How To Stamp Copper Sheet

This video from potomac bead company demonstrates how to use metal stamps to stamp letters and words into pendants beads charms etc.

How to stamp copper sheet.

Purchase a copper sheet appropriate to the specifications of your job. Be careful not to scratch the stamping blank when dragging the stamp. Copper stamped cuff bracelets. Place the tape across the copper blank so it is.

Secure the blank in place with a piece of masking tape. Slightly tilt the stamp towards you while dragging the stamp towards the guide. This is actually a special video whe. It will shrink with extensive hammering and you ll need the excess on the ends for hammering in nails.

Allow 1 foot about 30 5 cm on each side. Place a copper blank on a strong solid surface. Try making different size stamps to vary the diameter of the stamped dots. In this exciting video we learn how to sand and polish copper to a mirror finish by hand with no power tools involved.

Lightly drag stamp towards the corresponding mark on the guide until the stamp catches the edge of the guide. The technique of embossing also is also called tooling or. Copper is a common choice for embossing because it is malleable and not as expensive as other metals such as gold or silver. Get approximately 2 feet about 61 cm more copper sheeting than you need for the job.

Once stamped the copper pieces can be used in necklaces earrings or bracelets. You could experiment with the size of the copper sheet for a different look. The words that you stamp onto your bracelet are up to you names initials and short quotes would all be excellent choices. Here we have a simple project that involves metal strips and alphabet stamps.

For a more stunning appearance you can add color to the stamped image to make the word or symbol stand out. Find links for suppli. I like to draw a design on the metal and use the stamp to create a dotted line.