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lettering gravers
I'm getting ready to try to restore the factory lettering on a 1903 Colt pocket pistol and I was planning on making gravers as John B.describes using 1/16 colbalt bits.
My question is how should I shape or grind them for this type of cutting.
Bob

Posted by Bob Bullard  at 2/13/2007 6:31:58 PM.
Hello Bob.
I shape the graver into a slightly rounded ongelette for recutting factory
rolled in lettering.
For just the serif portions, when the letters are that style, I use a tiny flat.
Others will add some of their valuable advise, I'm sure.
Hope you enjoy the little gravers and that your recut goes well.
Best regards, John.

Posted by John Barraclough  at 2/13/2007 8:12:42 PM.
John
Thank you I just finished makig up 4 of your gravers and will now try sharpen them as you describe. What a neat idea on how to make the small ones.
I have a old junk pistol in the safe to practice on that I had been saving f
or this.
Bob B

Posted by Bob Bullard  at 2/14/2007 2:02:00 PM.
Bob, let me know how it goes. John.

Posted by John Barraclough  at 2/14/2007 4:43:52 PM.
John
They work great, They are so easy to make I tried a few cuts and they worked great. Now to experiment and find the right shape and angles to do what I want. These gravers should be in the How to Book.
Bob

Posted by Bob Bullard  at 2/14/2007 10:52:46 PM.
Hello John....
Thanks for the simple but elegant idea about inserting the round shanks into the square tubes. I remember you having us sharpen round gravers at Susanville, but I don't remember the idea of the square tubes.

I have all kinds of HSS, M-2 and cobalt round stock that I haven't been using because of the frustration of easily resharpening them. Now you have solved that problem with an elementary solution.

Thanks for continuing to be a great instructor...
Stu Millar

Posted by Stu Millar  at 2/15/2007 11:14:37 PM.
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