builderofstuff Report post Posted July 19, 2016 I had a go at making myself a simple makers stamp this afternoon. All in all I'm pretty happy with it. Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikermutt07 Report post Posted July 19, 2016 Looks great. Gotta ask. What material/process are you using to make these. Sorry, newb here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
builderofstuff Report post Posted July 20, 2016 The material is delrin and I'm milling them on a small benchtop milling machine that's CNC controlled. Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikermutt07 Report post Posted July 20, 2016 Ahhh! Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rohn Report post Posted July 20, 2016 Looks good. I too was wondering how you did this, so thanks for the explanation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Studio-N Report post Posted July 20, 2016 looks good. I've done some on the CNC. finding the right bit to get between the letters was the challenge. I finally settled on a 20 degree v-bit which seems to work but I can only fit about 13 letters in each arch. what was the size of this one? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
builderofstuff Report post Posted July 20, 2016 2 hours ago, Studio-N said: looks good. I've done some on the CNC. finding the right bit to get between the letters was the challenge. I finally settled on a 20 degree v-bit which seems to work but I can only fit about 13 letters in each arch. what was the size of this one? I use a 30 degree cutter on it with a 1/16" endmill for cleanup. The stamp is an inch tall. The downside to milling them is all the fuzz left after milling that has to be cleaned up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLDNSLOW Report post Posted July 20, 2016 So r you offern to make some up fer the members here ifn they need one er what? Where bouts in missoura are you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Studio-N Report post Posted July 20, 2016 52 minutes ago, builderofstuff said: I use a 30 degree cutter on it with a 1/16" endmill for cleanup. The stamp is an inch tall. The downside to milling them is all the fuzz left after milling that has to be cleaned up. I did the reverse of that. I used an 1/8" mill bit to rough cut it. then the 22 degree to do the final cut. I did mine as a 3d model and even with a 1/32" end mill the simulation said it wouldn't fit between the letters on everything, guess I'll experiment (some day when I have a few hours and it's not 100 degrees in the garage). you might try a toothbrush to get the fuzz off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
builderofstuff Report post Posted July 20, 2016 4 hours ago, OLDNSLOW said: So r you offern to make some up fer the members here ifn they need one er what? Where bouts in missoura are you I hadn't really planned on it. They take a good while to make so unless I could come up with a way to quickly reproduce them I just don't think its feasible. Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
builderofstuff Report post Posted July 20, 2016 4 hours ago, Studio-N said: you might try a toothbrush to get the fuzz off. I did try a toothbrush but a lot of them just wouldn't come loose. I kind of wonder now if I put it in the freezer first if that would make them easier to get off with a toothbrush. Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLDNSLOW Report post Posted July 20, 2016 Thanks for the getback. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
builderofstuff Report post Posted July 20, 2016 1 minute ago, OLDNSLOW said: Thanks for the getback. You're welcome. Not that I wouldn't want to sell them if I could, but the milling process is kind of a slow one. If I could mill a master and then sell duplicates of that then I would consider it. I just don't know how well that would work. Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLDNSLOW Report post Posted July 20, 2016 no problem if something changes let me know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
builderofstuff Report post Posted July 20, 2016 1 minute ago, OLDNSLOW said: no problem if something changes let me know. Will do. Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
