napier's bones

________________________________ From: Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> Go to WikiP--they've got a nice explanation. You'd want to do the brass etching using an overlay of wax, with the design carved into it.? At least when I've had to etch brass, that's the way I've done it. C: That's another method. But you can get your hands all over the taped surface, whereas you might need to keep your distance if it's wax. There are different kinds of wax of course, some much harder then candle wax for instance. But brass engraving is ever so much more pleasing to the eye than is etching.? The lines are crisp and the engraving line itself? has a V- shaped profile.? C: True but it takes a lot more skill. I have seen articles on how to build pantograph engraving machines, but that's really getting complicated.