Fitting bezels to curved surfaces

[ps_bond]

Sounds like it could be a little less messy

Yes, although there would be the thickness of the paper to contend with; effectively you'd increase the radius you were fitting to.

In practical terms, not by all that much though...!

The marking blue solution is a fine-tolerance engineering fitting solution.

[agent_44]

That's true, I'd like to try this out next time I'm doing this actually is the Prussian Blue easy to get hold of?

[ps_bond]

I can't remember the name of the art supply place in the centre of Bath, but they'll have it. Go for one of the student grades if you're using it, not the expensive stuff.

It may need thinning down with some oil - again, don't get hung up on the costly stuff. The idea is to have a thin smear of non-drying stuff.

If you thin Prussian blue with some meths, you can wipe that over your metal and then scribe through the thin layer once it dries. Other solutions include using a large felt-tip pen or layout blue (a common one is Dykem - the aerosol stuff goes all over the place, be warned).

Possibly worth mentioning: wikipedia and I disagree on marking vs layout blue; they feel they're one & the same, and what I am referring to as marking blue is "engineer's blue". Don't know if this is a language barrier thing or if I've been brought up with the wrong term - but the tube I have is "Engineer's marking blue"!

[agent_44]

OK thanks Peter I'm guessing you mean Minerva Art Supplies, that's the only one I can think of. I'll try and get some when I am in town next.

[ps_bond]

That's the one!