Metal stamping 101 - Jewelry Discussion

is there a tutorial or something other than in that book 

It’s easy, except that “stamping” means all kinds of things on a
worldwide basis-pieces covered all over with a simple dotting punch,
etc.

You can find more information on our web, so please take a look.

Tools: Good vise, decent files including needle files, automatic
center punch, grinding machine/wheel/sander for roughing and a
hollow scraper such as Frei number 152.101. Those are the three-sided
scrapers with a wooden handle.

Assuming the steel part is covered (which steel, annealing, etc.
which is another topic), flatten and finish the end and rough out
the shape on the grinding wheel (or belt sander) - circular, square,
rectangular…

Then your files give you those shapes - large half round gives you
wide arcs, round needle file gives you little arcs. The center punch
gives you dots without having to use three hands, and the scraper
gives you fine lines

• use it like a file, not sideways like a scraper is supposed to be
  used. Other than that it’s largely a matter of WHAT stamp you want
  to make, which is up to the maker…

So a flower punch is a round punch with a dot in the center
surrounded by rays cut with the scraper - one version, anyway.

I’ve also used diamond burs to cut more elaborate shapes into the
face…Harden, etc.

Link to AomateAdditional resources:
Stamping 101: Anatomy of a Mechanical Press

Pretty easy once you get the hang of it…

DonivanAndMaggiora

Donivan & Maggiora

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