>Also I have purchased a DREMEL engraving power tool with a flexible >drive shaft to engrave the hour lines and numbers onto brass sundials. >Is there also a book on using powered engravers for engraving. > >Any information or comments with regard to the above would be >appreciated.
Good luck with the Dremel tool! I have tried but failed miserably. My current method is etching: I design the dial face on a computer using the Corel Draw 3.0. Then I print it on an acetate film using a laser printer. I use a photographic method of transfer commonly used for printing circuit boards (sound simple but actually the trickiest part of the whole operation) onto brass plate. The I etch with ferric chloride and apply patina as desired. I have only become interested in engraving recently. I have no practical experience, and, like yourself am collecting information. Such information is hard to find in Canada and some of the most unrelated sources are helpful, e.g. knife and art magazines. Through such search I found a catalogue of RIO GRANDE TOOLS & EQUIPMENT, jewellery supplies from Albuquerque, New Mexico which has many tools including power engravers, books and videos about them. To contact them: a) call 505-821-2080 b) fax 505-821-5529 c) write to Rio Grande, 7500 Bluewater Road, NW, Albuquerque New Mexico 87121, USA ...mention my name, they might give me discount next time! Mike Koblic, Quesnel, BC
