Trippin'N'Fallin Report post Posted July 18, 2007 Hello. Thanks for letting me join :biggrin: ,. I'm just preparing myself for this leather hobby, a few months back I purchased a boxload and a small fortune of tooling, stamping supplies and a few packages of wristbands... well I actually tried 'One". I'm hoping it just may need practice, the decorating stamping went okay, it's the messy lettering all wobbely not inline neat & tidy--I thought from back in my childhood when I use to visit the market an olderfellow use to stamp these for us and I was sure he had set our names in a type of plate first, then went along and hammered acrossed all the letters... am I wishing this?? I haven't seen anything remotely close to a "jig" of sorts for the letters.. Do I need to have one fabricated? or a few for each different alphabet stamp set. I really want to make quite a few bands for the kids, I am hoping for Christmas, since Birthday's have already been passing. Could someone please give me a few pointers,or something I could read or watch, , I've been searching the internet for Hours,,and am almost blind.. Thanks for being so patient..sorry It took me a novel length to ask. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don101 Report post Posted July 18, 2007 Hi TNF first welcome to the site and to reply to your question a simple way that i use is to clamp a steel ruler across the work piece with two g clamps and use the ruler as a base line... you just but the stamp against the edge and all you have to do is watch for your gaps Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johanna Report post Posted July 18, 2007 And make the letters be their own spacers. If you need to do "Donna", make the second "n" a "z" just so they all line up like they should. Just remember to change out the letters as needed. If the alphabet stamps are the standard ones, the back has the letter on what would be the bottom of the letter. I've had to get myself in the habit of double checking to make sure my letters didn't turn out upside down or sideways! Do a search on the board for "alphabet stamps", some of the members had some good ideas how to avoid the little boxes we all get now and then in another thread. Hope this helps. Johanna Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Regis Report post Posted July 18, 2007 Welcome Trippin' and great question. I've had same problem and clamp down a hard plastic straight edge like Don suggested. But, it will still take practice to get even depth and perfectly flat (not tilted one way or another). Good luck and excellent gift idea. Regis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trippin'N'Fallin Report post Posted July 18, 2007 (edited) Thanks for the Welcome Folks: Ahhh, Clamps & a straight edge---I guess I was thinking too complicated, Thanks for the great tips..and I did read through the other threads looking for this and saw the box and "Halo" problem.. I do have one set that I might end up having those troubles with...But the grinding--- another great tip. Young fella has a friend coming over today, I think I might venture back into the box and let them try one also, we can all learn together.. It's something I have always wanted to do, and have admired it from afar, We have No supply stores or classes here, so I'll stay simple and hopefully I have the knack for it. I don't know a single soul who does any of this. I know when I was a kid the wristbands were a huge hit, I believe once people see them again it will come back,,_ and we have colors now . Edited July 18, 2007 by Trippin'N'Fallin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
