Argon Tool maker's stamp mini review

waveicle · Post by **waveicle** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:56 pm

Not sure if Halberds told me about Argon Tool (I think just a google search) but I wanted to recomend them. I spent $80 for my stamp and it only took a few weeks. They guided me over the phone and excepted a drawing (I suppose I could have been more elaborate, but I wanted thick lines) via email. Before they made the stamp, they faxed me a final draft for my approval. I am happy.

Waveicle/Steve

http://www.argontool.com/ecatalog/frames/default.asp

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:15 pm

Cool... but your stamp is backwards :wink:

Yes they made mine too.

Hey... mine is backwards too :wink:

Good outfit, quality tough heat treated steel.
I can even stamp a hammer.

Ya get what you pay for.

Hal

Jeffrey Hedgecock · Post by **Jeffrey Hedgecock** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:54 am

That's a pretty darned good price for a stamp.

How high/deep is the relief? Are yours as deep as they can go?

Thanks for the source!

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:28 am

Mr. Hedgecock,

They are designed for industrial use, and if one hit hard enough it would pierce thru the steel against a hard anvil.

The relief is greater than 14 ga. sheet.

Various specifications can be requested as to the design and construction.

No, I do not work for these guys.

Hal

Ps: Mine cost $125.00 with the first time tooling charge.
They use a panograph machine to carve them.
Sort of old school.
:wink:

Supply the best line drawing you can muster... 8 1/2" X 11" works best for their tracing machine...

Listen to their advice on how to make your stamp work.

Jeffrey Hedgecock · Post by **Jeffrey Hedgecock** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:23 am

Thanks. I've had stamps made in the past and they usually cost upwards of $200, which was why the prices you mentioned are really attractive, especially if that's for a pretty deep stamp.

I don't use a commercially made stamp directly on my armour, but use it as a counter-stamp to make a negative, as was the custom with Italian stamps. It also makes my commercially made stamps last just about forever. The trick is getting one that's deep enough to reproduce the look I'm going for in my Italian style mark, and I think the company you've recommended does that.

Thanks again for your help.

HammerHand · Post by **HammerHand** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 6:00 pm

Thanks alot waveicle! I was just dicussing this topic the other day about where to get this done. And now I know!

How was the business to deal with? Any problems? Thanks again!

HammerHand · Post by **HammerHand** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:17 pm

Just a question for you guys- What are the dimensions of your stamps on the finished product? 1/2 x 1/2 ? 3/4 x 3/4? Thanks in advance.

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:30 pm

.5 TALL X .4 WIDE

If I do it again it will be a little smaller.