[Jewelry making - Article 00547] - Re: [Orchid] Roller Printing Text

[Terry Ogden]

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Linda

    The place you bought your press from should be able to get you a
    blank roller, they would be able to get one from the manufacturer or
    you could, the other would be a machine shop, take your roller in
    and see what they would charge to cut and treat you another. I make
    my own rollers so I really don't know what this would run other than
    the cost of the metal involved. 

    Etching the roller, you could do yourself with etching salts and it
    could be done after tempering of the roller, it will leave a fine
    impression on both silver and gold. Embossing would have to be done
    before the roller was tempered. You might try these guys
    (http://www.rjsintl.com/ Product: P310) they do embossed stamps
    pretty reasonable. I have seen 2 types, one is where the whole
    roller is engraved and one where there is an insert in the roller.
    The insert did leave an outline were the stamp sat, but it was easy
    to remove and the impression was deeper. To have it really standout
    like a coin face, it would have to be pressed, you can't get that
    from a roller in a price range that you wouldn't have to hock your
    house for. 

Terry

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