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Old 12-30-2006, 10:58 AM
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Default Re: Nickel Engraving

definately dont invest a lot of money in coins until you are sure you like and can do this

as easy as it may look, it's not.

it's not that i mean to disuade you from attempting to cut coins
i think you should give it a go

heck you might be the next star in the arena
dimensional sculpting is a talent which some have
others have to work on it to get it right and some never do
but there are varying degrees of sculpture which can be performed on the coins

i would stay rather shallow in depth at first simply because once you go deep as i do there is no turning back and you either turn out a good carving or it goes in the parking meter

staying shallow allows you to change design midstream if you are not happy withthe way things are turning out

pennies are a good thing to learn on as well as nickels of all years
the money will come based onthe coin, your abilities and reputation for turning out quality pieces and which way the wind is blowing.

be sure to check your vise when using good coins
i had to polish down my XXX vise as the table tops were not even and destroyed a couple of good coins before i knew it was happening

be ready to make some seriously small tools as you will find there is not much room to play on any coin - more so if you do inlay

24k gold inlay makes for a better sale but copper brass and precious stones work well too if they fit the scale and thedesign

you can always call me if you want to
i am around most of the time glued to the bench

just drop me an email

it wont be too long before i will have this thing set up to do voice
right now i have so many coins to cut i cant see daylight

have fun
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