03-15-2012, 11:08 PM
(03-14-2012, 11:13 PM)Tony Wells Wrote: Well, I guess jewelers use smaller stamps, but they also use a loupe. The smallest set I have is 3/32". I have to use a small hammer on them. It seems (with me anyway, I like a large hammer), that after a bit of use, any depressed portion of the stamp tends to fill in with material, and messes up the impression until I pick it out with a scribe of something.
I had another look at those small stamps and yes they are 1mm and damn they are tiny, I have a very tiny hammer and another head I need to put a handle on thats even smaller. I tried the 1mm out today and they do make a nice clear impression, I don't know if I will ever use them on a project but if I ever need them I have them. tom
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SIEG 12x40" lathe
RongFU 45 clone mill
6" import band saw
Baldor Grinder
thousand of tools+tooling pieces 40 yrs of collecting