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Hello Fossil Forum, Thank you all for the fantastic information I've already been able to find on prep tools and overall prep lab requirements. I'm in the investigation phase right now and am poised to purchase my first air scribes as an upgrade to the electric engraver I've been using so far. My question is this; for any of the Canadian experts out there, do you have any suggestions on where to look for tools and supplies that can be delivered easily within Canada? There are a lot of great retailers out there, but they all seem to be located in the USA or UK, are there any Canadian options/resources I might be missing out on? Cheers, Ryan
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Hi everyone, I just had a question to ask about air scribes/compressors. I've been doing manual prep on green river specimens, and I'm happy with the results I'm getting, but I've been thinking it might be time to move up to an air scribe. I really enjoy the prepping process, I just want to be able to work faster. The one I've seen from Fossil Shack seems pretty good, and I've heard it was designed for green river fish, so it seems like a good tool for my purposes. It's also a fair bit cheaper than the other scribes I've seen. So my question is: does anyone have experience with this scribe? Would you recommend it? And if so, what size air compressor would you get to go with it? I'm okay with it cycling, I'd just like to get a decent bit of work done between air compressor cycles. Any answers you've got would be truly appreciated. Thanks and have a good day Edit: Also if this is the wrong place to post this or if there's a better place to ask, lemme know. I'm new to the forum so I don't know all the formatting guides.
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I know I will regret posting this, especially after reading about @Fossil-Hound‘s 60-gallon behemoth, but has anyone tried Harbor Freight’s new ultra-quiet Fortress air compressor? I would only be using it for air abrasive work (probably with a Paasche AECR or similar), not air scribes, so I don’t need gigantic capacity. (Sidebar: I know I would not have the ability to ever use it with scribes in the future, no need to lecture me about that.) Green River fish and Wheeler Range trilobites are the kinds of things I would use it for. I have already built my blast cabinet. I don’t have a lot of room and I really like the idea of it being quiet. The reviews I have read so far make it sound much better than other brands but I’d like feedback from someone who has really used it if possible. Here’s a link to the one I’m looking at: https://www.harborfreight.com/2-gallon-12-hp-135-psi-ultra-quiet-oil-free-professional-air-compressor-64596.html
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hello everyone I'm very new and could use some advise on what gear to buy. I have no gear lol well some small hammers and magnifying head set glass. I need advise on what kind of air compressor and scribe I need. harbor freight has a compressor for $129 150 psi 1.5 hp 6 gal will this get me started? Thank you please help me as once you were me : )