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Old 11-18-2011, 07:06 AM
chrisbell chrisbell is offline
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Hey im brand new...and small circles are giving me a fit! im using a 110square graver with a 45 face a 15 heel. any suggestions on graver? Or is it the guy running it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Old 11-18-2011, 08:38 AM
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Are you turning your work.... Your work tip should be practically fixed
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Old 11-18-2011, 08:35 PM
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Work holding? Are you using a vise? If you center the work in the vice and start your cut, by turning the vise, not the graver, small circles turn out better! Still fighting with this myself, but when one turns out, I'm estatic!
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