For years the little bit of stamping that I did happened on the top of my workbench; i.e. desk. It’s not the ideal position and can be quite tiring.
I made a wider base for stability
and put it on casters so that it can be moved around easily. I ended up using
several pieces of wood as “shims”. We’ll see if those casters (vintage plastic
ones) will last, otherwise I’ll have to replace them with heavy duty ones.
Using a patterned plate I stamped a
piece of soft copper wire next. I didn’t even bother to take the time to
straighten the wire. That probably would have been a good idea though.
I did not anneal the scrap copper
sheet or the wire, or tape them in place, but those are definitely something to
be done for better impressions. I’m looking forward to playing more with the
different stamping blocks and patterns over the next little while. My goal is
to be able to bring more metal pieces to shows and other locations soon.
Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day.