Making a graver

How to make a graver from an old needle file

[@ts.creations3936]

Outstanding video. Honestly the most helpful video I've come across on KZbin for someone making their first. Graver. Thanks so much!

[@Ken_Dalton]

Wow Peter this is why I love your channel and your website bcoz iv been looking to find some cheap stock to make a grave an never thought of old files. An u even kept the end to make a pusher 👌.. I could hi five u right now but I'm off to Make me a graver! 😂 😂 Thank u so much

[@daviddouglas4200]

Old needle files make great burnishers too !

[@wildysnow547]

Very cool, just started making my own tools so this video is very helpful. Thank you very much.

[@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws]

Wow I could kiss you! I'm sitting here thinking how to finance all the tools that I need but haven't got yet (I'm moving on from PMC to using actual silver and hopefully gold but training is pretty much reserved for the very young and art students who want a career in gold/silver smithing) well where there's a will there's a way and I have just found your channel and a couple more who show how to set stones that are unsuitable for Silver Clay firing and now you are telling me how to recycle old tools...my workshop (which I am building as part of a cabin on family land in Scotland, won't be empty after all...I mean I have all the tools for wirework, PMC, bench and bench pegs and blocks multiple pliers etc etc but you have just given me a whole new way of acquiring tools!) thanks again x

[@jewellerytrainingsolutions9978]

My pleasure Anne. Check out my website for lots more lessons. Cheers Peter www.jewellerytrainingsolutions.com.au

[@olegpetelevitch4443]

Thank you in process to do the same one .

[@silvermanisakura8163]

That’s what’s called teach from heart , thank you 🙏

[@joycejoy7651]

Well that's a great video, learnt a lot from it, many thanks

[@sady3978]

This video is very useful ,Thank you very much !!

[@georgiyamitchell4104]

So neat!! Thanks for sharing!

[@MacherlaPrabhakar]

Great video

[@Akachanba]

Very meaningful to me. Thanks!

[@user-eq8ou5gi4h]

thanks for video!

[@akouartking2008]

thank youuuu for this video

[@manojsimejia9902]

thanks superb learning

[@migalito1955]

Thanks!

[@misterseven5525]

Could this be used to make different gravers like onglette and bulino gravers? Nice video tho for sure 👍👍 I got loads of files to grind now 👍

[@jewellerytrainingsolutions9978]

Yes it could if the files are good quality however I would stick with making square and lozenge ie wider gravers, as narrow gravers made from file steel may break when forcing beads up. The handles are good for making claw pushers and shapers too.

[@carolinagold2573]

Hey Peter I love all of your videos,I'm new to setting stones,can you tell me what kind of graver is best for raising grain,thanks

[@jewellerytrainingsolutions9978]

slik mixx the lozenge graver as seen is a great grain lifter. I also use a round graver but I like to shape the tip so the grain tail isn’t so tatty

[@JRyderEngraving]

Been engraving a little over a year now, pneumatic only. Using templates for gravers. Almost all my gravers have a heel. In hand pushing, do you need a heel? I’m mainly carving coins, hobo nickels, in the small detailed areas I found out I don’t need the power of pneumatic, so I’m using more light hand pushing. I like it, but haven’t had much practice in hand pushing. I spent almost a year making my handpiece, gravers out of concrete nails, making my own tools, etc. A lot of trial and error.

[@jewellerytrainingsolutions9978]

JRyder Engraving shaping a heel into it isn’t essential for using the tool for setting ie lifting grain, but for engraving it certainly helps guide the line

[@isjon777]

are there other ways to sharpen it without a stone?

[@MatthewSherriff85]

Can you use these on steel?

[@user-cc7qs1cc2t]

👌👏👍

[@swwsociety1877]

Hi there, your videos are so helpful. Could you just tell me if a cheap needle file will do or should it be s high quality like an old Vellorbe etc ( I only have cheaper ones)

[@jewellerytrainingsolutions9978]

No, cheap needle files are usually brittle and won't cope with the task

[@swwsociety1877]

@@jewellerytrainingsolutions9978 Thanks

[@davidharris5668]

What is the hand held tool you use to drive the separating disc?

[@jewellerytrainingsolutions9978]

David Harris that’s a micro motor David, you can just see the hand piece part of the machine

[@davidharris5668]

Thanks

[@saikrishnasanugula1177]

@@jewellerytrainingsolutions9978 what is the name of the micro meter sir

[@saikrishnasanugula1177]

could you please tell what's the face and heel angles thank you

[@jewellerytrainingsolutions9978]

saikrishna sanugula approximately 45 degrees both angles

[@raw_yogie4237]

what is the metal called ..where i can buy it

[@jewellerytrainingsolutions9978]

Yogie sonie its tool steel, previously used as a needle file

[@jewellerytrainingsolutions9978]

Your local jewellery tool supplier will help out or go on line, Rio Grande Jewellery

[@swwsociety1877]

Hi again, also what grit (if there's a choice) is your EZE-LAP the DIAMOND SHARPENER DOUBLE SIDED EZELAP SUPERFINE/COARSE 6" X 2 DD6SF/C

[@jewellerytrainingsolutions9978]

Mine has 1200 on one side and 600 on the other

[@swwsociety1877]

@@jewellerytrainingsolutions9978 Thank you

[@rameshkhadka2789]

How much it cost? Can you deliver to me in my address? 🙏