qquake
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I tried two different mediums, but can't tell which is better. The figure in the pen blank makes it hard to see. On retrospect, I should have used white. And I'm still having trouble aligning the pen before engraving it.
Hi Jim .... just to give a little insight how I engrave my pens .... I engrave after I have turned the blank and before I polish ... I use Artist Acrylic Water base paint to fill and build up until it's flush and then Micromesh to completion and then assemble.I tried two different mediums, but can't tell which is better. The figure in the pen blank makes it hard to see. On retrospect, I should have used white. And I'm still having trouble aligning the pen before engraving it.
I might have to try that.When I was doing laser engraving with an Epilog, this is the stuff I used. Color fill. This won't fill the engraving you will still feel it it just adds color. If I remember we never had to mask anything just wipe it off before it dries. Worked great on acrylics.