New Mezzotint Printmaking rocker Jig plus Sharpening demo

I worked with John over at NYC CNC to come up with a design for a mezzotint rocker jig that had the features I was looking for, and it turned out great!
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If you're looking for mezzotint tools, www.eclyons.com/ has a great selection, including a fantastic pole rocker jig, and the sharpening jig I showed. Let me know in the comments if you know of another good place to buy them!
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Music in this video:
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"Twin Shine" KZbin Audio Library
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[@cassandrapatterson6045]

I became obsessed with mezzotint after seeing your videos, this week I bought my first rocker, can't wait to get into it! Thank you for your videos

[@nikitaspefanis9199]

In case of broken tooth can sharpening it restore the rocker??

[@arionbajrami7860]

Hi Graham, how many degrees you keep the rocker when you sharpen?

[@DiodePress]

+Arion Bajrami hi Arion, I just match the existing angle of the rocker. I add a little black marker, sharpen, and then check it to make sure I'm grinding off even. I'm sure if you email EC Lyons or another supplier of your rocker, they could tell you the angles they should be at when new.

[@marithzagallo2143]

How do you take the handle off the rocker?

[@DiodePress]

+Marithza Gallo It's been a while since I took mine off, but I'm pretty sure I just pulled hard. The rockers that I use were just wedged tightly in there.