[Jewelry making - Article 00043] - Re: [Orchid] Best material to stamp against?

[John Donivan]

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    Allan... There are many many surfaces to stamp on. Repousse uses
    pitch for it's own reasons. Other surfaces are steel, lead, which is
    pretty soft, wood, which is also pretty soft even if it's hardwood,
    and pewter or typemetal. We use a typemetal block to trademark rings
    on and it's perfect for that. Pewter is close - modern pewter is I
    guess 100% tin or nearly so. Another thing some people do is buy
    solder by the pound - like 50-50 plumber's solder or whatever blend
    they like. All of those metals can be melted on a hotplate and cast
    into a cardboard box. Tape the box around the seams and coat it
    lightly with vaseline inside..... 

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