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Scorpers
This one for James or Peter I think. I've got me a scorper so that I do something akin to Guilloche enamelling, which I love so much I used to collect it. I know that guilloche was engine turned, I just want to do something similar.
Anyway - grinding tools has never been a strong point for me; when I was woodturning I had a nifty Sorby jig that allowed me to set angles and stuff - even a duffer like me could use it. Now of course, sans jig, I need to grind my scorper. What angle and shape should the business end be? Any tips gratefully received.
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Hello Di,
I prepared a photo tutorial for GOJD a while back, it is a group of photos that show how I prepare a scorper for use.
See; http://www.guildofjewellerydesigners...d=28&Itemid=66
The photos show the shape that I grind the business end of all of my scorpers. As I always harden and temper my scorpers after grinding I can be brutal when grinding and not worry about the tool getting hot and loosing it's temper.
Otherwise here is a photo sheet of the process.The photos on the GOJD site are much larger.
James
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