motorcycle

[Art]

Finally had some time to engrave my harley ,is has been a few years back last time i engraved something,

[Art]

more pics

[leroytwohawks]

For it being a few years from the last time you engraved, I think you did a great job! Looks like you should start engraving more often and let your talent be seen.

Kevin

[Gail]

Art, it does not seem that you let anything get too rusty in those few years
Thanks for sharing.
Gail

[Art]

thanks for the reply,
Art

[Gert]

Hallo!
Klasse!

[Daniel Houwer]

Hi Art,
Nice engraving
What did you use to engrave the motercicle?
Greetings from a fellow dutchmen,

Daniel.

[Art]

For about 6 years,(has been in de draw for a few years )I use the classic airgraver of Steve,

[WVEngraver]

Great work Art. Excellent work on the crank case. Having about 180 degrees of cutting rotation, on such a large piece, sure is a challenge.

[Art]

thx Chris, your engraving is outstanding seems i have a long way to go

Art

[maryw]

Art - Beautiful engraving!! What prep work did you do on the pieces you engraved? Did you remove the chrome first? Did you re-apply the chrome finish after engraving? What handpiece do you use for motorcycle engraving? How long did this take? Very interested in motorcycle engraving. My son makes custom parts for motorcycles and I would like to add engraving to what he offers.

Thanks for any information you might offer. Again, your work is awesome!

Mary W

[Art]

hello Mary,

all parts are polished, chrome pieces have to be dechromed first en chromed after engraving.
I use the classic airgraver from Steve
Time depends on the detail you want in the engraving , mostly for bikes there not to much detail, so far i spend about 9 hours on this bike, most time consuming are the places that are punched.
Hope this helps

Art

[ed1]

Beautiful work! Im working on sharpening my artistic skills for engraving on car parts for my classic chevy and this is a great insipiration. Keep up the great work and also please post more pics of your work.

[WVEngraver]

Originally Posted by Art

thx Chris, your engraving is outstanding seems i have a long way to go

Art

Thank-you for the kind words Art. Being able to tear down a bike, engrave it and put it back together puts you in an entirely altogether special class. Any engraver with that kind of working knowledge of his chosen canvas is always way ahead of the game.

I can't wait to see this engine when it's back together.

...and yep, ain't the bead punching a killer? - but it sure is worth every dot when it comes back from plating

[Art]

homemade airfilter minus bead punching

[Art]

on request some pics (sorry for the blurry cellphone pics)

[SEngraver]

Hi Art,
That is amazing work and engraving you done.Simply a piece of quality engraving on a huge scale,will last decades.Does the engraving increase the value of the Harley?
Thanks for showing us the pictures.
SE

[Art]

SE,
i don't thing it will value as much as the time i spend, but nevertheless ,
You get paid back every time you see someone's jaw drop ...

[SEngraver]

Hi Art,
Cheers,its admirable work you have done no doubt about that...
SE

[stefan albert]

YES.YES.YES
Beautiful work!



Stefan

[lgjansen]

Hi Art,

It looks very nice good job.

Greetings from the Netherlands.

[WVEngraver]

Sheer poetry in motion .... beautiful.

This gets me excited for my next project .... a '57 Pan-Shovel.

Take care,

Chris

[Art]

thx All ,here's a better picture with the real color ,Candy purple,