My "Onglette Graver", maintenance!

 For obvious reasons, I've deleted the names of the authors and the many advertisers.

(this Ganoksin reader posted this essay, I edited where it was needed.) 

"I have been struggling with using a yellow diamond bond polisher wheel, in a flex shaft, to polish the heel of Onglette gravers today, I had a solution and came up with an idea that is working well, so I thought I would share it here, as it somewhat relates to my previous comments, as well as to the GRS video posted above…and may be of interest to someone. I am sure I should have thought of it sooner, but I didn't, pity! 

Basically, I mounted my flex shaft in a flex shaft holder, facing up (I had to put the motor on the floor to avoid bending the delicate, flex-shaft)

My flex-shaft motor has both forward and reverse mode, so I do not have to reverse my hold/ positioning of the graver to keep the tip oriented in the proper direction, relative to the direction the wheel is spinning)

Ultimately this allows me more stability, and a clearer view of what I am doing, without having to hold aka. control the handpiece". 

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gerrylewy18 September 10, 2021

Here I’m using a "soft, artistic pencil" to make the #1,000 grit paper softer than now a #1,200 paper!

For instance, a #800 paper will be now #1,000 grit.

Here is my variety of gravers either Onglette and Flat blades.

Here is another assortment of long & short gravers. All of them are basically the same length, once they are in a handle.

Always use a "thumb-guard", as this will protect your skin from the underneath of your Onglette graver. I prefer to throw away the rubber guard, instead of my skin, agree?

This is the angle I use, can you tell me what angle the graver is?
Is it a 45 or a 50 degrees? Excuse me, the angle is somewhere “between vertical and horizontal”… Enough said!

Can you count 14 polishing paper sticks. Who needs those polishing wheels costing all kinds of dollars. These sticks were bought in a paint store for only $2.25 EACH.
They are actually paint-stirrer wooden sticks as some of them are…48 year’s OLD! Circa 1974!

 

Here are my favourite Onglette gravers.

Which do you prefer to use?

gerrylewy18 September 10, 2021

Hi  everyone!
When I was in my formative years, there were no machines to guide our hands. All we had were our eyes and a growing level of experience in what we are doing.

Today, the diamond setting is so much different. Luckily, there are rotating emery disks that can calibrate the slightest angle by 1 or 2 degrees.

When I write my essays, I write with the intent to make “setting“ as easy as possible. If I had to write about buying expensive machines there wouldn’t be any new setters coming on stream.

Another point that I must remember, many countries don’t have access to this gadgetry.
“I must write down to those people who have the money”!
End of story, agree?..

Hi Gerry,

I apologize for subjecting you to a mind-numbing experience, as that was not my intention.

Unlike you, I was not able to master graver sharpening by hand, and therefore use a dual-angle sharpening fixture, with degree settings, and a power hone. Be well.

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