yves Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 (edited) Can the number and letter stamps sold by Lee Valley be used on hot steel. I dont think they would last very long on cold steel. http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=32187&cat=1,43456,43461 Any of you used them or know about them? Thanks, Yves PS, I tried the link. It does not work but that is the address. The part number is 92W68.25. Link works now :) Edited December 4, 2014 by Steve Sells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petere76 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Yves, Try looking at McMaster Carr for their letter and number stamps. MSC also has sets available. High quality and they last a long time. I see cheapo versions in harbor freight but they don't last long. Cold stamping is harder on the stamps and obviously they will not last as long. I saw a set of old stamps that Clay Specer had, they might have been German, I couldn't tell. They were in an old font and they looked good. Clay used them to stamp his number and initials into all the Tire Hammer builds he was officiating. Have a good holiday up there in the province. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I was given a set of # and letter stamps, 2 each in fact different sizes, which had been used in a Die making shop for many years and always on cold steel usually tool steel and they are in good shape. I'm sure these were the best to start with to have lasted this long. HF and the like just wouldn't take the beating needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yves Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 Peter, Notownkid, Thanks for the quick anwers. And Peter, thanks for the wishes. We need these. As I wrote to a friend : "We were lucky in the last two days we got everything : there was a little sunshine and then the batteries gave and it was as cold as a politician's heart and then it was warm like a kitten so we had rain as if the goddesses were crying their hearts out and snow, enough to foresee the coming of that xxxxxx reindeer again! it is presently snowing and not too cold but f***g uncomfortable! That was yesterday. Have a good holiday. Yves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Good Morning, Do your stamping before heat treating. Cold or warm, not hot. I have many sets, some last a long time. Some of the sets from Princess Auto don't last too long. Princess Auto = China, you get what you pay for. Lee Valley, normally has good quality. Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Contact stamp man a member of ifi. He makes stamps professionally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yves Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 swedefiddle, Thanks. I might try LV. They do advertise that the punches can be used in metal. If the punches do not last LV will take them back. I'll take youre advice ans use it on warm ("old" black heat ...) steel. I'm hesitating between LV and McMaster Carr. Yves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yves Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 So I listened to Glenn and ordered from the Stamp Man ... Thanks everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfDuck Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Lee Valley stamps are fine, been using them for many years now. They are good tool steel , but the temper will change with too much heat. So cold or warm are OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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