| Are you addicted to rubber stamps and rubber | | | | This means it's unsuitable for your creative craft |
| stamping? Would you like to learn how to make rubber | | | | stamps. Flash Stamp technology employs a technique |
| stamps? Perhaps a baby footprint stamp, a Christmas | | | | where ink flows through a membrane after exposure |
| rubber stamp, a stamp for Halloween, a snowman | | | | to a light source. The sections of the membrane |
| rubber stamp, a photo stamp, a signature stamp, a art | | | | containing the artwork remain open from which the ink |
| rubber stamp, or even a personalized rubber stamp? If | | | | flows. |
| you think stamping is cool, then you can easily learn | | | | - Polymer stamp making - Using a liquid polymer, |
| how to make your own rubber stamps. | | | | artwork and a UV light source polymer is the clear |
| Making stamps at home does not mean producing | | | | choice for making custom rubber stamps at home |
| amateur stamps suitable just for kids' stamping. With a | | | | with its simplicity and cost-effectiveness. You will only |
| little information and the right rubber stamp making | | | | need a computer, laser printer and a UV exposure unit |
| supply, manufacturing rubber stamps is fun and easy! | | | | and of course the correct polymer for stamp making. |
| Classifying Rubber Stamps | | | | Stamping up with Polymer Rubber |
| For starters, rubber stamps are classified into two | | | | Among the various ways for manufacturing rubber |
| categories: business rubber stamps and art rubber | | | | stamps, the polymer stamp making technique is the |
| stamps or craft stamps. | | | | winner of all available stamp making methods for |
| Business stamps are hand stamps, self inking stamps | | | | rubber stamp makers at home. Manufacturing polymer |
| (pre inked) or dating stamps; the text of which makes | | | | stamps will allow you to get professional quality |
| them personalized rubber stamps. When using a hand | | | | custom rubber stamps at the lowest price possible! |
| stamp you must stamp it up and down on a stamp | | | | It might surprise you that polymer stamp making is now |
| pad to load the stamp with ink before making your | | | | the most common method of manufacturing stamps |
| impression. | | | | commercially today. The majority of business ink |
| Art and craft rubber stamps are a lot more interesting | | | | stamps, self inking personalized stamps and |
| as graphics such as hand drawn artwork, craft clipart | | | | increasingly so craft stamps are now more often |
| along with alphabets and photographs can be used. | | | | polymer stamps. Polymer stamps are also known as |
| Used in creating scrapbooks and greeting cards these | | | | acrylic polymer, clear stamps, clear rubber stamps and |
| custom stamps can also be used with embossing | | | | rubber plastic stamps. Interestingly, polymer stamps |
| powder or ink for embossed rubber stamping. If you | | | | contain no rubber at all and are still called rubber |
| have ever tried to locate a Chinese character rubber | | | | stamps! |
| stamp, you will know they are hard to find, so why not | | | | Stamp Making Rules |
| make your own? Stamp art has no limits - all your | | | | Before you launch into making your own polymer |
| stamp ideas can be realized once you start making | | | | rubber stamps, you must keep in mind some important |
| stamps at home so start gathering your rubber | | | | factors about polymers. Pay attention to these and |
| stamping ideas! | | | | you can be assured of a high quality rubber stamp. |
| You will never again need to buy from a Rubber | | | | Platemaking Polymers - Used extensively in the printing |
| Stamp Manufacturer! | | | | industry not all photopolymer plates will produce rubber |
| The fantastic thing about making your own stamps is | | | | stamps. To make a stamping die a polymer with the |
| that you will save money and do away with buying | | | | durometer reading of 40 is ideal; this is the hardness |
| stamps from a rubber stamp maker or rubber stamp | | | | scale of the cured polymer. InstaPlate is just such a |
| company. You can get all your rubber stamp making | | | | kind of polymer designed to make rubber stamp dies |
| supplies or a rubber stamp kit and make your own | | | | and best suited for home use. It is available as a photo |
| personalized stamps, photo stamps, signature stamps | | | | polymer gel in a sachet (commonly known as 'polymer |
| and craft stamps within the comfort of your home. | | | | in a bag'). With InstaPlate, you can be assured of a |
| Different Methods of Rubber Stamp Manufacturing | | | | good quality polymer so request it when you |
| Does it sound impossible? Well it isn't. In fact making | | | | investigate your stamp making supply. |
| rubber stamps can become addictive once you grasp | | | | Polymer Solidification - Some stamp making kits |
| the basics. You must have an understanding of how | | | | employ other types of polymers that solidify under |
| different methods of rubber stamp manufacturing is | | | | natural light or a single light bulb. This is not |
| carried out, then you can start searching for the | | | | recommended as polymers that solidify under a |
| relevant rubber stamp supply to start creating your | | | | specific UVA light range are always better. All |
| rubber stamping ideas! | | | | professional stamp makers use polymers like |
| - Hand carved - Creating a carved stamp is still | | | | InstaPlate as it allows control of the UVA light at a |
| practiced in some countries. A simple example of a | | | | specific wavelength to make stamps. So invest in a |
| carved hand stamp is carving on erasers but this is | | | | quality UV exposure unit along with a commercial |
| beyond the skill level of most of us and is very time | | | | grade polymer such as InstaPlate to create stamps |
| consuming. | | | | like the professionals do, this is especially important if |
| - Vulcanizing - You may be familiar with magenta | | | | you are interested in producing wholesale rubber |
| rubber stamps that utilize self cling foam similar to | | | | stamps at home for resale. |
| EZMount for sticking to acrylic blocks. These are | | | | Strength of your Rubber Stamp - We often come |
| vulcanized rubber stamps like the ones you buy from | | | | across polymer stamps with no structural backing |
| Stampin Up. Vulcanized stamps require a matrix mold | | | | allowing the stamp to naturally stick to a mounting |
| to be produced for each new design making it an | | | | block. While these seem great, they are susceptible to |
| expensive process for small quantities of a single | | | | tearing, dirtying and distortion. A strong permanent |
| design. The vulcanizing heat press is also quite an | | | | backing avoids these problems and is becoming very |
| expensive stamping machine for home use. | | | | popular now that we have products such as EZMount |
| - Laser - Sounds hi-tech and so will your bills be! You | | | | and InstaGrip. InstaGrip is a new method of affixing |
| can also make your own rubber stamps using a laser | | | | rubber stamps to acrylic blocks and is a repositionable |
| engraving machine, however, expenditure is high | | | | mounting system designed for mounting stamps onto |
| including its maintenance and operating costs, which | | | | acrylic. InstaGrip is basically a clear thin silicone |
| are much higher than the vulcanizing process. Lasers | | | | repositionable mat that sticks both to the stamp |
| are usually used for business style stamps where a | | | | backing and the acrylic block. Since it's transparent, it |
| custom rubber stamp is required. | | | | will allow you to see through the stamp and the block |
| - Flash technology - This relatively new stamping | | | | to place your impression, making your stamping |
| technology is not too expensive but the finished stamp | | | | process easier than ever before. |
| has only a single colour, similar to the self inking stamp. | | | | |