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.

Find links for suppli. For a more stunning appearance you can add color to the stamped image to make the word or symbol stand out. Copper stamped cuff bracelets. Be careful not to scratch the stamping blank when dragging the stamp.

Place a copper blank on a strong solid surface. Allow 1 foot about 30 5 cm on each side. You could experiment with the size of the copper sheet for a different look. I like to draw a design on the metal and use the stamp to create a dotted line.

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. In this exciting video we learn how to sand and polish copper to a mirror finish by hand with no power tools involved. Slightly tilt the stamp towards you while dragging the stamp towards the guide.

Try making different size stamps to vary the diameter of the stamped dots. 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. The process of embossing copper is the technique of creating designs in the metal through stamping piercing folding or hammering.

Copper is a common choice for embossing because it is malleable and not as expensive as other metals such as gold or silver. Purchase a copper sheet appropriate to the specifications of your job. The words that you stamp onto your bracelet are up to you names initials and short quotes would all be excellent choices. It will shrink with extensive hammering and you ll need the excess on the ends for hammering in nails.

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. This is actually a special video whe.