Cheap place to buy seal / stamp

For those who are shopping around to buy a seal / stamp:

I bought my self inking wet stamp from Rubber Stamp Man (rubberstampman.com) for $22.99 including tax and shipping. I purchased the Ideal 500R model, which is a 2" round self-inking stamp. I created the artwork on AutoCAD and uploaded it to him.

For my embosser, I bought it from stampxpress.com. They charged $28.95 including shipping and it was a 2" round desk embosser. They didn't require artwork.

I'm in no way affilated with the above companies (although I did suggest to stampxpress.com that they advertise on engineerboards.com, I don't know if they did or not). They are just the places that I bought mine from at prices cheaper than the website we all know about.

This is where most of us got ours:

http://www.engineerseals.com/

They have templates for each state, you just need to submit your name, state, and number.

I didn't do much price shopping, but these guys weren't bad.

^ weird, they have PE stamps available for MI, but not PS :mellow: - i'll have to buy local, save somebody's job anyways

Nevermind.....

So, now that results have come out, is anyone trying these places out for the seal / stamp?

Nope. I will say that is a good price for a self-inking stamp ($22.99) - I'm getting a 1-3/4" hand stamp (i.e. not self inking) for about same price from a local store in town. I just need something to mail in impression to State board within 30 days of being licensed, so opted to take uncertainty of mailorder during holidays out of the mix. I would like to get an embosser some time too. I like the way they look, and they provide a measure of copy / xerox protection

any coupon code make it cheaper? lol

CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE ONES WHO PASSED THE OCT. 2009!! I PASS THE TEST FINALLY.... AFTER 6 TIMES!! arty-smiley-048:

hmmmm....what is all this about artwork? Aren't state stamps all suppose to be the same??

papuanomad said:

hmmmm....what is all this about artwork? Aren't state stamps all suppose to be the same??

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Most are similar. The size can vary, some states require that the stamp include the expiration date (you have to buy a new stamp each time you renew), and there are some minor variations of the pattern.

papuanomad said:

hmmmm....what is all this about artwork? Aren't state stamps all suppose to be the same??

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i dunno, my state had pretty explicit instruction on the seal design matching what they depicted (no other design shall be used) - but actual stamp could range from 4 - 5 cm in dia. (~ 1-5/8 - 2 in). I went w/ 1-3/4". Even with their 'explicit design', variations occur just thru using different makers, diff font size, etc. I compared my stamp to a couple stamped surveys i happen to have, and none of them were close to being identical, even factoring in the diff diameters.

I wonder if anybody's stamp has ever been refused by the licensing board as being unacceptable?

papuanomad said:

hmmmm....what is all this about artwork? Aren't state stamps all suppose to be the same??

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Yes, all stamps for each state are supposed to be the same. The company that had the best price on self-inking stamps doesn't sell engineering stamps specifically. He does custom stamps and you can put anything you want on them. By artwork, I meant that I created an AutoCAD version of the seal, and uploaded a TIFF file to the stamp maker. I made sure the AutoCAD file was identical to the state requirements.

I ended up ordering mine from Aplus located in Dallas area from a recommendation of a co-worker:

http://www.aplusrubberstamp.com/