[Jewelry making - Article 00336] - Re: [Orchid] Stamping letters into a silver - army Dog tag

[David L. Huffman]

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>             Hi Guys & Girls, I have a request from a customer to stamp
>     some text into a silver army dog tag... any suggestions as to the
>     best way to line up the letters and what would be the best
>     material to have behind the silver tag when stamping it ...e.g.
>     hard (steel) 

    Hi Folks; OK, I have a bright idea, but it's something I haven't
    tried. Using thermoplastic like Jett-Sett, etc., put the stamps in
    the order you want and form the thermoplastic around them like a
    sleeve and as it cools, make adjustments in the alignment of the
    tools.  When it cools, lay out a thin layer of heated thermoplastic
    on the dog tag and while it's warm, push the ganged set of stamps
    down until they contact the metal beneath.  You can then remove the
    sleeve and the thin template will have seats into which you can set
    each stamp and strike.  The thermoplastic should have enough yield to
    allow the stamp to impress the metal.  In my opinion, you do best
    backing it with a clean, smooth piece of steel, preferably polished. 
    You'd probably need to super glue down the template to the tag and
    lining it up would take some carefull observation.  Easy enough to
    test it on a strip of brass. 

David L. Huffman


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