Jancy Jaslow on mon 27 mar 06
Sorry if this has been addressed before, but I can not get the 'archives' to
respond to my Give-Me-Info-Sesame request.
A potter friend, a few years back, sent drawings to a company which
converted said artwork into latex stamps, which he sometimes uses in his
claywork. Hard rubber might be okay, but I thought I would give this
approach a try.
He can't recall the business name, and I'm not having any luck tracking
anything down.
Anyone know of such a business?
Thanks,
Jancy Jaslow
Arnold Howard on tue 28 mar 06
You can also have a design etched in brass similar to
a rubber stamp. Graphic arts companies make brass
dies for embossing book covers and letterheads. The
cost is reasonable.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
ahoward@paragonweb.com / www.paragonweb.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jancy Jaslow"
> A potter friend, a few years back, sent drawings to
> a company which
> converted said artwork into latex stamps, which he
> sometimes uses in his
> claywork. Hard rubber might be okay, but I thought
> I would give this
> approach a try.
Hank Murrow on tue 28 mar 06
On Mar 27, 2006, at 8:47 PM, Jancy Jaslow wrote:
>
> A potter friend, a few years back, sent drawings to a company which
> converted said artwork into latex stamps, which he sometimes uses in
> his
> claywork. Hard rubber might be okay, but I thought I would give this
> approach a try.
Dear Jancy;
Call around your area to locate a rubber stamp business. Ask if they
use the Merigraph process. This consists of a soft plastic sheet that
is exposed to UV light. The parts that are masked by your image will
dissolve in the chemical developer, leaving the hardened parts standing
proud. They can work from any art or Xeroxed original, and can reverse
the image as well. I use the image without the usual wood backup, so I
can press the plastic right into the clay......... or as recently,
stamp an images with my oxide wash directly onto the gelatin-sized
glaze surface to get a clear image. Lee Love suggested the gelatin
trick to me. Works a treat, but the main use for me is pressing the
image into soft clay.
Cheers, Hank in Eugene
www.murrow.biz/hank
Helen Bates on tue 28 mar 06
Stamps for ceramists...
I perused some of the listserv's archives and found some possibilities:
http://www.flclay.com/Online%20Catalog/Export3.htm (Advertised on Clayart
a few times in the past)
http://www.tandyleather.com/Stamps.html (Someone a few years ago
suggested Tandy. The website has pages of stamps designed for
leatherworkers.)
http://www.bigceramicstore.com/Supplies/CeramicProducts.htm (Sells some
underglaze stamp pads and a material you can carve your own stamps from)
http://www.claydiva.com/ (Clayarter Kellie Defries ordered a very large
unbacked nearly transparent stamp from California Rubber Stamp Company.)
Helen
Tom at Hutchtel.net on tue 28 mar 06
We use St. Cloud Stamp in St. Cloud MN. Ask for Daryl. They etch the stamp
deeper than normal and make the vinyl (I think it is) harder than normal.
I'm sure that any normal stamp place could do it if you tell them what
you're up to.
Tom Wirt
Hutchinson, MN
twirt@hutchtel.net
www.claycoyote.com
Subject: Latex/Rubber Stamps Business--?
> A potter friend, a few years back, sent drawings to a company which
> converted said artwork into latex stamps, which he sometimes uses in his
> claywork. Hard rubber might be okay, but I thought I would give this
The Bedfords on tue 28 mar 06
>Anyone know of such a business?
Smoky Mountain Pottery made custom stamps using soft latex.
Here's contact info from six years ago. I'm not sure if they still provide
such a service.
smpottery@aol.com or 800-221-5286
good luck, Lee
Susan P on tue 28 mar 06
While waiting at an Office Depot/Office Max recently, I was looking through
their catalog on rubber stamps for business and it was possible to order
custom "logos" and other things done from one's drawing through them.
Susan In Edmonds, WA
On 3/28/06, The Bedfords wrote:
>
> >Anyone know of such a business?
>
> Smoky Mountain Pottery made custom stamps using soft latex.
> Here's contact info from six years ago. I'm not sure if they still provid=
e
> such a service.
>
> smpottery@aol.com or 800-221-5286
>
> good luck, Lee
>
>
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Loretta Wray on wed 29 mar 06
Jancy,
I recently had a rubber stamp made by Dayton Stencil (in Dayton, OH.) The
price was reasonable. Of course, it depends on the size of the stamp among
other things. Their phone number is 937-223-3233.
I don't know if they will sell directly to the public, I ordered my stamp
through my employer, a local office supply dealer. If you can't order
directly from Dayton Stencil, I would recommend finding a local office
supply company (someone OTHER than Staples or Office Depot) and asking
them if they sell custom rubber stamps.
As someone else mentioned, you might want to consider ordering the rubber
die without having it glued to the wooden block. I found it conformed to
the shape of my mug more easily. I just used my wooden roller to imprint
the design. The people at Dayton Stencil had done this for other potters
and were familiar with this process.
By the way, I believe that I visited your studio last month at Pendleton's
Final Friday. I was with a couple of other potters from "up north."
If you need any more information you can contact me off list at
wray03@highstream.net
Good luck!
Loretta Wray
claylady@MAC.COM on wed 29 mar 06
as always, a day late. but look at this site first.
http://www.polyclay.com/ready.htm
then go to the link for the stamps.
http://www.readystamps.com/
they can do most anything that you want and the prices are the most
reasonable. they can make the stamps extra deep cut for clay.
good luck
Millie in md..
On Mar 27, 2006, at 11:47 PM, Jancy Jaslow wrote:
Sorry if this has been addressed before, but I can not get the
'archives' to
respond to my Give-Me-Info-Sesame request.
A potter friend, a few years back, sent drawings to a company which
converted said artwork into latex stamps, which he sometimes uses in his
claywork. Hard rubber might be okay, but I thought I would give this
approach a try.
He can't recall the business name, and I'm not having any luck tracking
anything down.
Anyone know of such a business?
Thanks,
Jancy Jaslow
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