brownbag Report post Posted November 7, 2009 Hello everyone I'm new to the game and want to stamp some leather ( 4 to 5 oz) with a stamp about 2" by 4" and I need to get a press. Any advice on how heavy to go with the press. 1/2 ton one ton or even heavier Thanks Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stelmackr Report post Posted November 8, 2009 Hello everyone ...stamp some leather ( 4 to 5 oz) with a stamp about 2" by 4"... Interesting question. I was doing some embossing leather with old lead letterpress type and used a book press. From that experience, I found that the larger the item to press, along with the cross section of the area of the letters, (e.g. large bold face fonts) that the more force I needed to screw the book press to get a good impression. Looking up some equations on the internet, I found one that calculated the force exerted by the book press was proportional to the greater number of threads per inch and the larger wheel used to turn the screw. For my book press I calculated a proximately one ton of pressure. I have an embossing stamp that is approximately 3" x 4" that has some very bold print and large pig face. This embossing is very shallow. I expect that about 5 tons of force would be needed to get a good impression. A long time ago I used a 12 ton shop press for the lino block I cut and it made a good impression. The lino block was about 2' x 5" Hope this helps. Bob Stelmack Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brownbag Report post Posted November 8, 2009 Hello everyone I'm new to the game and want to stamp some leather ( 4 to 5 oz) with a stamp about 2" by 4" and I need to get a press. Any advice on how heavy to go with the press. 1/2 ton one ton or even heavier Thanks Mike Thanks Bob Great stuff there and a nice web site. It has been bookmarked. I'm also going to check with the people who make the stamps. They make either a hand held stamp for use with a mallet or one that fits into an arbor press which they also sell ( 2 or 3 tons). Just not sure if I can get an even impression with a mallet so I will need to make a decision on one or the other unless I just want to spend a lot of money. Not these days. Thanks again and I'll be checking out your web site a little more. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
