[Jewelry making - Article 00655] - Re: [Orchid] Stamps - Microstamp

[Dave Sebaste]

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    Hi Christine, I had a Microstamp made with my last name several years
    ago. It is the only custom stamp I've had made, but it is head and
    shoulders above the quality of the standard stamps I have bought or
    acquired. I believe all my stamps, straight and bent, are made from
    round stock. Square stock might be an advantage on orienting the
    stamp properly, but the thought had never occurred to me. 

    It is the only stamp I don't have to worry about rusting. The
    characters are .75mm in height, and the impressions are crisp and
    clear. Since that stamp gets used on almost every piece I do, I'm
    amazed that it is as pristine today as the day I bought it. 

    I used a black Sharpie (permanent marker) and put a vertical line
    indicator mark at the bottom middle of my most frequently used stamps
    to help me orient them quickly and properly. A tip from another
    Orchid member to draw a temporary baseline on the work has helped me
    get multiple stamps straight and parallel has helped me a lot. 

    I'm not sure about the taper you describe. Mine has a little bevel
    on the upper edge, I assume as an orientation indicator, but except
    for that, the sides are straight and parallel. 

>     it's so round and smooth that it's hard to feel that I have a
>     good, solid grip on it. 

    I recall that sensation, too, but I think I've gotten out of trying
    to hold the stamp in a death-grip, and hold it more gently now. I
    remember having my fingers slide down the smooth sides of the stamp,
    but don't seem to have the problem now. Maybe play with the stamp
    with some scrap material and see if you can come to a comfortable
    relationship with it? 

    I *do* like your idea of having in knurled (cross hatched). Maybe
    they'll offer that as an option for a couple dollars more. I'd send
    mine back for that service! 

    I suspect, as I did, you will come to appreciate the stamp the more
    you use it. 

All the best,
Dave
Dave Sebaste
Sebaste Studio and
Carolina Artisans' Gallery
Charlotte, NC (USA)
dave AT sebaste.com 
http://www.CarolinaArtisans.com 

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