Creating stamp: not all methods Created Equal (Part 2 of 3)

Welcome back! In the first part of this series of three parts, the advantages and disadvantages of laser engraving stamp debate. As in the first, in spite of laser engraving is a start-up high-cost, quality and efficiency is unsurpassed. In this segment, we learn, and the performance of the back of a postage stamp-making method lithograph. A stamp with a picture or a polymer chemist is also the cost of start-up. Depending on the capacity of equipment, quality and size, a photo polymer stamp kits cost anywhere from $ 400 - $ 4000 This process requires a lot of work and the trend towards more Turn-Around Time. The first step in the process of photo-polymer comprises creating a negative image to be engraved on it. From start to create a black or a chart with a white background. If the image has a color, save or convert one or two colors black and white format. A simple graphics editor such as Paint (automatically with the Windows operating system), the user is to "Save" and select "Save as type" as "bitmap in black and white. Therefore, the graph in black - and white file bitmap. Once the image is in black and white, with a graphical editor (in this case, Paint), to invert the colors. In this way, a white image on a black background. Turn-Around Time for a stamp is very different, because this variable is the creation of a metal plate. If you have stamps for pleasure, you must have enough images to fill a metal plate and a matrix (mold) board. The metal and the matrix can be on board by a party, but it is not an efficient use of materials and shapes may be irregular and / or stamp. If the maximum efficiency, the graphics are enough to get a plate full. In addition, Photo polymer process small custom stamps efficiently, as these stamps are usually for a certain period of format and will no longer be necessary. Depending on the material at hand, the metal plate of the need for a burn. Once the land has been engraved in metal, is a machine with the matrix board, and with a combination of heat and pressure that Vulkanisationsanlagen, the map is a matrix form. Rubber is the size of the form, curing, and it is a stamp from a similar process of heat and pressure. Warning: as a tool to heat and pressure, each time a stamp is created, it's only for 40-60 stamp vulcanization. After the rubber has been pressed, it can be cut into more stamps. Since the rubber is relatively thick, more regular stamp enthusiasts agree scissors are not enough. Kai scissors are an important tool for art and crafts from around the world. The shears are available on the website of the craft or on the Internet, representing 15 + Kai scissors styles and sizes of scissors. Mounting foam is also necessary for the neutralization of stamp is not in contact with the surface of the stamp. If the foam rubber and the assembly have been cut, the stamps are stuck on a hill of wood and are ready to impress! We engraving, lithography, and a stamp method is more! Then, learn how to make stamps, with no special equipment or expensive, the privacy of your own home!