Selecting a Rubber Stamp to meet your needs
When you want to make an "impression" there is no better way than
with a rubber stamp. You can find a rubber stamp with a great design on
it that expresses your personality, or order a custom rubber stamp with
your name, address or company logo on it. Rubber stamps are great for
business or pleasure; they are great for kids and for executives,
depending on what they are used for. Rubber stamps come in a variety of
styles and choosing one over another is going to depend on the use for
the stamp. Three common types of rubber stamps are: standard rubber
stamps, self-inking stamps and pre-inked stamps.
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Traditional Rubber Stamps
Standard
rubber stamps are a good value for the money and are good for
ordinary use. They are usually designed with wooden bases and handles
and rubber heads. You can order a custom rubber stamp with your own
phrase or information on it; and it is common for standard rubber stamps
to have stock phrases like “Approved,” “Draft” or “Paid” on them for
business use. Standard rubber stamps are available with dies that are
made out traditional rubber. You will need
to purchase an ink pad to go along with a standard rubber stamp, and
there are many colors of ink available. Traditional
Rubber Stamps can be
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Self Inking Stamps
With
self-inking rubber stamps, you do not need a separate ink pad. A
rubber die is mounted to a plate that strikes a built-in ink pad each
time an impression is made. You don’t have to worry about the mess
caused when you accidentally touch the ink and get it on your fingers as
self inking stamps have the stamp and the ink pad self contained.
Self-inking stamps can make up to about 5,000 impressions before their ink
pads need to be reinked.
Self-inking stamps are popular for business
purposes, mass mailings, or if you simply are tired of writing your
address by hand on every letter you send. These are good for repetitive
stamping tasks and are usually used for custom work like address stamps
and endorsement stamps, or for general business uses. |
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Pre-Inked Stamps (Max Lights and Slim Stamps)
A
pre-inked stamp does not require a separate ink pad either since the
ink resides within the stamp’s surface. The ink is transmitted to the
paper’s surface through microscopic pores in the rubber which also
prevent leakage. A pre-inked rubber stamp is refilled by placing more
ink into its reservoir. Like self-inking stamps,
pre-inked stamps are
good to use when you have many as 20,000 impressions to make, such as mass
mailings or if you want to have a stamp with your address or monogram on
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You might wonder which rubber stamp is right for you: a standard,
self-inking or pre-inked stamp. A standard rubber stamp can be a good
choice if you do not use it very often because a standard rubber stamp
takes more time to use than the other varieties (i.e. you have to ink
the stamp on the ink pad and then make the impression on the paper’s
surface). Both the self-inking stamps and the pre-inked stamps are good
options for business use. They are both neat and convenient, and can
make a thousand impressions before more ink is needed. Pre Inked Stamps
are the best decision if you are looking for a higher quality stamp.
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