Making a stamp

[Knife-Man]

Ive been trying to make my own stamp by stamping as usual on a piece of scrap then Forcing a piece of red hot steel into the stamped scrap.

But it's not working.

I got a indent on the first heat then by the time I have realigned it on the second heat it's lost too much heat and distorts the "pattern" in the scrap

Any hint's or tip's that might help or am I being too ambitious?

[TOBY]

Have a look here
http://www.anvilfire.com/iForge/tuto.../top_index.htm
it might help a bit?

[Knife-Man]

Have a look here
http://www.anvilfire.com/iForge/tuto.../top_index.htm
it might help a bit?

ah ha .. need to sort out a ring to fit the stamp into.

So simple I didn't think of it .

[ZDP-189]

Making a matrix punch?

[Knife-Man]

Making a matrix punch?

Basically yes. If you want to call it that.

I just want My maker's mark on one stamp

This is attempt at method number three.

Method four is buying the letter's I need and grinding them down so I can weld them together.

[TOBY]

or you could have a word with Stuart m and have one made for you

[Knife-Man]

or you could have a word with Stuart m and have one made for you

I don't think it would be worth it. From experience (I used to make similar Item's) we are talking at least £30 labor cost's.

The stamps Will cost £8 ish. Less I if can get a set from the same place as before .

[sloucas]

I had a go at this a year or so ago, I spent blimin ages carving an 'S' into the end of an anealed length of cold chisel shaft with some small chisels I made, hardend, tempered tried it. worked realy well only I forgot to reverse the letter threw backward 'S' stamp in scrap bin havent tried since

[Knife-Man]

I had a go at this a year or so ago, I spent blimin ages carving an 'S' into the end of an anealed length of cold chisel shaft with some small chisels I made, hardend, tempered tried it. worked realy well only I forgot to reverse the letter threw backward 'S' stamp in scrap bin havent tried since

That was Attempt 1/2.

Attempt 1 was making it up with files drill's and dremmel.
Attempt 2 was making the letter's up individually then welding them together . Couldn't get it looking Quite right .

[TOBY]

I had a go at this a year or so ago, I spent blimin ages carving an 'S' into the end of an anealed length of cold chisel shaft with some small chisels I made, hardend, tempered tried it. worked realy well only I forgot to reverse the letter threw backward 'S' stamp in scrap bin havent tried since

I am sure you are not the first... nor will be the last

[Gene Chapman]

Do you have a drawing of what it looks like. Do you want the letters raised and background recessed?? I have made many touchmarks and decorative hot stamps, perhaps I can give some advise.

[Knife-Man]

Do you have a drawing of what it looks like. Do you want the letters raised and background recessed?? I have made many touchmarks and decorative hot stamps, perhaps I can give some advise.

Just The word FISH stamped into the surface of the metal.

Like on this

[ZDP-189]

That's all? Just surface grind the sides down on the 4 letter stamps to give the correct spacing, align clamp and weld. Watch out though, wide stamps can be difficult to do properly. Unless you get it dead straight, one side will be deeper than the other.

The alternative is to make a smithing magician. I made one here and posted a link to the original ABANA tutorial.

You could make an adapter that fits inside the top slideway and guides four stamps side by side. If you clamp the knife down, you can wang away with a hammer and all the stamps will fall exactly in the right place.

[Gene Chapman]

Here is a image of a stamp I made NWBA initials, "Northwest Blacksmith Association" and "Murphys Law" prevailed and I did it backword. The initials were cut with a graver and small chasing hammer. If I remember right the stamp was made with high or medium carbon steel and heat treated.

These were stamped with a fly press but can be forged by hand but won't go as deep. It's nice to have a striker if done by hand.

The hot stamp in the image is third from the left, it is held in a vise for the picture.

[a6cjn]

I was reading through this thread and found myself doing some sketches
It was just a thought

Chris