hotshot Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) The butterfly pattern had a lot of waste material at the top of the coin, so I decided to see if I could cut two patterns on one coin. Only thing is, the one I cut from the waste is a little smaller than I"m used to working with. On my screen the image below is about actual size. If your wondering, the groove in the middle of the design is just over two jewelers 2/0 blade widths. The metal lines look to be about the width of the wire in a normal paperclip. Ok, now time to get to that butterfly. Edited November 19, 2016 by hotshot penquin, banderson, Phantom Scroller and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Randy, that has to be a tedious cutting to have done, wouldn't the copper be almost to soft? Do you have something special to hold the coin, or, do you just hold it in your hands? Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotshot Posted November 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) Randy, that has to be a tedious cutting to have done, wouldn't the copper be almost to soft? Do you have something special to hold the coin, or, do you just hold it in your hands? Len Len, I cut this out of the waste area on a Eisenhower, so it is nickel plated, and pretty thick. This kind of cutting is not tedious, let me tell you. Lose focus for a few seconds and it's ruined. SInce this was cut from an Eisenhower, the bigger coin had a lot to hold on to, so it was by hand. If I were cutting an actual penny, I would superglue that penny to larger piece of wood, which is the very best jig for any coin cutting. The jigs you see Steve Good use are worthless for detail cutting because the center of the coin is unsupported. In this case, where the pattern is not round, it would even be more useless. CA glue and a thin scrape of wood, all you would ever need. Edited November 19, 2016 by hotshot Lucky2 and Scrolling Steve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 That's an amazing cut Randy, beautiful piece! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Very nicely done Randy. Wonder would heating the coin to hot enough to scorch the wood be a good thing? It would form fit the coin to the wood I would think. Hmmm.... DW hotshot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 That is so cool. I love it. Well done Randy. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Now By Golly,That is just Awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Nice piece of cutting ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Your work is totally amazing. dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Great job Randy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Wow! Very impressive. What type of blade do you use in these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotshot Posted November 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Wow! Very impressive. What type of blade do you use in these? This time I used 2/0 Pike Jewelers Blades. I ran out of the 3/0 which is my usual blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 Len, I cut this out of the waste area on a Eisenhower, so it is nickel plated, and pretty thick. This kind of cutting is not tedious, let me tell you. Lose focus for a few seconds and it's ruined. SInce this was cut from an Eisenhower, the bigger coin had a lot to hold on to, so it was by hand. If I were cutting an actual penny, I would superglue that penny to larger piece of wood, which is the very best jig for any coin cutting. The jigs you see Steve Good use are worthless for detail cutting because the center of the coin is unsupported. In this case, where the pattern is not round, it would even be more useless. CA glue and a thin scrape of wood, all you would ever need. Randy, that has to be a tedious cutting to have done, wouldn't the copper be almost to soft? Do you have something special to hold the coin, or, do you just hold it in your hands? Len Len i ut as my first coin project "teresa" in script no practice gluesed to woo,It was so easy in copper i ha no trouble oing it.As you can see my laptop keys are not working ,ill have to switch out laptops soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 Len, I cut this out of the waste area on a Eisenhower, so it is nickel plated, and pretty thick. This kind of cutting is not tedious, let me tell you. Lose focus for a few seconds and it's ruined. SInce this was cut from an Eisenhower, the bigger coin had a lot to hold on to, so it was by hand. If I were cutting an actual penny, I would superglue that penny to larger piece of wood, which is the very best jig for any coin cutting. The jigs you see Steve Good use are worthless for detail cutting because the center of the coin is unsupported. In this case, where the pattern is not round, it would even be more useless. CA glue and a thin scrape of wood, all you would ever need. I'm looking but ont see a utterfly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotshot Posted November 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 (edited) Kevin, I have cut a variation of the butterfly out before, so I didn't post it, but there was one change to this version, I removed it from the outer coin as I thought it was distracting. This is what gave me space to do that second piece. So, below I show the butterfly along with the paper template that came off when I dipped it in Acetone, and also I place the two cuttings back in the coin they were cut from so you could see how the were oriented originally. Edited November 20, 2016 by hotshot Lucky2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 whoah that's some top notch work! Yes a picture is worth a thousand words!!! The time and patients you have endeared scrolling coins is astronomical.Any chance you could video a complete cut out or us .I'll have to watch it of my phone .i get the internet off my phone and a movie eats up all my gigs but on the phone it's self no,Thanks for considering. the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 You still continue to blow my mind with your cutting. Simply amazing! Thanks for sharing and the pictures. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 Kevin, I have cut a variation of the butterfly out before, so I didn't post it, but there was one change to this version, I removed it from the outer coin as I thought it was distracting. This is what gave me space to do that second piece. So, below I show the butterfly along with the paper template that came off when I dipped it in Acetone, and also I place the two cuttings back in the coin they were cut from so you could see how the were oriented originally. i have'nt noticed where you said you sanded the coin first ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotshot Posted November 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 i have'nt noticed where you said you sanded the coin first ? No sanding.I just superglue on the pattern,and press it down, and once cut, drop in a small kerr jar of acetone to release the pattern. In the last pic above, the waste area of the coin looks weird because the pattern is still attached to the waste area (I didn't drop the waste piece in the acetone). I do polish the completed pieces with a dremel and "Mother Mag and Aluminum Polish", though in the pic above, I've not done that to the butterfly yet. Polishing does more than make it shiny, it also takes the sharp edges off, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukem Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 your work is amazing WOW JUST WOW... Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 I've looked at much for sale on the web and i know how much time is involved .Seems like the prices are to low for this kind of work?this coin you did minimum would be $75 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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