kobblers Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 can the average inside ring engraver do small bangles too? cheers, rick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 do you mean those expandable bangles?? i have a ring attatchment for the gem rx, and i have been messing about with these for a while. trouble is you can't really get a good grip on them, i have been meaning to get some tiny clamps to stop them contracting/expanding. i have also made a longer diamond to reach the bangle when it is clamped, so in theory i should be able to engrave them. this may be something to throw at gravograph to see if there machine can stretch to a bangle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auto Key Wizard Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 Yes, you can do them on an IS200TX with Inside Ring attachment, with a little thought (just look at the shape of the diamond) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobblers Posted September 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 sorry tel, i shoulda been more specific, i meant the stand alone manual ring engravers. cheers, rick. andy, this may seem like a daft question as i know nowt about ring engraving as yet but would a strong paper clip not suffice as a small vice or something similar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 cheers for idea rick. i have a strong paperclip on standby for when i next get a bangle in. i have also put aside a crocodile clip for a name badge to see if that works too. if you are really looking to get a ring engraver make sure you contact all your local jewellers, you will probably find they have to send there rings away for engraving, with a couple of weeks turn-around. as long as you can offer a cheaper/faster/better service, you should also get some knock-ons, bracelets, pendants etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 I brought a stand alone inside ring engraver and its abilities are very limited, you can't alter the size of the text other than having different size letter disks. I re-sold mine after a very short period of time. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain Cheall Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 if you are really looking to get a ring engraver make sure you contact all your local jewellers, you will probably find they have to send there rings away for engraving, with a couple of weeks turn-around. as long as you can offer a cheaper/faster/better service, you should also get some knock-ons, bracelets, pendants etc. I already do work for a few local jewelers and asked them if I could provide a ring engraving service for them and they said that there was no point as most of the ring makers offer it free and cheap as I am I can't beat free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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