new here! all the way from Ireland

[celticjohn]

Greetings! I stumbled across this site a week or so ago and am totally blown away by the talent on show here. I will be asking a lot of questions and you'll be sick of me soon enough. A little about me, I did manual pantograph engraving in the trophy/award jewellery section many moons ago. This is the limit of my hand engraving know how as I used to cut patterns/logos in vinyl with gravers and transfer them by pantograph onto awards, plaques etc. I progressed to computerized engraving, signage etc. Have been out of that line of work for about 5 years and low and behold I'm back into it again with a metal (die stamping) manufacturing company. My interest in hand engraving has been re-ignited by this fine site and I have promised myself that I will attempt to reach the high standards on show here. There is little if nothing in this country is the way of hand engraving courses, the closest is the UK. I am now going to browse this site and see if I can't find myself the necessary equipment to commence my journey. I know I have the talent, the tools I can get. the knowledge and know how I lack, but I'm sure will come with practice and time. ...........begin your journey grasshopper!!

[Daniel Houwer]

Hi Grashopper
Sorry John,

Welcome to this here fine forum
If you get your selfe the needed tools (the good one's) you'll be on your way to engrave things you'd never imagined.

Have fun

[ron]

hey grasshopper .. welcome aboard , you will enjoy this forum and get a lot out of it just remember your work is only as good as the tools that your are using , keep stopping by and ask a lot of questions .. ron p .

www.ronpnottengraving.com

[gravalance]

John!
Your journey will be going quite fast if you come here from time to time :-)
Good luck for it!
Hanne

[rbaptiste]

welcome here

[SEngraver]

celtic john ing you to the forum.
SE