraving tools and it is great! BTW, I have the same cheap vice. I quickly realised that I need to learn to draw the scrolls before doing much more engraving.
Max Leadley-Brown what would you recommend for someone who wants to start metal engraving? I’ve checked out a couple of cordless engraving tools but I don’t know if that’s the way go lol.
@@silvestjr8529 Hi Silvest, so sorry I am late to the game; the electric engravers have no control; go visit Shaun Hughes on TH-cam; he has LOTS of videos
I own the same pneumatic engraver, its been performing great for years. I find the only drawback is the foot pedal, it doesn't throttle the air supply in any appreciable manner. Being able to adjust the piston stroke and psi of the air supply does allow you to do everything from super fine to moderately heavy engraving though with very good control. Its a great tool at an incredible price. It's hard to compare it to one of Steve Lindsay's masterpieces but it definitely blows away any of the hand made engravers based off a modified diaphram compressor.
That was way more interesting than I thought it would be. Thank you, both, for sharing!
Glad to see you back!
Great video guys, very informative, well done !
Shawn Hughs is interesting to listen to and watch. He gets in close so you can see graver tool shapes and angles on the tips. Makes learning more visual for us visual learners. He is pretty skillful. Cutting coins requires a lot of imagination too.
That first engraver . Would that be sufficient enough to do chase work on sword and knife blades ?
z super Cool Video and Hobby ! over the years i’ve known a few people that were big Pre Civil Wat FireArm Collectors and Enthusiasts those folks would pay a lot of money to someone that could Duplicate or match the old Engravings onto replacement parts or mismatched Era correct ones to be capable of making a paticular Fire Arm into a working Unit Ideally they do prefer all original parts but sometimes that may not be possible because of the length of time and Age of that one unit ! , i grew up in SouthFlorida and we had a very WellKnown town for Antiques many Antique furniture had Emgraved Glass and Mirrors a old high schoolClassmate and his Wife made a lucrative Living replicating replacement Glass for Antique Dealers they also sandblasted Art work into CustomAutomobiles and Trucks in the same business and had Clients from all over the World sending them Jobs
Thank you! I am a beginner too and this video helped me a lot! Thanks guys. ~Trish
“Compulsive skill hoarder” felt like you were calling me out directly. After attending college, then getting my vet tech cert, then culinary school, then basic metal arts classes, then my personal training cert, then lapidary classes, then gemology, then geology, getting the equipment and basic skills for enameling, electro forming, etching, enameling, granulation, electroplating, electroetching, casting, engraving, spending 10 years married to a doctor and learning everything about medicine, and now nursing school...someone needs to slow me down on the new stuff so I can stop and get good at the old stuff. OR, I could start learning woodworking...just started hoarding tools for that, too.
Now on to the important part. I’m single now, and that guy being interviewed is my lady junk’s spirit animal. Smoking hot. Send him to me for my collection!
Oh! Also faceting. And my hands are always shaky, too. It’s my Viking blood. We like to stay twitchy in case we need to pillage something at the last minute.
Hi, can you tell me about your glasses with loop and light? Price? Where to buy?
請問 白色 膠 是 什麼 材料 ？
please White glue IS What Material ？
please ask What material is the white glue made of?
09:01
謝謝回答 。台灣。
（ Thank you for your answer ）。
Patents are getting ready to finally expire in 2022. I can't wait for that. The design and machining of an engraver is pretty simple and only has a handful of parts. Once they can fire up some cnc machines to make them they should get pretty inexpensive and open up the hobby to a lot of people.
Have they expired yet?
@@chelochavez7380 I see that at least 4 of his engraver patents have expired this year already. The basic engraver and the hand-pressure controlled. So someone should start making a cheaper version. They are simple designs.
The ball vise looks like a big ball head tripod mount with an Arca Swiss clamp on it. I know it's not, but I think one is based on the other.
Do they sell templates? I am not a good drawer but want to try and give it a go. Also if you engrave something that’s chromed do you have to re chrome it?
I saw the vise on Amazon and some people complained about the attachments didn’t fit in the drilled holes. Did you have this problem? Thanks
I'm wondering the same...also, do u know which exact size/product this one is?
I have the same ball vise. To answer your question, yes and no. The Pin block the part with multiple holes on top has a paint type coating. So a lot of the pins are tight. You can use a drill bit and clean the holes out. My biggest gripe is the pin block itself. One has 2 pins and the other 1 pin. The vise jaws have 3 holes. Now the problems is the jaws have 7.14mm blind holes. The pin block pins are much smaller. Allowing the pin block to flex outwards. I am going to make my own pin blocks going forward with 7mm pins. Don't let that deter you. Overall I actually really like the vise.
I just got the same vise today. I don't understand why one block had two pins and the other has just one. What is the purpose of that? It makes more sense for both yo have two... ??
Full disclosure, I have used this same note a few other times but with no reply. I will continue trying to get a reply. I hope you feel like you can get back with me.
I liked your video, and I have subscribed to your site.
I have wanted to get into engraving for a long time and need some advice. Let me give you a short bio. I am 78 yrs old this month. I have been retired for about 15 yrs.
I have done some lost wax casting. I also forged knives for a while and learned a few things along the way.
Now my new goal is to make signet rings for my children and Grandchildren. What I have in mind is to engrave their initial on each ring and put a birthstone on the ring as well. I may do them in wax and cast them or I have made rings out of brass nuts and also stainless steel nuts. They polish up really nice.
I am undecided about what to invest in.
Choice one is the SCM 400k RPM rotary system.
Choice two is the NgraveR that runs off of a Foredom
flex shaft.
Or choice three is the foredom hammer hand piece with the LPF insert sold by Pepe tools to use as an engraver.
I have saved for a long time to be in a position to make a purchase and now I want to go forward with this dream.
I have no desire to ever get paid for any of my work.
I just want to get to be able to engrave initials on these rings for my family. I have never gotten paid for my work I just like seeing the smile of appreciation on the face of who ever I give things to....that is my reward.
Thanks my friend,
Doug
dougotio@gmail.com
Very nice. All good except how to hold the vise. If your finger is above the surface plane of your work you will inevitably have a slip and stab yourself with the very sharp graver. How do I know this? You'll only do it once. That was enough for me...
Are they very loud? I want to engrave metal but worried the sound will cause issues with neighbours
I would imagine engravings look better than drawings because of the super crisp line you get when cutting metal
Super cool!
Where can I buy that ball vise??
Nevermind, I'm dumb, just saw in the description 😅
Cool video thanks for sharing
It's probably because he likes engraving more than he does drawing...