quirtevans Report post Posted June 13, 2014 I've had the thought, to build my own makers mark. I find the oval "maker" style rather boring and quite frankly a bit over priced. I thought I'd try my own using a dremel and a wood burning set to make a shallow mold and piur one using some old linotype I have. Has anyone ever made your own? What worked? What didn't? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrstn53 Report post Posted June 13, 2014 (edited) I have never dived into making my own stamp, but there is a guy from the Czech Republic that makes custom stamps. I have had several makers mark stamps and other custom stamps made and the turnaround if pretty fast. Normally my order arrives in about 10 business days. For my large "brand" stamp I got some pretty high quotes here in the united states, so I sent my artwork to this maker and the price was less than what some of the guys here want to charge for a derlin plastic stamp. I think it was around $60 to my door and I have made at least 500 impressions with the stamp and it looks just like it did the day it arrived. The website is http://www.toolpaw.com Just an option Edited June 13, 2014 by northmount Fixed url Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LTC Report post Posted June 13, 2014 so I sent my artwork to this maker and the price was less than what some of the guys here want to charge for a derlin plastic stamp. I think it was around $60 to my door and I have made at least 500 impressions with the stamp and it looks just like it did the day it arrived. So...yours is made of metal then? What metal? Stainless? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quirtevans Report post Posted June 13, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the input.. I can't get to the page by typing it in.. say's there is a service error??.. whatever that means... And the link just cycles me back to the thread... I'll try later... Does he do the work just off of a sketch??? Link fixed Edited June 13, 2014 by northmount Fixed url Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshedd Report post Posted June 13, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the input.. I can't get to the page by typing it in.. say's there is a service error??.. whatever that means... And the link just cycles me back to the thread... I'll try later... Does he do the work just off of a sketch??? Yeah link is broke, select text first then right click, copy url + post into address bar or just type it into bar. EDIT: Link fixed Edited June 13, 2014 by northmount Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quirtevans Report post Posted June 13, 2014 I ended up having to type the web page name into my search widow and then click on that link... But whatever works! He has nice stuff! Being in Alaska I like the bear paw.. that and a bit of text... But.. I still might play with making one.. Just to say I did! That way I can get frustrated and order one from them later! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrstn53 Report post Posted June 13, 2014 LTC - The stamp is made from metal and I assume it is stainless. Quirtevans - All the stamps he has made for me were from sketches. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lwleathers Report post Posted June 20, 2014 Hi there, We are are specialised in custom made leather stamps! We offer 4 types of stamps depending on your preference. 1. The standard $38 one uses a c-clamp for emboss. Please see the instructions here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qt3pmhdum5y86dn/instruction.pdf 2. We have one that is designed for use with arbor press ($68) Sometimes it can be hammered on too depends on the size of your design. http://lwleathers.com/product/custom-leather-stamp-for-arbor-press-stamping-embossing-branding-leather 3. We have another one that comes with a hammering handle ($98). The stamps are interchangeable, perfect for multiple stamps (additional stamps are $38 each only) http://lwleathers.com/product/custom-leather-stamp-with-hammering-handle-for-leather-emboss 4. We also provide a custom heat embosser for leather stamping ($128). Please see the video in the link below. It’s very easy to use and it takes only seconds to have a deep and long lasting emboss. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNeDelNRqEU http://lwleathers.com/product/leather-stamp-with-heat-embosser-for-embossing-stamping-leather * We provide custom font alphabet set too! http://goo.gl/Xaw1dE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg528it Report post Posted June 20, 2014 I've made several stamps, including my signature as the mark. I combined my sandblasting techniques and blasted them into glass tiles, that were bonded to wood dowels. As long as i dont drop them, they will last forever. Using wood working carving skills, dremel, point chisels one should be able to make your own by hand. If working with wood, used something hard like oak or maple or other. Since the cased leather wont be overly damp, moisture transfer back to the wood should minimal. I expect the mark would be used once then not again for quite awhile. Other materials should work as well. Someone just made a mall using a cutting board. That material should work. and one last point, dont put the word MAKER in your mark. That would have been like Picaso also signing Painter. :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bethefawn Report post Posted July 30, 2014 Just got my brand/hot stamp from shapeways.com today, I think it cost me more than the six bucks the tutorial mentions (primarily because I needed it a little big to capture the detail), but I'm pretty happy with it! It may not be a proper maker's mark, and I'm worried it's a little big for wallets, but it works pretty well (I've used it subsequently on other pieces to the one pictured, and it looks a lot nicer). Of course, now I want an arbor press instead of mashing it down with my 25 lb dumbbell! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kleofash Report post Posted August 4, 2014 Hello, I can recommend a guy from Czech rep. Vojtěch Dařbuján. (www.kipos.cz) He made two for me: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuttish Report post Posted August 4, 2014 I've had the thought, to build my own makers mark. I find the oval "maker" style rather boring and quite frankly a bit over priced. I thought I'd try my own using a dremel and a wood burning set to make a shallow mold and piur one using some old linotype I have. Has anyone ever made your own? What worked? What didn't? However, I question whether you're going to like the quality you get with those tools making a mold for moveable type hot metal. Custom moveable type is either photoengraved or very very very very rarely punchcut, which is what you're essentially proposing. For allllllll the time and trouble you're going to go through, I'd honestly suggest just using Illustrator or Inkscape and drawing your mark to send it to Owasso and have some deep cut embossing dies made. Their plates come large enough that you can get so much on them that they're ridiculously cost effect — sometimes less expensive than a single Grey Ghost Delrin mark, for example. How much is your time worth? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lionfly Report post Posted August 10, 2014 I can recommend Toolpaw as well. He made my stamp and it turned out perfectly. https://www.etsy.com/shop/Toolpaw Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colt W Knight Report post Posted August 11, 2014 I ordered my delrin one from here http://www.lasergiftcreations.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=20&products_id=110 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
