Members SteveBrambley Posted May 18, 2009 Members Report Posted May 18, 2009 Hi...Bruce has got it! Harbor freight usually sells metal stamps for stamping letters into steel, and they work ok on leather. The only thing is that they're a bit difficult to use without getting some outside border markings on the leather. You'll want to practice first for sure. Normally, they've got 1/8th and 1/4". And for what it's worth, they're hard to beat on compressors too.... Kevin Hopkins I also use several different size sets of letter stamps for leather, but I never use a mallet with them. Instead I use a small, hand press (Label Punch), with this I can control the pressure exactly, and so avoid the border marks. Steve Quote
Members CowboyDon Posted May 23, 2009 Members Report Posted May 23, 2009 If you get a set of Metal Stamps - Clean them really good before using. I ordered mine from Amazon and got all the mm they had. The tools came from India and were an oily mess. But after some cleaning they were fine. But as mentioned earlier you have to practice with using them as you can get more imprint than the letter if you hit to hard. I actually used my hand pressure to apply the letters to properly cased leather and avoided any issues. Quote Thank you, Cowboy Don @ Hard Life Leather "Save a horse - Ride a Motorcycle" Garland, Texas USA
Members CowboyDon Posted May 23, 2009 Members Report Posted May 23, 2009 (edited) Deluxe Number and Letter Stamping Set $49.95 search at Amazon - These are the ones I bought. Edited May 23, 2009 by CowboyDon Quote Thank you, Cowboy Don @ Hard Life Leather "Save a horse - Ride a Motorcycle" Garland, Texas USA
Members jbird Posted May 23, 2009 Author Members Report Posted May 23, 2009 thanks for the help every one. Josh Quote Josh Dusty Chaps Leather & Seven O Saddle Shop 801-809-8456 Keep moving forward! On a horse. Hebrews 4:12 My link
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted May 23, 2009 Contributing Member Report Posted May 23, 2009 I suppose it's too late to suggest grabbing a cheap manual typewriter from a junk store and collecting the letters from it? Good advice on the metal stamping sets. Definitely clean them, and if you find you're getting impressions from their shoulders.....well, what are grinders for anyway? Quote Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
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