Any demand for a hotstamp tutorial?

[disctribution]

Just in case anyone wants to design and then stamp their own discs......and they have $1200

http://cgi.ebay.com/HALLENBECK-1200-HOT ... 18Q2el1247

[AciDBatH666]

Stamping? WTF?
You can do this on your own without expensive machines? Forgive me, I know NOTHING about stamps. But wow.. that would be an awesome idea if it's somehow doable in my own house with some tools.
I'm game.

[Leopard]

heh... it's as doable as a prison tattoo

it requires the expensive machinery that each disc manufacturer has. my tutorial would only be about designing for hotstamps.

or if you want the prison tattoo style, get some silver leaf or gold leaf, heat up some shaped metal, and have at it. theoretically, you could take a design to a laser engraver, get an etched-metal copy of it, put it on the stove, and then press it against a disc covered in silver leaf.

[RS39]

I can put my artist bud to work, since he plays too.

What I'd REALLY love is an outlet to get them made, since I have a few discs where I love the translucent plastic feel/flight, but hate finding the things in shade. A metallic reflective 4" design would be most handy, since a 3M reflexite tape addition is not rules legal or stylish..

[black udder]

I'd like to hear all about the process...how you design, tips, suggestions for stamp design. Then what you do once you have a design... how do you get them stamped by one of the manufacturers... etc. The whole process (since I've never done it).

[Leopard]

yeah, i started typing up a bunch of stuff a while back. i've just been really busy.

haven't given up though

good idea, udder... the stuff about once it goes to the manufacturer.
also i might have a stamp machine to play with soon