Hi guys and we are back again, hope everyone is doing great. For this week we will show you how to make a stamp. These laser engraved custom stamps are perfect for crafting, product labeling, or anything that you would like to imprint your details on.
We will show you a step-by-step process on how to make a custom stamp. So stay tuned until the end for the finished product of our laser engraved custom stamp.
Before we start making a stamp we need to prepare the things and tools we need.
Make A Stamp | Laser Engraved Custom Stamps
Materials you need:
- Laser Machine (essential)
- Rubber sheet
- Trodat 4912 47x18mm or any inking stamp you prefer.
- Basin with Water
- Small Brush
Software used for the design:
- CorelDraw, though you can follow along with any vector program of choice.
Let’s Start Making our Stamp!
Step 1: Open CorelDraw: Or use any vector-based software like Illustrator or Inkscape to set up the file.
Now Step 2: Ready for laser: After setting up your file and getting the design as what we wanted, place the rubber sheet inside the laser machine. The machine will be etching away the parts and eventually sculpt the design onto the rubber. It will also cut around the outside shape to fit into the inking stamp.
Step 3: Brush away all the dust: Get a small basin with water and just brush and clean the finished rubber stamp to get rid all the dust from the etching process then dry it off so it’s ready to go into our stamp.
Lastly for Step 4: Mounting the rubber stamp: Get your inking stamp. One thing you want to remember when using a Trodat type inking stamp is when putting the rubber plate. Always make sure to have the word Trodat facing you. Then on the side there is a locking mechanism that keeps the stamp in position so it won’t be hard when sticking the rubber template.
Make sure to check the orientation facing up towards where the words are then place the ink pad in and make a few clicks up and down to bring the ink unto the surface. Now we are ready to put that sticker on top so you can see how it’s going to look and what stamp you got and we are done!
To wrap it up
What we recommend is if you’ve got a nice laser at home and you want some stamps, this is a nice easy project for you to make. Really simple and amazing for your business, or crafting projects and you can also make some as a gift to someone.
Hope this article helped you in creating your very own inking stamp and gave you some inputs and techniques on how to make one. share this video to anyone you know who loves to create things and DIYs, and they may help you make these pretty cool stamps.
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