great, so important to perfect at the basics, when I was taught silversmithing I learned to make a brass square, cut a circle in it and put a copper circle in the hole, then fit a brass triangle into a hole in the copper circle, all with minimal gaps.
Thanks, Ford for another great video. I always look forward to your posts and have been watching your videos for 13 years now, and I watch them multiple times. I do find it fascinating when someone tells a Master of an art form that they are doing it wrong. I'm am just grateful you take the time to share your talents with us. Perhaps I being too harsh, but I am an American. Thank you again. J.....
Second thought - when I was doing engineering design back in the day pre CAD I knew that if you want to accurately mark a pencil line you place the pencil on the line and bring the ruler up to it. Watching you use calipers to mark out 25 mm against an edge bugged me - it seems inherently inaccurate placing the first tip on the edge of the metal. It seems to me that you'd be better off using the set square to brace the edge of thepiece and bring the caliper up to the corner where the set square base butressees the edge of the metal piece - In this way you guarantee to get consistent placement. Presuming the calipers are 'pointy' enough (have clearance on the outside edge at the given spacing) no calibration would be needed. If there is some radius or gap between the edge and the tip, you'd need to use the set square when setting the calipers up on the vernier. Or even just set the distance on the vernier and set the calipers between the blades...
FWIW, I'm in the process of making a box clasp - this level of precision is absolutely required or it won't work, won't be square, won't have neat fitting edges for soldering... Ask me how I know... On version 4 at this point...
Some thoughts.... First off, you're wrong about technique allowing one to manifest a design... Technique also INFORMS and INSPIRES design... at least that's what I have found. I am constantly amazed at how others imagine designs, feel that I can't or don't do so well with that - but when I learn a new technique, I inevitably get design ideas in the process... So not actually wrong... that was just a tease. but another reason why technique is important skill to learn.
I know you were teasing but in fact you inadvertently prove my point. When I refer to technique in this sort of context ( I ought to be more clear) I'm talking about one's actual hand skill and facility. One's ability to do something accurately and well, NOT a process per se, like how there are many techniques to achieve wire inlay etc. The distinction is clear when we consider that we need good technique (manual dexterity) to perform a complicated technique (specific technical procedure/process). We could ramble on far longer now about how each might inform the overall creative process and indeed the different sort of creative process.
great, so important to perfect at the basics, when I was taught silversmithing I learned to make a brass square, cut a circle in it and put a copper circle in the hole, then fit a brass triangle into a hole in the copper circle, all with minimal gaps.
Thanks, Ford for another great video. I always look forward to your posts and have been watching your videos for 13 years now, and I watch them multiple times. I do find it fascinating when someone tells a Master of an art form that they are doing it wrong. I'm am just grateful you take the time to share your talents with us. Perhaps I being too harsh, but I am an American.
Thank you again.
J.....
Great content, and incredibly helpful. Thank you and please keep these videos coming.
Great to see more content! Thank you
Finally - delighted you are still with us! fabulous to see.
Side note - the colloquial term for American units here is Bananas
I would recommend jenny calipers and a good steel rule. Excellent tutorial though!
Thanks for the tip!
Second thought - when I was doing engineering design back in the day pre CAD I knew that if you want to accurately mark a pencil line you place the pencil on the line and bring the ruler up to it.
Watching you use calipers to mark out 25 mm against an edge bugged me - it seems inherently inaccurate placing the first tip on the edge of the metal. It seems to me that you'd be better off using the set square to brace the edge of thepiece and bring the caliper up to the corner where the set square base butressees the edge of the metal piece - In this way you guarantee to get consistent placement. Presuming the calipers are 'pointy' enough (have clearance on the outside edge at the given spacing) no calibration would be needed. If there is some radius or gap between the edge and the tip, you'd need to use the set square when setting the calipers up on the vernier. Or even just set the distance on the vernier and set the calipers between the blades...
Im very new to engraving how many ga is the sheet
FWIW, I'm in the process of making a box clasp - this level of precision is absolutely required or it won't work, won't be square, won't have neat fitting edges for soldering... Ask me how I know... On version 4 at this point...
sounds like your accuracy might benifit from studying some of my films! touché I think.
hmmm, never got to a version four myself 🙂
Some thoughts....
First off, you're wrong about technique allowing one to manifest a design... Technique also INFORMS and INSPIRES design... at least that's what I have found. I am constantly amazed at how others imagine designs, feel that I can't or don't do so well with that - but when I learn a new technique, I inevitably get design ideas in the process...
So not actually wrong... that was just a tease. but another reason why technique is important skill to learn.
I know you were teasing but in fact you inadvertently prove my point. When I refer to technique in this sort of context ( I ought to be more clear) I'm talking about one's actual hand skill and facility. One's ability to do something accurately and well, NOT a process per se, like how there are many techniques to achieve wire inlay etc. The distinction is clear when we consider that we need good technique (manual dexterity) to perform a complicated technique (specific technical procedure/process). We could ramble on far longer now about how each might inform the overall creative process and indeed the different sort of creative process.
Please add closed captions; my American ears don't hear proper English very well.
Thank you!
You're welcome!