Can anybody explain to me what this is used for, and how?
[ April 10, 2009, 07:10 PM: Message edited by: mr_porteiro_head ]
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
Pressing heavy paper into a stencil to create custum embossing and applying "rub on" stencils for glass etching are the two things that come to mind.
Oh, and applying gold leaf.
Posted by theCrowsWife (Member # 8302) on :
When I do leather carving, I use something like that to press the design into the leather before carving it.
--Mel
Posted by ladyday (Member # 1069) on :
Sometimes used for applying transfer type - characters in a variety of typefaces that you rub onto a surface - a photo, an illustration board, etc. Not sure of the history of transfer letters - in school we used them to make mechanicals but only in a 'this is what we used to have to do back in the day' kind of way. Once we learned how and developed a proper appreciation for our elders, we used the computer .
Smallest tip is for little letters, details, and edges, biggest tip is for getting the bulk of the letter down if it's large. Sometimes you can use the ball on the end of the biggest tip like you would use the littlest tip, if you're just doing an itty bitty serif or something. The transfer letters are on paper or very thin plastic sheets - you just cut them, lay them out face down, then use the burnisher to rub them into place. It's important to firmly rub every single bit of the letter. Sometimes you can tell what you've rubbed because the material will change color, other times it's hard to see.
I've seen it used for the embossing and the gold leaf, like dkw said, but have never done it myself. Looked like a similar concept though.
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