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Steps to Making a Simple Rubber Stamp
To make a rubber stamp, you can use several methods. You can create vulcanized, laser engraved, or polymer stamp manufactured stamps. But making a stamp out of rubber erasers? Although it sounds ridiculously simple, it produces great results! And the best part is, you get to choose what design or pattern to carve onto your stamp. But before going into detail with that, here’s a short introduction on traditional stamp making.
Charles Schultze patented the first rubber stamps vulcanizing press during the 1980s. This led way to the now familiar red rubber stamps. Moulds are used to create vulcanized stamps. On the other hand, cured rubber is used in laser engraving. It has to be cured since raw and traditional rubber is not acceptable any more. An even and blemish-free surface is necessary to create good imprints. A laser beam is used to engrave the pattern to the rubber.
Polymer stamp manufacturing is another stamp making method. It involves the process of converting the liquid form of stamp polymer into solid to make rubber stamps. All the above-mentioned processes entail costly materials and equipment. But, if you want to make a rubber stamp with almost no cost at all, it’s possible too! With just an eraser, carving tools and your creativity and craftsmanship, you can create simple rubber stamps.
First, decide on the design or pattern of your stamp. Some good, easy to do patterns are simple black and white figures. Or, you could do a symbol, your initials, etc. Just remember that it should fit on your eraser. You can also copy an image from a book by using tracing paper and a soft pencil (#2). Make sure you trace black areas thickly, so as to create a heavy, shiny coat of pencil lead on the paper.
Choosing the rubber eraser to use is the next step. You can try using white vinyl erasers, green rubber erasers, or hard red rubber erasers like “Pink Pearl”. Use a Staedtler-Mars eraser if you want to carve through it easily. Hard red erasers are suitable for those thin-lined and intricate patterns. If you want a bigger “canvas”, visit your local craft supplier and ask for special carving blocks.
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Transferring the image to the eraser is the next step. Flip the tracing paper with the pattern facedown. Use a rounded stick to rub the back of the paper and transfer the design onto the eraser. Once done, you can clearly see your pattern on the eraser (reverse). If you want to make the design more visible, you can also use an ink pen to trace over the image.
You can also try more modern techniques to transfer the image onto the eraser. Again, place the tracing paper facedown on the eraser and either cover it with a cloth and use a clothes iron on low/medium heat to go over it for a few times or dampen it with nail polish remover/acetone. Afterwards, you can then carve away the “un-inked” areas. For best results, use an X-acto knife. Other tools you can use are woodcarver’s knives or Speedball cutter.
Finally, cement the eraser to a chock of wood to finish your rubber stamp. With those steps, you can make personalized and simple stamps without the need of heavy machinery and expensive materials. You creativity, erasers and carving tools are all you need to make your very own stamp. As you get used to it, experiment with more intricate designs.
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