Markers Mark

I asked about this a while back and nothing seemed to pan out. I am
looking for some one who can make a Makers Mark metal stamp for my
studios. Anyone out there have a source?


Thanks,

Jerry

Jerry Smith wrote:

I asked about this a while back and nothing seemed to pan out. I am
looking for some one who can make a Makers Mark metal stamp for my
studios. Anyone out there have a source?

Thanks,

Jerry

I suggest you look back at the post I replied with. I did give you several
URL's.
--
Abrasha
http://www.abrasha.com

On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 18:20:29 -0700, in ôõ Jerry Smith
wrote:

I asked about this a while back and nothing seemed to pan out. I am
looking for some one who can make a Makers Mark metal stamp for my
studios. Anyone out there have a source?


Thanks,

Jerry

Jerry, check back at the old thread, if you've still got it stored on your
computer. You got several leads.

But more importantly, this isnt' complex to do, but you'll actually have to get
off the computer, and use the phone and the mails to do it, most likely.
Virtually all the major jewelry tools suppliers can have such stamps custom made
for you, so if you simply pick up the phone and actually call Rio Grande,
Gesswein, Frei and Borel, or any of the other major suppliers, you'll likely find
that they do indeed offer that service as a special order, on request, item.
There are several independent companies that do this too. Micro mark is one well
known one that specializes especially in very small text marking tools, but can
do the standard stamps too. They're the only one I know has a web page with
pricing, though I don't have the URL right at hand. Sossner is another company
I've dealt with in the past. A google search, or one on the Thomas register web
site, should find either those firms, or others with little trouble. If you've
not found the companies that can do this, I'm sorta thinking perhaps it's because
you've just not taken the time to actually follow up the leads. You do have to
go to the trouble to prepare and send artwork for custom stamps, unless you just
want standard letters, which can be done just on the phone. Expect to pay
between 50 and a hundred dollars for a typical custom stamp, depending on the
size, detail, etc. Please pardon my assumptions if your statement that things
just didn't pan out was more thoroughly based in something like needing something
the several suppliers you were steered to, couldn't provide when you did actually
follow up and investigate them...

By the way, I'd also note that custom stamps, unless you need them very small,
aren't actually that hard to make yourself. Use annealed drill rod, and the same
gravers and needle files and other tools you might use to engrave and carve on
gold. You need to do a slightly mental switch to draw the image in reverse, and
then carve away everything except the thin line image. Once you've done that,
and "proofed" the stamp in very soft metal, then just harden the thing and off
you go. Most of my own signature stampes were ones I made back in school. Just
student projects, but worked well enough i still use em.

Peter

Given that you may be in the USA from your address, buy a copy of
Lapidary Journal. You should find an ad in there fora custom stamp maker.

Fred

Peter W.. Rowe, wrote:
On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 18:20:29 -0700, in ôõ Jerry Smith
wrote:


I asked about this a while back and nothing seemed to pan out. I am
looking for some one who can make a Makers Mark metal stamp for my
studios. Anyone out there have a source?


Thanks,

Jerry


Jerry, check back at the old thread, if you've still got it stored on your
computer. You got several leads.

But more importantly, this isnt' complex to do, but you'll actually have to get
off the computer, and use the phone and the mails to do it, most likely.
Virtually all the major jewelry tools suppliers can have such stamps custom made
for you, so if you simply pick up the phone and actually call Rio Grande,
Gesswein, Frei and Borel, or any of the other major suppliers, you'll likely find
that they do indeed offer that service as a special order, on request, item.
There are several independent companies that do this too. Micro mark is one well
known one that specializes especially in very small text marking tools, but can
do the standard stamps too. They're the only one I know has a web page with
pricing, though I don't have the URL right at hand. Sossner is another company
I've dealt with in the past. A google search, or one on the Thomas register web
site, should find either those firms, or others with little trouble. If you've
not found the companies that can do this, I'm sorta thinking perhaps it's because
you've just not taken the time to actually follow up the leads. You do have to
go to the trouble to prepare and send artwork for custom stamps, unless you just
want standard letters, which can be done just on the phone. Expect to pay
between 50 and a hundred dollars for a typical custom stamp, depending on the
size, detail, etc. Please pardon my assumptions if your statement that things
just didn't pan out was more thoroughly based in something like needing something
the several suppliers you were steered to, couldn't provide when you did actually
follow up and investigate them...

By the way, I'd also note that custom stamps, unless you need them very small,
aren't actually that hard to make yourself. Use annealed drill rod, and the same
gravers and needle files and other tools you might use to engrave and carve on
gold. You need to do a slightly mental switch to draw the image in reverse, and
then carve away everything except the thin line image. Once you've done that,
and "proofed" the stamp in very soft metal, then just harden the thing and off
you go. Most of my own signature stampes were ones I made back in school. Just
student projects, but worked well enough i still use em.

Peter

Jerry Smith wrote:


looking for some one who can make a Makers Mark metal stamp


The question makes me curious:

Does anyone here use a graver to make makers marks?
What about other tools that aren't stamps?

On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 01:25:19 -0700, in ¸õ mbstevens
wrote:

Jerry Smith wrote:


looking for some one who can make a Makers Mark metal stamp


The question makes me curious:

Does anyone here use a graver to make makers marks?
What about other tools that aren't stamps?

It's been quite a while since I made my signature stamps, but when I did, it was
because I didn't really want to have to try and cough up the cash to have it
done. So yes, that's pretty much how I made them. Drill rod for the stamp, 8/0
saw blades, escapement files, tiny ball and bud burs, and mostly, gravers.
Annealed steel is actually rather nice to engrave. I'll work on that any day in
preference to typically hard and nasty high nickel white golds...

Peter

mbstevens wrote:

Jerry Smith wrote:

looking for some one who can make a Makers Mark metal stamp


The question makes me curious:

Does anyone here use a graver to make makers marks?
What about other tools that aren't stamps?

I use a graver. But then I'm not a professional.

--RC

I have a Dahlgren engraver, but that is for stuff that is flat
and have a several of the same thing.

Jerry

On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 08:25:21 GMT, mbstevens
wrote:

Jerry Smith wrote:


looking for some one who can make a Makers Mark metal stamp


The question makes me curious:

Does anyone here use a graver to make makers marks?
What about other tools that aren't stamps?