Custom Engraved Barry King Swivel Knife

[hidepounder]

Really nice Casey!!!

[Casey Jordan]

Chris,

That is one really nice vase, I like it!!! I'm not familiar with your equipment but could be fun to see what else you can do with it.

Tina,

I think you were talking to me... Thank You!!!!!!

McJeep,

I'm glad you looked, appreciate your comments!

Hidepounder

You wouldn't want to come over and "TRAIN" it for me...........while I watch???

[gtwister09]

Casey,

It is a fairly versatile rotary carver. I used it for marble and glass etching, scrimshaw, erosion bowls (kind of like Chris's vase) and initially as a rotary burr for a knockoff Rose lathe.

It is also used for eggs, glass, gourds, pottery, wood carving and so much more. Go here and see lots of creative examples. Some are not so good but it still shows ideas.

Turbo Carver #1

You can go to the other two pages from this one. Enjoy.

As you can see not the same type of engraving on these materials. The GRS and Lindsay ones are more suited for engraving that you do.

Regards,

Ben

Edited September 30, 2011 by gtwister09

[Casey Jordan]

Casey,

It is a fairly versatile rotary carver. I used it for marble and glass etching, scrimshaw, erosion bowls (kind of like Chris's vase) and initially as a rotary burr for a knockoff Rose lathe.

It is also used for eggs, glass, gourds, pottery, wood carving and so much more. Go here and see lots of creative examples. Some are not so good but it still shows ideas.

Turbo Carver #1

You can go to the other two pages from this one. Enjoy.

As you can see not the same type of engraving on these materials. The GRS and Lindsay ones are more suited for engraving that you do.

Regards,

Ben

I have seen them but have never used one. In the right hands you can get some pretty nice items.

Thanks for the link.

Casey

[Spinner]

This is slightly off-topic, but I had a thought this morning while re-reading this thread...the TurboCarver II is very precise and small with almost no tearout due to the high speed (400k RPM)...makes me wonder how it would handle in leather for doing extra fine lettering. I know it will take the grain off the area but using a sealer like resolene afterwards to stiffen any exposed flesh fibers should result in an interesting & different background. I will have to try this tomorrow!

[gtwister09]

Chris,

There are already some people that use it for outline type patterns like you would see done by a laser. Likewise they do patterns like you would see with pyrograhy. They can be very deatiled and precise. I have seen some fairly detailed ones that resemble bulino engraving...have seen it on scrimshaw as well. The chisels versus rotary tools are just different methods and techniques of removal. Each has it's function. One uses gravers and the other uses rotary items like burrs. The fine level of control used by gravers to cut would require a lot more effort with the rotary tool to yield a similar effect. I put a lot of money into the Turbocarvers and did a lot of things on other materials that I couldn't have done with the gravers.

I will see if I can locate some of the pictures that I have of ones done that look like pyrography (not ones that I did..personally I never tried that on leather but have seen it). Share yours when you are done.

Casey,

Enjoy the links.

Regards,

Ben

Edited September 30, 2011 by gtwister09

[Casey Jordan]

Chris,

You just might be on to something there.

I would like to see what you can do with it! Please post pictures of what you come up with.

I think I can get a hand piece for my GraverMax that is a rotary tool.

Casey