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Micro-postal material
Board: Postals
Sep 15, 2018 10:02am
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Good news for those who enjoy micro-postals!! The first test material Stampeaz sent out (in the search that ended up with Tan-Z) is gray, and VERY thin. She has the remaining pieces listed in her store. I just used it on a decent-sized stamp, 1.25" X 2.25", and my finished micro-postal with logbook, return address labels, envelope, etc. came in at .88oz, WITHOUT shaving the stamp down at all. No more cutting, splitting, shaving, trying to get it even and reasonably smooth! :-)
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Reply to: #965367 by Wise Wanderer
Sep 16, 2018 3:43pm
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I've got some Jack Richeson unmounted easy-to-cut lino that's 1/8 inch thick. The only downside is that you can't "stamp" like you normally would. You have to have the ink side facing up and lay your paper on top, and then burnish the paper to get a good transfer.

It would work great for mailing, though. It's pretty light.
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Reply to: #965367 by Wise Wanderer
Sep 17, 2018 7:26am
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Thanks so much for posting this, my order has just been placed and confirmed. Can't wait to sink my knife into it. I just finished a micro carving this morning on pink, spending more time on the back than the front.
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Reply to: #965446 by Jabber
Sep 17, 2018 8:00am
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Can't wait to sink my knife into it.

Disclaimer: I'm a gouge-carver, so I don't know how this material carves with a knife. Hope it works for you, as it's really nice to be able to use it "as is".