| There are several UK Companies specialising in | | | | impression is stored in the die (the die is the rubber part |
| making quality self inking stamps in the UK. They can | | | | holding the design) and there is no separate ink pad. |
| be used effortlessly to imprint details of dates, | | | | The pre-inked rubber stamp ink will last longer than the |
| addresses, return addresses and logos on to incoming | | | | self inking ink but is more costly. The quality of the |
| or outgoing mail, invoices, cheques and company | | | | pre-inked stamp impression is better than that of the |
| stationary. Custom imprints can be customised to an | | | | self inking custom stamp impression and can print text |
| individual's needs and may include the company's | | | | down to 5pt text. |
| name and address and even the company's logo to | | | | Lastly there is the old traditional stamps. These are |
| make the impression of the stamps stand out. | | | | usually cheaper than the self inking or pre-inked |
| There are several different types available, self inking | | | | stamps due to the ink not being in the stamp (a |
| stamps re-ink automatically after each impression | | | | separate ink pad is required) and therefore one inkpad |
| using a built in ink pad. Self inking rubber stamps are | | | | can be used with several traditional stamps. The |
| good for reparative stamping and several thousand | | | | traditional rubber stamp is usually not of as high a |
| impressions before the ink cartridge has to be | | | | quality as pre inked or self inking custom stamps due |
| replaced. Ink cartridges can usually be changed with | | | | to uniform pressure not being able to be applied when |
| little effort to elongate the life of your self inking stamp. | | | | using the traditional stamp, and hence the imprint will |
| Pre-inked are different, the ink used to create the | | | | not be as sharp. |