Production Letter Stamping

[Steven Bronstein]

I have a job personalizing a number of products with words stamped into the metal. I can easily hand stamp one but would rather create some mechanical advantage for production. Another challenge is lining up the letters on the face of 3/8" round (though I expect to flatten that area to accept the letters). Using a stamp holder would help a lot but require more force to make the impression. I am wondering what size press would be required to stamp 8 letters 3/6" tall. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance

Steven 

[Glenn]

How many units are in the production run?  Is it a different stamp for a group of units produced?

[Jimw3326]

The problem I always had with a holder is with the skinny letters. It just doesn't look right unless you grind the sides to blend better.

Can you heat the parts to stamp and flatten at the same time? Lot less pressure required.

[Steven Bronstein]

On 6/2/2023 at 4:25 PM, Jimw3326 said:

 unless you grind the sides to blend better.

Do you mean make the stamps thinner so the space between the letters is smaller?

[JHCC]

Would this be stamped hot or cold?

(FYI, the technical term for the spacing between letters is "kerning".)

[Jimw3326]

On 6/6/2023 at 6:28 AM, Steven Bronstein said:

Do you mean make the stamps thinner so the space between the letters is smaller?

Technically, yes. The stamps are all the same width so when stacked, the space between the letters is different depending on the letter. The biggest culprit is the letter 'I' and number '1'. You want the space between the letters the same, so the stamps need to be ground to achieve this.