Engraver Practice Blanks

[tuffy]

Where can I purchase engraving practice blanks in steel and brass? Thanks in advance for your input.

[smylee grouch]

I think you can buy sheet brass from most Muzzleloader supply shops and then cut the size you want to work with. I have done that and then engraved both sides and then bent then into shadders for the front and rear sights.   Gary

[Berks Liberty]

Where can I purchase engraving practice blanks in steel and brass? Thanks in advance for your input.

While at Dixon's, Mike Timberlake does a great job of showing his technique.  He said he'll go to Lowe's and buys a brass kick plate for a door.  they are about...what three feet or less? He'll cut them into multiple strips.  It works and you get a few pieces in one shot. 

Jason

[KLMoors]

I use nail guards as practice plates. These are small pieces of steel that are used in construction. They are attached to the edge of a stud and they are meant to protect any pipes or wires running through the stud from sheetrock screws. The reason I am explaining all this is so you can describe them and find them at your local builder supply place. They are 1 1/2 inches wide, about 4 or 5 inches long and about 1/16 inch thick.

They are a little harder than the practice plates Brownells sells and way cheaper. They come in packages of 50 around here (eastern NC) and I get them at Lowes. 

Regarding brass, remember that brass kick plates are not all made of solid brass. So ask, or read the package carefully.

Have fun!

Ken Moors

[tuffy]

Thanks, guys. I should be able to find enough brass and steel plates to make out for quite awhile.

[camerl2009]

a metal supplier    you can get just about any alloy you want 

home depot or a place like that should have steel look around just about anything can be used

i find a good cheap source for copper is copper pipe and fittings