<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>The various laser manufacturers and laser product suppliers all tout laser cutting/etching as a great way to make rubber stamps.</div><div>I've been thinking about doing some of these myself. A quick google turned up articles like:</div><div> <a href="http://www.rubberstamps.net/creating-rubber-stamps-1.aspx">http://www.rubberstamps.net/creating-rubber-stamps-1.aspx</a> "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 14px; ">the best technology to use is a laser engraver"</span></div><div> <a href="http://www.laserbits.com/images/LaserResources/TechTipsandFeatureStories/FeatureStories/articles/marking_devices.html">http://www.laserbits.com/images/LaserResources/TechTipsandFeatureStories/FeatureStories/articles/marking_devices.html</a></div><div> <a href="http://www.epiloglaser.com/sc_stamps.htm">http://www.epiloglaser.com/sc_stamps.htm</a></div><div><br></div><div>The laserbits folks have a Sample Kit with parts to make 8 self inking stamps...</div><div> <a href="http://www.laserbits.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=80_319&products_id=805">http://www.laserbits.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=80_319&products_id=805</a></div><div>You could make one for the space and one for each member that contributed towards the kit.</div><div><br></div><div>Low tech approaches (cutting tools and wood blocks) can produce nice stamps too.</div><div>but you have a laser.... burn something!</div><div><br></div><div><div>
<div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Jerry Isdale<br><a href="http://MauiMakers.com">http://MauiMakers.com</a></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><a href="http://www.mauimakers.com/blog/thursday-public-meeting/">http://www.mauimakers.com/blog/thursday-public-meeting/</a></div></div>
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<br><div><div>On Sep 29, 2011, at 11:37 PM, Martin Ling wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Hi,<br><br>Now that Mitch's passports are everywhere and our space has just voted<br>on a new logo, it's about time we made a stamp. But how to fabricate<br>one? I googled around for what other spaces had done and all the ones I<br>saw just did a design and sent it out to a commercial stamp manufacturer.<br>That doesn't seem very hackerspacey to me.<br><br>So, does anyone have tips to share on making your own? What materials<br>work best, just rubber (what sort?) or something else? We have a CNC<br>mill and a 40W CO2 laser cutter/engraver. Can you mill rubber without<br>just making a mess, can you laser engrave it deep enough to create a<br>usable stamp, if so what sort of settings did you need? Or is there a<br>way more low-tech process for spaces without these tools to use, that<br>still gets great results?<br><br>Tips welcome, then I will run some experiments and post our results.<br><br><br>Martin<br>_______________________________________________<br>Discuss mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Discuss@lists.hackerspaces.org">Discuss@lists.hackerspaces.org</a><br>http://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss<br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>