[Jewelry making - Article 00427] - Re: [Orchid] Stamping letters into a silver - army Dog tag

[Robert Holland]

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Hi Paul,

    I stamp 14ga silver sheet with conventional alphabet stamps.
    Alignment I do by sight after putting in some orientation lines.  If
    you just press the stamp HARD by hand, you can put enough of an
    impression on the metal to check registration and alignment. Then
    come back and sink it in with a hammer. It takes a very light touch
    to get it back on the light impression but you can get the hang of
    it.  FYI for my application, I hard fire enamel into the impression
    of the stamp, then stone it flush and refire to gloss it off. People
    are amazed I did it with conventional alphabet stamps. 

    I am stamping on a polished bench block btw 

Bob
Dexter, Oregon



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