| 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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