How awesome am I?

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Ever feel like you can do anything if you try hard enough?

Jewellers files, belt grinder and drill press. :)

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Thanks. Custom stamps aren't really that much. The ones I've been looking at start around $40 and up. The ones that I've seen at the low end have the regular oval with text, but not a logo. I believe that they get more pricy if you want your logo. I've been trying to get a vector image with the logo and some text wrapping around the symbol, but I'm totally new with the software. I'm struggling trying to figure it out so I grabbed a rod of stainless and started grinding. It's not perfect, but it looks good. Looks a little skewed in the pic.

I'll still be buying a stamp, but this will work for a short time. :)
 
There ya go!
That has much more character than a digitally produced perfect stamp. (says the guy who has CS6 in his job description)
Good on ya!
 
Thanks guys.

The funny thing was that I had been at it for a while then decided to do a test stamp to see where I was at. I was surprised to find it close to done because the actual stamp is so ugly!

I suggest any of you try it. It's surprisingly easy, although it probably won't net you a flawless stamp. ;) Still, I like it.

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Only thing is that I really wish that I could add some text. I played around with some 1/4" steel stamps, but they are boring (font) and are hard to center.
 
That come out nice buddy! I agree, the stamp stamped better than the stamp appeared that it would stamp, (geez that last line is almost a Dr Seuss deal).
 
I take it those are etched somehow? Actually, how the heck did you do those? :)

Very very cool!

I ended up going with a professionally made stamp, but only because mine was kinda shallow it gets kinda washed out when the leather gets wet or stretched (I could probably fix that) but also because I wanted some wording.

Really curious to hear how you did yours. Looks like a complex method and really neat.

Bravo :)
 
Well i stil have to make it deeper, but Im going in the right direction. I have failed many, many times .In fact everything what can go wrong did go wrong.Thanks to guy named Rista which I thank, from one of knife forums in my country i tried with etching which he nicely described, but it was not so easy as i said. Everething is has to be neat, nice and clean, or it be fail.It can be done with 1,5liters of water, about 15 spoons of salt which you dissolve in water and car battery charger(mine is 5A). But first you start with Corel draw and make some logo or makers mark or some fun things or letters. Remember you need negatives,not like me when you cought yourself that you actually read something that shoukd be mirror like and then its $#!!^^^^.You can or cut your marks on the cutter(plotter) and then remove the parts you dont want with the needle.You transfer the foil on some steel surface which you cleaned very thoroughly so the foil can be in good contact with surface or else ...So th esurfac witc not be etched should be protectedwith foil or you can use the nail polish and thaqn scratch the drawing but i couldnt do that.I used the blue press and peel foil for electronics wwhich you print with ordinary printer in the highest resolution on the matt side.(Do not print om shiny side) I hear that you can do that with any shiny paper instead. Than printed side you put on the steel polished surface and iron that whith iron.After or 1 minute or 10 depending on the temperature you can remove the foil after quenching under water.You can see that on picture.On the one side you put a bolt which is conected to charger and the other wire should be connected to working part.Both parts are submerged in the plastic container with salt solution.When you turn on the charger the bolt should make bubbles .If not switch the wires (polarization). It needs about an hour or so to finish etching or if you use mobile phone charger- much longer.When its working you will see black sludge as the result of etching(see the picture)When its finished wash good.
 
Well i stil have to make it deeper, but Im going in the right direction. I have failed many, many times .In fact everything what can go wrong did go wrong.Thanks to guy named Rista which I thank, from one of knife forums in my country i tried with etching which he nicely described, but it was not so easy as i said. Everething is has to be neat, nice and clean, or it be fail.It can be done with 1,5liters of water, about 15 spoons of salt which you dissolve in water and car battery charger(mine is 5A). But first you start with Corel draw and make some logo or makers mark or some fun things or letters. Remember you need negatives,not like me when you cought yourself that you actually read something that shoukd be mirror like and then its $#!!^^^^.You can or cut your marks on the cutter(plotter) and then remove the parts you dont want with the needle.You transfer the foil on some steel surface which you cleaned very thoroughly so the foil can be in good contact with surface or else ...So th esurfac witc not be etched should be protectedwith foil or you can use the nail polish and thaqn scratch the drawing but i couldnt do that.I used the blue press and peel foil for electronics wwhich you print with ordinary printer in the highest resolution on the matt side.(Do not print om shiny side) I hear that you can do that with any shiny paper instead. Than printed side you put on the steel polished surface and iron that whith iron.After or 1 minute or 10 depending on the temperature you can remove the foil after quenching under water.You can see that on picture.On the one side you put a bolt which is conected to charger and the other wire should be connected to working part.Both parts are submerged in the plastic container with salt solution.When you turn on the charger the bolt should make bubbles .If not switch the wires (polarization). It needs about an hour or so to finish etching or if you use mobile phone charger- much longer.When its working you will see black sludge as the result of etching(see the picture)When its finished wash good.
 
That's so cool, I'd say you're pretty awesome. ;)

Sounds like you've got some pretty good help and instruction on your end. There are a lot of guys in the Knife Makers forum here that have a lot of experience with etching steel. If you do a search you'll find a lot of threads. Most are specific to the production of light etching done as a makers mark on their blade, but may still have pertinent information.

Please keep us updated on your progress. Yours are the cleanest stamps I've seen yet.
 
I think I could use this thunderbird which gives deep stamp but need to fill the small holes with epoxy probably, but the turtle and royal sign i didnt try yet
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Wow, the t-bird looks great! I'd just drill a few more holes to even up the pattern. :D Epoxy seems like it would work well though. Maybe try the block dye method to apply a resist to the surface so that any unwanted epoxy might be easy to remove. That or fill the holes then block sand the surface.

I'm impressed.
 
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