Members Bicicouture Posted March 20, 2014 Members Report Posted March 20, 2014 Hello, I have been selling a bit on Etsy and I have not been branding my bags but I really need to start. Where did you buy your maker stamp? Has anyone ever purchased one on etsy from one of the sellers on there? Some of them are pretty affordable about $35-50. I have been thinking of buying one from one of them I am just not sure if the quality will be great since the price is so low. Also, when applying your stamp I know that leather needs to be wet in order for it to take it, do you just moisten the are where the stamp is gonna go? Does that stain the leather at all? I am taking a beginners carving and tooling class and I am always told that when I wet a piece of leather I should always wet the entire piece so that it does not leave any stains in certain areas. Quote Yomahra Aquino Bici Couture | Los Angeles, Ca www.bicicouture.etsy.com www.bicicouturela.com
Members cgleathercraft Posted March 20, 2014 Members Report Posted March 20, 2014 Might want to look into heat embossing with a stamp if your worried about stains from water. This also depends on the type of leather. I haven't tried it yet but will soon. There are many good threads here on it. I bought mine from Phillips Engraving. They were very helpful with the design. I sent a basic vector image of what I wanted and had them add in the text with the right font. It looks great and stamps well into veg tanned leather. Its made from magnesium so I'll have to be extremely careful heating it up. Magnesium will burn at 800 degrees. Someone on here pointed the actual temperature out to me. You wouldn't want it anywhere near that temperature anyway. Quote http://www.cgleathercraft.com Member of the Iron Brigade.
Members Bicicouture Posted March 20, 2014 Author Members Report Posted March 20, 2014 Might want to look into heat embossing with a stamp if your worried about stains from water. This also depends on the type of leather. I haven't tried it yet but will soon. There are many good threads here on it. I bought mine from Phillips Engraving. They were very helpful with the design. I sent a basic vector image of what I wanted and had them add in the text with the right font. It looks great and stamps well into veg tanned leather. Its made from magnesium so I'll have to be extremely careful heating it up. Magnesium will burn at 800 degrees. Someone on here pointed the actual temperature out to me. You wouldn't want it anywhere near that temperature anyway. Thank you! I forgot to mention that I use 8-9 oz Veg Tan leather. Thank you for the link! I will check that out. I havent done much research on heat embossing, will be sure to do so. Thank you! Quote Yomahra Aquino Bici Couture | Los Angeles, Ca www.bicicouture.etsy.com www.bicicouturela.com
dirtclod Posted March 20, 2014 Report Posted March 20, 2014 I have a couple from Black River Laser and they work great ! http://www.blackriverlaser.com/%C2'> One thing i would buy is a arbor press to press the stamp, after years of useing a hefty handle i finally bought one and the arbor press makes it a lot easier. Sometimes with hefty handle you get doubles on your stamp. I just spray a light coat of water and i haven't had any water marks. Quote I'm old enough to know that i don't know everything.
Troy I Posted March 20, 2014 Report Posted March 20, 2014 I got mine from Gray Ghost. I just wet the area where I want to stamp...wait about 3 to 5 min. and stamp. No problems with the color. Quote TroyImler's LeatherBentonville, VA 22610 http://www.ebay.com/usr/imlers_leather
Members Studio-N Posted March 20, 2014 Members Report Posted March 20, 2014 I also make them. Take a look at the bear stamp I posted. Quote "Out of my mind.....back in 5 minutes"
King's X Posted March 20, 2014 Report Posted March 20, 2014 Check out Clay Miller Tools. Quote Greetings from Central Texas! The Grain Side Up blog #TheGrainSideUp
Members KandB Posted March 27, 2014 Members Report Posted March 27, 2014 I got mine from Calvin on Etsy - attached to a modified soldering iron, love it. Quote ---------------------------------- Divina Denuevo www.divina-denuevo.com
Members Bicicouture Posted April 1, 2014 Author Members Report Posted April 1, 2014 Thought i'd update this post! I ordered my Makers Stamp from Philips Engraving. Extremely pleased with how it turned out and the quick turn around! Took exactly one week from the time I placed the order to the day I got it. Here is a photo of it! It is so exciting to have a stamp with your name/company name on it. Quote Yomahra Aquino Bici Couture | Los Angeles, Ca www.bicicouture.etsy.com www.bicicouturela.com
Members tanda4 Posted April 1, 2014 Members Report Posted April 1, 2014 Check out Clay Miller Tools. Does Clay Miller Tools have a website? Quote
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