Making stamps out of JB weld

[TinkerTailor]

pics didnt work, will repost later

Edited September 14, 2016 by TinkerTailor
pics didnt work, will repost later

[CraftyNick]

Try some more pictures TinkerTailor.  I'm intrigued to see somebody else's attempt.

 

[TinkerTailor]

I was trying to drag and drop the image directly from my gmail, the pictures showed up in the edit window, but the links broke when I posted it, I then had to leave for work.... Is there any way to resize the post window? I have discovered that posting long posts like this one is a pain with the new editor because i can't fit the picture and the text into the edit box at the same time.

Here is the post again, with the images actually working:

Impression #1 was waxed with snowseal several coats and then filled with jb. I embedded a screen into it and stuck on the block.

For comparison, I included the final stamp #2(more on this later) and a clean copy of the original #3:

 

In the next photo, after i stamped a piece of 5 oz, two correctable mistakes become apparent. The jbweld was too thick and i could not get out the air bubbles, however the detail of the bubbles perfectly transferred to the leather. I think the solution to this is thinner epoxy, whether it is thinned jb or a different product.

The stamp is uneven because the block is not parallel with the stamp surface, so it stamps uneven. Care and attention while casting will fix this.

 

Last one is on some chromexel scrap.

All in all i think this is a workable process, though i have not tested it with a hammer, only a press. Its really hard to get an even impression with a big stamp and a hammer, and impossible on some leathers.

 

 

[CraftyNick]

I think the technique has potential, though as you said easier for smaller stamps. I think making use of a block of wood as the backing is a good way to go.  Thanks for sharing your ideas.