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I was hoping a manual clicker press would work for a 8x12 stamp, but now that I own one I'm having a hard time believing it. 

Is there a general rule of the ton press vs square inch of stamp to get one clean image? If I was to make a few production items with a large stamp (12"x12") what would I need to buy? 

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I'm not an expert (by a long shot or stretch of imagination) nor am I experienced with this tool but have seen a few youtube videos on how to build a stamp press//clickers on the cheap using a simple bench arbor press  (1ton) or the larger stand up type up to I think 20 tons.   Here we have a hardware store called Harbor Freight.  The bench top one I was looking at is sometimes on sale for less than $50.  https://www.harborfreight.com/1-ton-arbor-press-3552.html    probably won't fit your needs but this is a six tone that might fit what you want:  https://www.harborfreight.com/6-ton-a-frame-bench-shop-press-1666.html     I know it doesn't answer your question off hand but it won't blow a budget to experiment, either.   Just my .01 worth.......

 

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I use a 10 ton hydraulic press with two 12 inch square metal plates one inch thick.............put the stamp between them and get great results at about 4,000 lbs

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With arbore press you can get a lot more pressure by using a extension to the operating bar, just get a hollow bar to slip over the existing bar, but that is a very large stamping area

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