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   mapleman | Nov 01, 2006 04:35am | #1

   Coco,

   Not sure but I know a black light shows stains on your underwear

   Lee

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   4DThinker | Nov 01, 2006 05:24am | #2

   I did a quick Google search and found this PDF:

   http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/pdf/2004-02.pdf

   More to be found, I'm sure.

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   forestgirl | Nov 01, 2006 06:27pm | #3

   Darn.  I got a "This file is damaged and cannot be repaired."forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   cdober | Nov 01, 2006 09:50pm | #4

   Try downloading it again - it opened fine for me.Cliff

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   GW52 | Nov 02, 2006 09:09pm | #7

   I had never know anyone who made chiesels out of gold and silver.

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   sharpblade | Nov 02, 2006 03:27am | #5

   Try scraping off the crud and rust with a razor blade. Takes off the top layer without wearing out the recessed stamping anymore, such as would happen if using sandpaper. Of course if the lettering is completely worn off you're  SOOL.

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   hammer1 | Nov 02, 2006 05:24pm | #6

   Sometimes a little chalk dust rubbed over the surface, under a magnifying glass with adjustable light, will revel enough to make an identification. Engineers blue can also be applied and removed from the flat surface, to leave the excess in the recesses. If you are familiar with manufacturers symbols, you can often make an identification from a partial mark.

   Beat it to fit / Paint it to match

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   xedos6 | Nov 02, 2006 09:15pm | #8

   Acid etching

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   cocopuffed | Nov 03, 2006 12:24am | #9

   Thanx everbody...

   what i was hoping to hear was like the answer from xedos6... some sort of solution (acidic) that would bring up the letters.

   don't need a razor blade to scrape with, cuz there's nothing built up on the surface...

   don't need chalk dust, cause there's no figure left at all... i was hoping that engineer's blue (dye) might do the job... where can i get this stuff? -- i need it to mark where the blade is on my table saw's table.

   don't need a black light, cuz there's no bodily fluids on my chisels 8>) <tee hee>

   keep those cards and letters coming in... thanx again

   rich
   corinna, maine