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I haven't bought the kit, but I've been eyeing it up. I've researched how to make clear stamps and I think once I actually quit spending my money and save a little, I'm going to buy the large polymer packs and try the method on the stamps4u site.
Let us know how it goes with this - I'd be interested to see some of the results.
I bought a similar kit, a long time ago, which sucked. If it worked the way it was supposed to it would've been very cool. Did you get the kit with the light and everything? If so, it should be fairly straightfoward. Let us know how it works out for you, I have never seen a product review for that on SCS, and would really like to.
I bought a similar kit, a long time ago, which sucked. If it worked the way it was supposed to it would've been very cool. Did you get the kit with the light and everything? If so, it should be fairly straightfoward. Let us know how it works out for you, I have never seen a product review for that on SCS, and would really like to.
If it is the one I linked then it says not included.
I think I would ensure that the house wasn't chilled or drafty when I did this as well as I am presuming that the wattage of the lightbulb is partly a heat process? Does anyone know if it is strictly light or a bit of both. It would be interesting also to know if this worked with say an energy saver bulb.
I have it and it's pretty cool! I didn't like using it with photographs for the images but line drawings are great. You only need a regular desk lamp to use the small kit and it comes with poly packets to make the stamps with. It also comes with some images.
The one I had required a certain wattage of black flourescent bulb, very hard to find, and I wasn't going to pay what they wanted directly from their site. I couldn't get a single stamp that worked well, and gave up on it. But from what I understand, it's not the heat that cures the gel pack, but the actual UV light. I've been eyeing up the JustRite kit for a while, but didn't want to spend the kind of money without some reviews.
With the just rite stamp kit you use a regular desk lamp, preferably with a white inside shade, and a regular light bulb. I think it's a 60 watt but I can't remember for sure. I can look when I get home though.
Its the UV light that cures the polymer, so the heat from the bulb isn't a problem. I think the energy saver bulbs would work as long as it has the right light wavelength. You can also use sunlight (since it has all uv wavelength range) to cure your polymer, but of course you would have only limited control over the curing stages.
I just buy photopolymer from a dealer, smash between two glass plates I got from a photo developer, and use transparencies for my reverse image and my backing for my stamp and use two regular black lights (they have to be a specific bulb type) from Hot Topic to cure the photopolymer.
I can't get really small detailed images this way without better photopolymer and a higher rated blacklight, but it works for what I need.
justrite clear stamp making kit
