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. Copper stamped cuff bracelets. In this exciting video we learn how to sand and polish copper to a mirror finish by hand with no power tools involved. It will shrink with extensive hammering and you ll need the excess on the ends for hammering in nails.

Once stamped the copper pieces can be used in necklaces earrings or bracelets. Allow 1 foot about 30 5 cm on each side. The technique of embossing also is also called tooling or. This is actually a special video whe.

Lightly drag stamp towards the corresponding mark on the guide until the stamp catches the edge of the guide. Secure the blank in place with a piece of masking tape. Make sure you ve got steel under the copper sheet either an anvil or a bench block so you don t dent the metal as you stamp it. Place the tape across the copper blank so it is.

You could experiment with the size of the copper sheet for a different look. Be careful not to scratch the stamping blank when dragging the stamp. The words that you stamp onto your bracelet are up to you names initials and short quotes would all be excellent choices. I like to draw a design on the metal and use the stamp to create a dotted line.

Slightly tilt the stamp towards you while dragging the stamp towards the guide. For a more stunning appearance you can add color to the stamped image to make the word or symbol stand out. Hold the stamp flat and firmly in place before striking the stamp. Here we have a simple project that involves metal strips and alphabet stamps.

The process of embossing copper is the technique of creating designs in the metal through stamping piercing folding or hammering. Place a copper blank on a strong solid surface. Find links for suppli.