My Hot Stamping Journey (3 Viewers)

[Beakertwang]

@AK Chip, those hotstamped 312 CSQ's look spectacular! Nicely done, Pat!

 

[AK Chip]

@AK Chip, those hotstamped 312 CSQ's look spectacular! Nicely done, Pat!

Thanks, little by little I'm getting it figured out. Today was a big jump.

 

[toynoob]

Ya this journey is amazing Pat, endless possibilities....

 

[JeepologyOffroad]

Nice work. Hope to have some stamped one day

 

[Thomacetti]

Hmmm, I wonder if these dies would fit your Kingsley

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100% yes

 

[johnnycnote]

Small breakthrough!! Temporary stamping area.

Set the machine up with the compressor, played with temps pressure and dwell times. Seem to have it figured out.
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I think it moved Jerry

 

[Klobberer]

Is it weird that I have a little tingle in my nether regions?

 

[AK Chip]

First actual set in progress!!

 

[AK Chip]

 

[AK Chip]

Having fun!!
I'm not sure why some of the stamps dont come out right as you can see in the pics? I wonder if they are dirty spots?
Most are good.

 

[JeepologyOffroad]

Legit

 

[Old State]

@AK Chip Did you get the chips already?

 

[AK Chip]

@AK Chip Did you get the chips already?

Yes they showed up today!! Sorry I didnt let you know. I did let Chuck know.

Thanks again!!

 

[SuckoutKing]

Having fun!!
I'm not sure why some of the stamps dont come out right as you can see in the pics? I wonder if they are dirty spots?
Most are good.

I believe its due to chip irregularities. When I was stamping tons of BCCs there would be certain color chips that wouldn't stamp as nice as the rest. Nice to see the progress your making!

 

[Forty4]

Wondering if there is any desire for these. Although not sure if they will sell blanks.

 

[SuckoutKing]

Wondering if there is any desire for these. Although not sure if they will sell blanks.

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Those I believe are plastic. They wouldn't stamp for me. Maybe with the right type of foil they would? But never looked into it further. Not big on plastic chips.

 

[WedgeRock]

Not big on plastic chips.

Bud Jones fans be like

 

[Forty4]

Those I believe are plastic. They wouldn't stamp for me. Maybe with the right type of foil they would? But never looked into it further. Not big on plastic chips.

Those are the Abbiati so maybe they will work a little better

 

[Old State]

Yes they showed up today!! Sorry I didnt let you know. I did let Chuck know.

Thanks again!!

Are they the orange and blue ones pictured above?

 

[AK Chip]

Are they the orange and blue ones pictured above?

Yes

 

[Thomacetti]

Having fun!!
I'm not sure why some of the stamps dont come out right as you can see in the pics? I wonder if they are dirty spots?
Most are good.

Age of the chips has (big) influence....maybe also pressure ?

 

[AK Chip]

Age of the chips has (big) influence....maybe also pressure ?

I did try and dial down the pressure as much as possible to avoid the flashing. It will stamp a bunch of good ones then a bad one and back to good stamps? I'll keep working on it. But am pleased with the over all project so far.

The Blue chips seem to be harder to get a good stamp and a couple have come out warped but not on the orange?

 

[Old State]

Yes

They look great!

 

[monkeydog]

Age is less of an influence than some think.

It’s more about the condition of the chip - oiled or used is bad.

Colours are inconsistent (ASM black is a beast) and there are significant surface variations by mold.

T-Mold is tough - one side is almost always concave.

Most ASM/CPC just need to be stamped harder and then scraped. It’s a shitty part of the process but leads to the nicest stamps. Some other stampers disagree with me on this point but if you can see the hatching in the stamp, it ain’t deep enough.

If you try to dial in the exact pressure to “kiss” the chip, it’ll end up with lots of light stamps.

 

[AK Chip]

 

[AK Chip]

 

[AK Chip]

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[AK Chip]

The white looks awesome in person. It will be T-5,000 .

 

[Marius L]

You're getting good at this! Thanks for the pics, it's fun to follow along this project. The hotstamps are looking a lot cleaner now.

 

[WedgeRock]

How much scraping did these take?