| you want to make an "impression" there is no better | | | | mess caused when you accidentally touch the ink and |
| way than with a rubber stamp. You can find a rubber | | | | get it on your fingers as self inking stamps have the |
| stamp with a great design on it that expresses your | | | | stamp and the ink pad self contained. They can make |
| personality, or order a custom rubber stamp with your | | | | thousands of impressions before their internal ink pads |
| name, address or company logo on it. Rubber stamps | | | | need to be reinked. Self-inking stamps are popular for |
| are great for business or pleasure; they are great for | | | | business purposes, mass mailings, or if you simply are |
| kids and for executives, depending on what they are | | | | tired of writing your address by hand on every letter |
| used for. Rubber stamps come in a variety of styles | | | | you send. These are good for repetitive stamping |
| and choosing one over another is going to depend on | | | | tasks and are usually used for custom work like |
| the use for the stamp. Three common types of rubber | | | | address stamps and endorsement stamps, or for |
| stamps are: standard rubber stamps, self-inking | | | | general business uses. |
| stamps and pre-inked stamps. | | | | Pre inked Rubber Stamps |
| Traditional Rubber Stamps | | | | A pre-inked stamp does not require a separate ink |
| Standard rubber stamps are a good value for the | | | | pad either since the ink resides within the |
| money and are good for ordinary use. They are | | | | stamp’s surface. The ink is transmitted to the |
| usually designed with wooden bases and handles and | | | | paper’s surface through microscopic pores in |
| rubber heads. You can order a custom rubber stamp | | | | the rubber which also prevent leakage. A pre-inked |
| with your own phrase or information on it; and it is | | | | rubber stamp is refilled by placing more ink into its |
| common for standard rubber stamps to have stock | | | | reservoir. Like self-inking stamps, pre-inked stamps are |
| phrases like “Approved,” | | | | good to use when you have many impressions to |
| “Draft” or “Paid” on them | | | | make, such as mass mailings or if you want to have a |
| for business use. Standard rubber stamps are | | | | stamp with your address or monogram on it. |
| available with dies that are made out of, photo | | | | You might wonder which rubber stamp is right for you: |
| polymer, or traditional rubber. Photo polymer stamp | | | | a standard, self-inking or pre-inked stamp. A standard |
| dies do not perform well with industrial inks. Rubber is | | | | rubber stamp can be a good choice if you do not use |
| the best material for standard stamps - it is durable | | | | it very often because a standard rubber stamp takes |
| and flexible. You will need to purchase an ink pad to | | | | more time to use than the other varieties (i.e. you have |
| go along with a standard rubber stamp, and there are | | | | to ink the stamp on the ink pad and then make the |
| many colors of ink available. Traditional Rubber | | | | impression on the paper’s surface). Both the |
| Stamps can be made in any size or shape. | | | | self-inking stamps and the pre-inked stamps are good |
| Self Inking Rubber Stamps | | | | options for business use. They are both neat and |
| With self-inking rubber stamps, you do not need a | | | | convenient, and can make a thousand impressions |
| separate ink pad. A rubber die is mounted to a plate | | | | before more ink is needed. Pre Inked Stamps are the |
| that strikes a built-in ink pad each time an impression is | | | | best decision if you are looking for a quality stamp. |
| made. You don’t have to worry about the | | | | |