How do you use a pipe stamp?
How do you use a pipe stamp?
I just got my Steel pipe stamp and I am wondering what method works best for applying it. Do you use a mallet or just push into the briar by hand? I've been playing around with it and I am unsure how to stamp on the side of a shank. Do you just roll the steel stamp?
Thanks,
Chris
Thanks,
Chris
You just have to find a way that seems comfortable to you. People roll them, which can be difficult, imo. I try to find a flat spot for the stamp. I have an old rubbery mouse pad out in the shop that serves 1001 purposes. I set the shank or pipe onto that so that I can safely put a lot of pressure on the stamp and then press down- hard. Personally I don't think there is much advice to give other than practice.
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He's on this page in the Pipedia:
http://www.pipedia.org/index.php?title=Pipe_Making
Scroll down or search for "steel stamps". Paul doesn't have a true website IIRC.
http://www.pipedia.org/index.php?title=Pipe_Making
Scroll down or search for "steel stamps". Paul doesn't have a true website IIRC.
I've had better success with chucking the stamp into my drill press, and then pressing the pipe up into it. I have a bit more control that way, but still find stamping a bit nerve wracking.
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Collector, smoker, and aspiring pipemaker.
http://sethilepipes.com
Sysop: http://pipedia.org
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Kurt's right, Paul has no website, but here's his contact info:alan wrote:Could one of you please post the link for A&M. I tried searching but there's thousands of results. How much did you guys pay for your stamps?
A & M Steel Stamps (custom stamp maker used by many US pipemakers): 55 Windsor Ave, Mineola, N.Y. 11501; Phone: 516-741-6223;
E-mail: amsteelstamps@yahoo.com
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Worth noting is the fact that Paul has the best accent in the history of human speech!sethile wrote:Kurt's right, Paul has no website, but here's his contact info:alan wrote:Could one of you please post the link for A&M. I tried searching but there's thousands of results. How much did you guys pay for your stamps?
A & M Steel Stamps (custom stamp maker used by many US pipemakers): 55 Windsor Ave, Mineola, N.Y. 11501; Phone: 516-741-6223;
E-mail: amsteelstamps@yahoo.com
Todd
I'm currently using metal single character stamps for identification purposes only. It's quite crude but serves the purpose until I can decide on a real stamp. I press them by hand and find it a fairly simple affair. Perhaps it's more difficult with a multi-character stamp since the pressure distribution less focused.
Hi Gentlemen,
I still find stamping nerve wracking after nearly 10 yrs, and I use Paul's stamps. I use the drill press whenever I can, and I've made a manner of jigs to cradle the pipe. There are times I use them with the handles he provides and I absolutely hate it. I get the sweats, head ache.....
Jeff could you post a pic of the handles you have made for yourself?
I think if I saw something I could come up with my own.
Kind Regards
Dan
Gabrieli Pipes
I still find stamping nerve wracking after nearly 10 yrs, and I use Paul's stamps. I use the drill press whenever I can, and I've made a manner of jigs to cradle the pipe. There are times I use them with the handles he provides and I absolutely hate it. I get the sweats, head ache.....
Jeff could you post a pic of the handles you have made for yourself?
I think if I saw something I could come up with my own.
Kind Regards
Dan
Gabrieli Pipes