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Engraving Transfer Technique

B Bennett

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Teaches a very accurate, durable and readable step by step method to place a design upon a surface for hand engraving and other potential surfaces. For more good insight about this technique I truly hope you will check out this link: https://engraverscafe.com/threads/eng...
When I published this on YouTube, I announced it on Sam Alfano's "THE ENGRAVER'S CAFE. There were several comments. I also, posted a comment that has a very informational ATTACHMENT there on Feb 18, 2022.
I recommend you read that, too.

9 Comments

@airbrushken5339 3 years ago

I was Army for 9 years before I left for Australia to teach. I grew up hunting on our 164 acre all wooded property, we had a lot of deer and deer hunting was a big family issue. I was an Army Sniper in Vietnam and after getting back state side I got into black powder guns and "Turkey" shoot competitions. One guy from Pontiac Michigan has this beautiful engraved flint lock so i asked him who did the work. Seems it was a local gun smith in Pontiac ... sadly that was in 1971, but back then as a father day's gift I got his lever action 30-30 Winchester rifle totally hand engraved .... his work was magic and it so made my father's day ... I actually got him to engrave the primary cover on my WWII military Indian Scout motorcycle, that I changed back to stock. I miss those days, as personally I used to pin stripe everything from boats, horse drawn carriages, hot rods, trucks and motorcycles. Even the odd reverse image gold leaf, with chip glass.... I have NEVER seen a guy work magic like this old fart.... a quick drawing, I said do what ever you think would work...

@sphandengraving5691 3 years ago

It’s nice seeing others way of transfers

@MrDarwin-pn1cr 2 years ago

1: draw sketch large size
2: scan and reduce artwork to size in photoshop then invert image (make background black)
3: print onto silicone transfer paper using a LASER PRINTER ONLY!!!!!
4: iron on to clean steel (or workpiece)
5: after cooled, peel off.
6: etch for no more than 5 SECONDS in ferric chloride
Image is permanantly on workpiece.

@jaccorless647 3 years ago

I have used just the white Dykem and drawn my design directly on it. Works very well as a drawing surface. And have not experienced skid problems with any graver because of it.

@mulanjamilah7849 2 years ago

Is there a link to purchase paper transfers?

@jbux1983 4 years ago

What kind of printer did ya print them on??

@lightning9279 2 years ago

Why not use an inexpensive laser machine to put the pattern to the metal? Easier said than done, I guess.

@heightsfinejewelry 3 years ago

Does this work on transferring to metals such as gold, platinum, and silver?

@Jeremyallenwhiteengraver 3 years ago

I've bought all the same material and followed this tutorial to the T. I still can't seem to get the ink to transfer at all. I must be doing something wrong. How hard are you burnishing and for how long?