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David Fairfield
10-21-2009, 8:26 AM
Hi guys
What do I need to make and use rubber stamps, and where's a good place to buy. Gonna make some rubber stamp sets for my friends' kids as a little Christmas present. Thanks :)
Dave
Steve Clarkson
10-21-2009, 8:30 AM
David,
Do a search on here for Millenium Marking Co......I got a free sample from them and it worked GREAT!
Lee DeRaud
10-21-2009, 10:51 AM
David,
Do a search on here for Millenium Marking Co......I got a free sample from them and it worked GREAT!Is the "no-odor polymer" really "no-odor"?
Steve Clarkson
10-21-2009, 11:24 AM
Yes it is.....actually, both are pretty tame.
Jim Sage
10-21-2009, 11:49 AM
I make stamps for a living - All of the rubber stinks ;)
You can get everything you need (rubber, wood mount, acrylic mount)
Google search "Jackson Marking Products"
Bill Cunningham
10-22-2009, 9:41 PM
I make all my own stamp polymer sheets for use in the laser.. There is a smell, but nothing like the three week rotten dead skunk odour you get from rubber.. I asked for a sample of that low/no odour rubber, and they send me a sheet of 'something' that didn't look any different than the normal stinky stuff, so I never got around to trying it.. The polymer vaporizes and leaves a oily residue that washes clean away with water..
Art Anderson
10-23-2009, 4:59 AM
90% of my laser work is making rubber stamps. The "no odor" rubber from Millennium Marking is almost odor free. It looks the same as the other stuff, but I can finally run stamps without smelling it for three days, and that's with good exhaust! The next door bike shop hasn't threatened to do me in since I started using it. The only negative is that it is more sensitive to heat and will lose detail on extremely fine lines when doing a deeper etch. I still need to use El-Stinko occasionally, but I try to avoid if at all possible.
Well worth trying!
Art Anderson
Bill Cunningham
10-24-2009, 9:59 PM
Try the polymer.. They call it laser polymer, but it's the same stuff used for making UV exposed polymer stamps.. It has a bit of a sweet smell (no relation to the dead skunk rubber), and fine lines are no problem.. I only use 'rubber' if the stamp is being used with acid, solvent, or oil based inks. Polymer is fine for 99% of the stamps I make. My normal production runs is on a photopolymer plate maker, and I use the laser when I need a few quicker. If your making 50 a day, a laser is far too slow, and UV Polymer is the way to go. If your making a 100 or more of the same stamp, or a group of stamps, (like art stamps to be repeated) then vulcanized rubber is the way to go..
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