Which metal stamps to keep?

Whatever you decide , I'd like a chance at a set of 1/4" or 5/16" ...

Besides everything else (several reverse kits or much smaller or larger kits), I have two matching 3/16" digit and letter sets. Digit 2 has a slight chip, but would stamp very well. I put up some pictures. I am listing them on ebay too, but if you make a fair offer, I will take it. 8.10 flat rate priority mail shipping, regardless of quantity, or free local pickup.

I put two detailed pictures here

These may be 1/8" sets. Another similar set that actually has a label, is labeled 1/8.

According to Ignoramus18807 :

A nice collection.

That is reasonable enough.

Perhaps for marking wooden handles on hoes and the like?

Out of curiosity -- what size are the (presumably) number stamps in the round wooden case? Also the set in the frosted plastic baggie right next to them?

I've got a set of really tiny letter stamps, but no matching number stamps. These are 1/32" stamps -- found at a "Patina" old tools sale and auction. They even include the '&' in addition to the '.' -- but no numbers. As such -- if these are 1/32" number stamps in the cylindrical container, I would be interested in purchasing them.

Patina is a local (Washington D.C. area) gathering of old tools collectors, and there is an intersting overlap between that and those of us who actually *use* the tools instead of collect them. I've gotten other useful thing there too, including an olt Starrett changeable-anvil micrometer set, with standards, which covers the 8" to 12" range. (I already had a nice B&S set of individual mics which covered the 0-6" range, so this forced me to go looking for a 6-7" and a 7-8" to fill in the set.

FWIW -- my other two letter/number stamp sets (obtained over a period of *many* years) are 1/8" and 1/16" -- and I get a *lot* more use out of the 1/16", with occasional needs for even smaller, hence my 1/32" set above. I just wish that I could find the matching numbers.

That really large number set is unusual in one way in my experience. It actually has a separate '6' and '9', instead of just expecting you to turn the stamp over to get the other. :-) (Though it looks as though the set in the back right-hand corner is also a ten-stamp set. The rest are nine-stamp sets -- usually arranged 3x3, though I see one which is a 2x2-1-2x2 arrangement.

Thanks, DoN.

I'd be interested in the reverse ones. I use them for stamping mold cavities.

Mark Mold and Engineering

Sounds good.

I would not be interested in that.

Unfortunately, these are 1/24" -- a difference of 1/96" compared to 1/32".

Hm, that's interesting to know. My use of these stamps would be on a new control panel.

Yes, most but not all interchange 6 and 9 (with the result being that

None of the sets have a "space bar" bit!

Forgot to say, I have 1/32" letters (but not digits, digits are

On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 03:48:30 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, Ignoramus18807 quickly quoth:

Sure they do. On an Arial set, just turn the 1 sideways!

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Do you also need help getting dressed, or figuring out which pair of sock to wear that day?

And what set to keep for stamping the socks?

Nick

Ig

Keep them all, they don't take much room. I've found uses for all sizes over the years. The big guys (3/8") I just used to mark the legs on an old table and their respective attachments so I could get them back together in the right order. Only one setup gives a level table that doesn't rock, so once I got it I didn't want to have to go through the testing again. 3/8" is big enough that it's easily seen against the dark stained wood.

Jim

Well, I definitely have no use for reversed sets, those I will sell for sure. I realized this morning that the small sets could be useful in making dog tags for my children (like when taking them to where they can get lost, a dog tag would be useful), etc. I may take a couple of items off ebay because of it. I have some redundant sets also, so I would get rid of these, but yes, you are right in general, this good stuff is hard to find if/when I need it. I am sure I do not need 3/8" sets, though.

Well, I definitely have no use for reversed sets, those I will sell for sure. I realized this morning that the small sets could be useful in making dog tags for my children (like when taking them to where they can get lost, a dog tag would be useful), etc. I may take a couple of items off ebay because of it. I have some redundant sets also, so I would get rid of these, but yes, you are right in general, this good stuff is hard to find if/when I need it. I am sure I do not need 3/8" sets, though.

If you have a 1/8" or so reversed set I'd love to buy it from you.

Gun shows around here often have a guy who will make up dogtags on the spot with whatever you want. I can let you know when I'm going to a show where he's usually at and pick some up for you with whatever you want, or get you his contact info.

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Hmm ... sort of half-way -- but those might still be close enough for my needs. There is something to be said for having digits easy to distinguish from letters when you get to the "O/0" pair especially.

That might be close enough -- if you are willing to sell them.

My e-mail address in the headers is valid -- and as long as you don't send attachments or lots of HTML, it should get through to me. (Large files -- over 30K get bounced before I ever see them, which keeps the nuisance virus files out of my Mailbox. :-) (And no -- I would not expect HTML in e-mail from you.)

Usually -- you need smaller letters than you think at first. Try some samples on a piece of scrap panel and see how they look to you. Try rubbing a contrasting child's crayon into the stamps and then heating with a hot-air gun to get them to flow to fill the grooves nicely for good contrast.

Sure they do -- the letter sets have the 'I' which you can turn

Enjoy, DoN.

that too, and maybe which pair of shoes to put on, and which shoe to put on first.

Or just pay attention and don't lose the kids in the first place.

Seriously, are you retarded?

Maybe I am retarded, but I think that I am smarter than you, not by a large margin, in my estimation, but by some margin.

huh, that's an interesting gift idea, 'specially for kids huh? did a google search...

b.w.