Members Studio-N Posted September 9, 2016 Members Report Posted September 9, 2016 A day of the dead Mona Lisa. 2.5" tall for a wallet.
Members silverwingit Posted September 11, 2016 Members Report Posted September 11, 2016 I imagine from your profile that this is a laser engraved Delrin or similar plastic stamp. The stamp itself is amazing enough but I am very curious about how you actually make the impression. It is amazingly uniform in depth. I've tried everything from maul to dead blow hammer to arbor press to hydraulic shop press and I don't think I've ever gotten that even of an impression. Would you mind sharing how you manage such a uniform impression? Thanks, Michelle
Members Dwight Posted September 11, 2016 Members Report Posted September 11, 2016 1 hour ago, silverwingit said: I imagine from your profile that this is a laser engraved Delrin or similar plastic stamp. The stamp itself is amazing enough but I am very curious about how you actually make the impression. It is amazingly uniform in depth. I've tried everything from maul to dead blow hammer to arbor press to hydraulic shop press and I don't think I've ever gotten that even of an impression. Would you mind sharing how you manage such a uniform impression? Thanks, Michelle I struggled with the same problem Michelle, . . . until one day I really watched what I did, . . . I was not carefully placing my stamp under the arbor press, . . . I was just "putting" it there. Once I really began to make sure it was straight up and down, . . . straight right and left, . . . straight forward and backward: VOILA, . . . the impressions began to be really good. Long and short??? Take your time, make sure your stamp is correctly centered in that arbor press, . . . make sure it is straight, . . . and I mean STRAIGHT, up and down, . . . make sure your leather is properly cased / wetted, . . . go down easy on the press until you get bottomed out, . . . and then hold it for a good 10 to 15 seconds. Make all the difference in the world on my stamps. May God bless, Dwight
Members Studio-N Posted September 11, 2016 Author Members Report Posted September 11, 2016 hello and thank you. on the plate above, I use my 1 ton arbor press. one problem people have is trying to do it all at once. That won't work. All of the force is in the one inch center of the ram foot so pressing doesn't do much for the outer perimeters. What I do is start in one corner and press. Move over 1 inch (the size of the ram) and press again. rinse and repeat until you've covered the entire surface. I've successfully done an 8x10" this way. If you're looking for an easier way to spread the pressure, a friend of mine makes these for the arbor press: presser foot
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