Home made stamps

[raga1975]

Hi All !

One of my friend made me some custom leather stamps with only a Dremel.
I hope you like it !

Regards, Raga

 

[Diomedes Industries]

WOW - that is impressive - considering the tool used!

Would he be willing to make me a couple for a price?

TF

 

[Greg45]

Very cool! The impressions look nice and clean.

 

[WadeH]

Very nice job on the stamps. You have a very good friend there, better keep him.

Tal I think the shipping would be a killer for those stamps.

 

[raga1975]

Thanks guys !!!

Tal !

I think the same like Wade. It doesn't worth the price because of the shipping cost.
In Hungary, we can't buy any leather tools, stamps, etc...., so we have to make them to us.

Regards, Raga

 

[obsessis]

I am going to try to find some metal and try to make some with my dremel tool. I am fairly handy with a dremel.

 

[felizalde55]

Raga:
Very nice stamps. Please tell your friend to do a tutorial about making stamps with a Dremel. We will be so grateful to both.
Best Regards.

Pancho

 

[mykel m]

Yea I'm going to try making some too,great idea.thanks.Dig the skull.

 

[Pipeman]

I made a few flowerhead stamps out of carriage bolts using my dremel, diamond tools make a quick job of it.

Regards

Robin

 

[Swivelknife]

Making your own stamps is not difficult if you start with the right materials! I find that stainless steel Hex headed bolts with a shaft diameter of 1/4 to 5/16 inch, thread free shaft for 4 inches will be ideal. The hex head is adequate in size for most of the stamps you will need. The head can be shaped roughly to size by a grinder or belt grinder. Needle files and checkering (parallel line) files are used to finalize the shape prior to buffing. Rusty stamps will not be a problem and if struck with mauls, mallets, or striking sticks, will outlast the user.

I have made 95% of my stamps over the years. During this time I realized that most of my carving and stamping of leather was done with less than 20 stamps. It is not how many stamps you have that makes you a craftsman, it is how you use the stamps you have.

Although many stamps are simple to make, stamps such as good basket weave and other complex types are best purchased from the professionals. As is usual in such instances, you get what you pay for!! ---Sandy Morrissey---

 

[Hargis Knives]

you can make them out of oil hardening tool steel rods from places like fastenal