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I think when I was in the LTC print tracker the hostess left out a step in her instructions. She kept saying make sure to let it dry for several days, which I didn't understand because my paint dried really fast. This makes sense now, I was supposed...
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I live in Florida where the average humidity is around 110%. If you leave something out to "dry", it had better be indoors, and it had better be during air-conditioning season. Fall or spring the A/C doesn't run much, so even indoors the humidity is...
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So, just leave it out to dry, right? It's been out to dry for three weeks, it ain't dry yet. You need to use a good SUtPO (Security Ultra-Thin Pad), Overnight model, with a breathable, flexible cover and a 3D capture core. . . with wings. Wry Me just...
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... with wings. What, and risk having your stamp fly away!? DZ
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That reminds me of our copy paper years ago here in IL. It used to get wavy. For some reason it doesn't anymore. Our copy techs would tell us that we had to put it in the machine right-side up. ??? How ridiculous, since we could make 2-sided copies....
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What, and risk having your stamp fly away!? Not if you put the sticky side down.
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Use those packet thingies that keep things dry.
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Shameless printmaking plug: Hi, I am LROSEM. I am a stamp carver and a mixed media printmaker. I have a few pages for you all to check out. https://www.facebook.com/SpeckledRoseCrafts/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/SpeckledRoseCrafts?ref=l2-shopheader...
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Having purchased a print from LROSEM as a shameless gift for myself, I can tell you that her skills are amazing and totally worth checking her pages out! They are some real inspiration on what a talented carver can do. I can only aspire to gain her d...
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You are so kind! Thank you. <3
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In ga we also have some crazy humidity. I often stick stuff in my gas oven and let the pilot light take care off it. Leave the oven light on or use a sticky note so you dont cook whatever it is. Works great on log books it you seperate pages first.
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Holy cow, more memories. Years and years ago I had a friend who dried her jeans in the oven. Totally forgot. I'm getting so old.
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Good video! I have no idea why she wets her paper. Unless she is sizing it. We do that for darkroom printing, but not usually for lino printing. And why on earth would she put the finished product against newsprint? Her print is beautiful, but I w...
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Recently I posted a photo of a set of recent carves on my facebook wall. One of my friends reached out and asked if I'd be willing to carve another set for her daughter for her birthday, she is turning 5. So I'm currently carving another set. I usua...
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If I mount my stamps at all, I usually use 1/4 inch craft foam, cut to exactly fit the back of the stamp, and I glue it to the stamp using E6000 glue. (You should be able to get both of these at any craft store.) I follow the instructions on the glue p...
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I use 6mm (1/4") thick fun foam, and cut it just a teeny bit wider than the stamp so there is something to grip when inking up and stamping. The glue is some white, general purpose glue* that is allowed to dry to tacky before touching the pieces toget...
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I like to mount my stamps on 1/2 foam, I found a piece of foam laying by the road to my home, it is that alphabet letter, square, that is for a floor. It is flat on the bottom and textured on the top, I use lock-tite glue that seems to work really we...
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Thank you everyone! This is super helpful! I didn't think to put foam between the stamp and wood block if I go that route. I'll be going to the craft store this weekend! :)
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Today I finished putting together my first micro-postal. I've received them before, but hadn't yet put one together. Anyway, I used Gray-Z for the stamp. As I thought, it turned out to be thin enough to be the stamp in a micro-postal. It is also li...
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standing up in the kitchen under an Ottlite with speedball carving implements
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We had to leave the hobby for the better part of 6 years due to "life stuff" and we are now getting back in to it. I want to carve a stamp...I looked in my stash and found 5 kinds of carving materials marked as follows: 1. Mystery C 2. NZ 3. B 4....
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Welcome back!! If the "B" is PZKUT - then that is the best piece you have :) OZ is very firm, but keeps good detail. NZ a lower level OZ, but a number of people liked it. Mystery C - I found very stretchy if it is the same stuff you have. Very shiny...
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You MUST buy new... and send all your old stuff to me right away... lol Depending on your hand strength - and carving style... they will still be good to carve on. But they will all feel different when carving them. And then - what Jeff said :)
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I think the shiny one is Firmcut. I personally hated the stuff. Like the name implies, it felt like I was carving a brick. OZ was nice, but I could never get a great transfer like I do onto Pink. I think NZ is the one where the gouge lines didn't wa...
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Welcome Back! What a happy day to see your trail name!
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Thanks everyone! I appreciate the input.
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This list all looks like it came from Stampeaz. The responses you have gotten already have been pretty spot on, but here's the official list. 1. Mystery C - was a mistake at the factory that came out rubbery and I thought it was difficult to carve on...
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Thank you Webfoot! Very helpful! Yes, they did all come from Stampeaz......I hope to try some of that Tan-Z cut soon :) QM
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I see that there is still some Gray-Z still left. It is thin enough to work for micro-postals. When you make another run of Tan-Z it would be useful to have some material as thin as Gray-Z.
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I see that there is still some Gray-Z still left. It is thin enough to work for micro-postals. When you make another run of Tan-Z it would be useful to have some material as thin as Gray-Z. Duly noted. I will see if I can get a little bit in the half t...