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Thanks for the feedback. Jayjay, what do you mean by "mat down"? with a backgrounder?

I was originally trying to tool it on a set of suspenders. That wasn't working since it was so narrow. So instead I made this backplate and things came together a lot better. Gotta lay down some color tomorrow and I think it will set it off.... Thoughts?

@DoubleC thanks forthe advice, I follow what you are saying. @treereaper, I agree @lnlleather I will post a pic momentarily of what I came up with....

I'm trying to tackle a project for a client and I'm struggling. I'm trying to tool some realistic looking ocean waves, for a surfer boy. Challenge One: The area to work in is about 1.75" wide and 5" long, I really need the measurements reversed for a landscape, but it is what it is. Challenge Two: The white caps and spray- what I draw on paper looks more like flames than white caps. I can't seem to come up with an image that I feel I can bring to life. Should I let the coloring later deifne it? How should a I carve and tool the white caps? Any thoughts or suggestions

I'm in!

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Gotcha. Thanks Again. For anyone that's curious, I did find a guide from Tandy for the press but they want 50 dollars for it. That seems a little on the ridiculous side for less than 10 bucks of aluminum for a part that was discontinued 5 years ago. I will be building my own, similar to what is in Ferg's thread. Stay tuned......

From one Ferg to another, BRAVO! I was thinking of building something but couldn't piece it together in my head. How did you attach the bed to the tabs that drop down and mount to the press? It's just barely out of sight in one of the photos.

I set things in motion at Tandy to find one. We'll see what happens..... In the mean time if anyone has a guid they're not using and would like to sell it, let me know Ferg

Thanks Chief! Yes, I'm using tubular rivets and my projects are in fact light enough for the rivet to puncture the hole. At any rate, I will give Tandy warehouse a try and see what I can come up with. Otherwise I will probably resort to building one....

I saw this photo on SLC's website. I have this press and I could really use a guide like this. Anyone else ever seen it or.know where I can get it? I called SLC and they have never seen one (photo was a stock image they pulled from the Web somewhere) I talked to Tandy and they had no idea either. The mounting holes for it are present but no one seems to Know where the mysterious guide came from. Any help would be awesome! Ferg

Welcome brother, get your feet wet with some basic projects and I can turn you on to soem fire gear projects. They are often more technical than they first appear.....