Popular Post hotshot Posted December 23, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) Down to the last Christmas request. This time, I'm experimenting with a design requested by a friend. This design is similar to the Yamaha logo, except I modified to try to make it 3d. This was cut on the Eisenhower with Pike 2/0. The straight cut's within the tuning forks are just a bit wider than the kerf of a #2. After polishing, had some gunk in the cuts, and could not fit a pin in to clean it out, so I used a piece of broken blade. Edited December 23, 2017 by hotshot Dave Monk, bobscroll, frankorona and 8 others 9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 5 hours ago, hotshot said: Down to the last Christmas request. This time, I'm experimenting with a design requested by a friend. This design is similar to the Yamaha logo, except I modified to try to make it 3d. This was cut on the Eisenhower with Pike 2/0. The straight cut's within the tuning forks are just a bit wider than the kerf of a #2. After polishing, had some gunk in the cuts, and could not fit a pin in to clean it out, so I used a piece of broken blade. Awesome Randy, Do you use a magnifier when you cut something like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 Great job on that Randy. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 amazing job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 You are amazing with these coins, RJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneG Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 you must have long finger nails to sacrifice while holding these coins.... Randy, I am thinking of placing an order for flying dutchman blades from mikes workshop, are the jewellers blades there sufficient for coin cutting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 13 hours ago, hotshot said: Down to the last Christmas request. This time, I'm experimenting with a design requested by a friend. This design is similar to the Yamaha logo, except I modified to try to make it 3d. This was cut on the Eisenhower with Pike 2/0. The straight cut's within the tuning forks are just a bit wider than the kerf of a #2. After polishing, had some gunk in the cuts, and could not fit a pin in to clean it out, so I used a piece of broken blade. You must be a jeweler to want to do such detailed work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 Amazing work Randy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 Fantastic Randy! Well done! Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotshot Posted December 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 11 hours ago, Dave Monk said: Awesome Randy, Do you use a magnifier when you cut something like this. I have a floor standing magnifier but along with that, I have some 4+ reading glasses. The patterns look really intimidating when I first print them, but I try not to get too psyched out until I look at it through the magnification. Everything looks more manageable when you magnify the heck out of it. Ironically, I have pretty bad eyes, so much of my stuff is too small for me to see without my glasses. I wish I would have started this back when I had young eyes. Dave Monk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotshot Posted December 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) 7 hours ago, WayneG said: you must have long finger nails to sacrifice while holding these coins.... Randy, I am thinking of placing an order for flying dutchman blades from mikes workshop, are the jewellers blades there sufficient for coin cutting? Wayne, I have used Flying Dutchman, 3/0, and they are decent, but not the best blade nor the best value. Look for Pike Jewelers blades on Amazon. For starting out, the #2/0 is your best bet and along with the 3/0 is what I use for the bulk of my work. If you want to try this, you will break a lot of blades, but you can get a gross for about $19 What kind of saw do you have? My most recommended saws for this are the EX or Clones/Seyco/Dewalt/Modern Delta and possibly the new Jet. Though possible, the Hawk and Hegner are less suited. If you have a Hegner, you will need the special small clamps to hold the blades. Anything else will be very very frustrating. Edited December 23, 2017 by hotshot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneG Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 I have the excelsior 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 Remarkable job Randy! Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotshot Posted December 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 (edited) 18 hours ago, WayneG said: I have the excelsior 30 Man, you are the first person that I've talked to that had one of these. Very very cool, and that saw will "Rock" as far as coin cutting goes. If you jump in, I'll help you however I can. You can run your saw full out without breaking a Jewelers blade (oh, you will break blades, but hopefully after you start cutting). If you already have an magnifier, get some powerful reading glasses to use in addition, and you will be ready to go. Or if you have good eyes, you might be able to get by with less magnification. If you see anything I've done that you want the pattern for, let me know. You can see most of my projects at facebook.com/coincutting. Full tutorials on my process/techniques are at http://www.coincutting.com as well as some patterns to get started with. Any idea what the support model is for that saw should there be issues? I'm super excited about these saws, but I've don't understand the support model yet. That said, I have many many miles on my saw and so far I've only had to replace the bottom clamp mechanism which stripped. That piece is the same as the current Seyco model, so I don't have a lot of support worries yet. If I ever wear out the EX, I might get a King/Excelsior 16" to replace it. Edited December 24, 2017 by hotshot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneG Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 Yes I have a magnifier already, the excelsior here is sold by King, I got the saw at a discounted rate in exchange for a blog review. Will have to get some blades and try a simple design in a coin before I get involved with buying to much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotshot Posted December 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 3 hours ago, WayneG said: Yes I have a magnifier already, the excelsior here is sold by King, I got the saw at a discounted rate in exchange for a blog review. Will have to get some blades and try a simple design in a coin before I get involved with buying to much Like anything else, don't judge your potential in the medium based on the first coin you cut. My first attempts were pretty bad, but it get's better quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotshot Posted December 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 Though I like the complexity challenge of modified Yamaha logo, the owner requested the Authentic version, so here is what he will actually get. This one was cut on a Kennedy. Here is the size comparison between the two versions: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 Randy,that is Beautiful.Awesome job.WOW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 Awesome job Randy thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted December 25, 2017 Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 Fabulous work as always Randy. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotshot Posted December 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 (edited) Well, for the "challenge" of it, decided to try the non-authentic version on the smaller Kennedy to see if it could be done. I really can't go a lot smaller because those long straight inside cuts are exactly the Kerf of my blade. I'm done playing with this design so I'm on my way back to google to find the next big thing (or small thing). Edited December 25, 2017 by hotshot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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