Stamp Press

colu41

colu41

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I finally received my makers mark stamp from Everstamp. And its pretty awesome. But bad thing is, my 3# hammer will barely make it visible even on mild steel. So I pretty much have to build a press. That in itself isn't a problem, but I dont understand how I am going to make some sort of collet to hold the stamp STRAIGHT. The top of this stamp is nearly rounded.
Any tips would be great. Heres a pic
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Also, I would rather not have to heat the blade up to stamp. Not sure I could trust myself doing that and not screwing 15 blades up :o
 
You will need a 20-ton press to press the stamp in. You can flatten the back a little bit and square it up.
 
J. Hoffman said:
You will need a 20-ton press to press the stamp in. You can flatten the back a little bit and square it up.
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I watched a video on the guy from Rustik Knives? I believe. Built a press with a 12 ton. You think I should go 20?

And I wasn't sure if I should just go grinding on a $240 custom stamp. lol
 
I made a holding jig out of some 2" angle. One heads up while doing this is, be careful welding with the stamp in the jig. I had mine on a grounded welding table with the stamp in the jig to make sure the fit was right while I tacked it up. The ground actually came from the edge of the M in my stamp to the table, which screwed it up. I had to grind it off and now it says ROCHESTER instead of M. ROCHESTER! Just make something with a slot to accept your stamp that will stand up straight. If you build/buy a press that has a pressure gauge on it, it will help you to repeat the depth of the stamp from knife to knife. You also need a flat and strong backing to press against. It needs to be solid or you will have to straighten every blade after you stamp them. You can pick up used 20 tons pretty reasonable on Craigslist. Good luck.
 
Rookie25 said:
I made a holding jig out of some 2" angle. One heads up while doing this is, be careful welding with the stamp in the jig. I had mine on a grounded welding table with the stamp in the jig to make sure the fit was right while I tacked it up. The ground actually came from the edge of the M in my stamp to the table, which screwed it up. I had to grind it off and now it says ROCHESTER instead of M. ROCHESTER! Just make something with a slot to accept your stamp that will stand up straight. If you build/buy a press that has a pressure gauge on it, it will help you to repeat the depth of the stamp from knife to knife. You also need a flat and strong backing to press against. It needs to be solid or you will have to straighten every blade after you stamp them. You can pick up used 20 tons pretty reasonable on Craigslist. Good luck.
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Well I have a bunch of 1/2" plate that I will use for the base and the top. Just need to go get some more for the sides. I also have a 1" x 4" x 2" chunk of flat for the knife base. I dont think that will bend :)

And I am probably bringing a piece of stock to my local machine shop and mill out a perfect slot for the stamp so I can just slide it in and out when I need. Just depends on the price I guess as I've never had anything machined before.
 
I got rid of my 20T 5 years ago and got a 50T stubby. Lot easier to control.
(Honestly, since i got my etching set-up, I haven't used the press since!)
Just grind the top of your stamp flat.






 
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