| Defining 'rubber stamp' sounds easy. In reality, there | | | | popularity exists because they have 2 characteristics, |
| are many different types of rubber stamps, and | | | | compared to self-inking and pre-inked stamps, which |
| what make defining 'rubber stamp' so hard is that the | | | | actually make them a better option for many. First |
| different types of rubber stamps are very different. | | | | they are available in virtually any size, whereas |
| The only commonalities are that they all use ink, and | | | | self-inking and pre-inked stamps are limited to the |
| they use a rubber surface to create the stamp | | | | size of the stamp chassis. The largest self-inking |
| impression. | | | | stamps is around 2"x3" and the largest standard |
| Rubber Stamp varieties can be narrowed into 3 | | | | pre-inked ones are around 3"x 4" in size. On the |
| categories: | | | | other hand, a Traditional Rubber stamp is only limited |
| (i) traditional wooden/plastic handle stamps | | | | by the size of the ink pad you have. So if you have |
| (ii) self-inking stamps | | | | an ink pad the size of a magazine, then you will be |
| (iii) pre-inked stamps. | | | | able to use your magazine-sized rubber stamp. |
| Traditional wooden/plastic-handle stamps | | | | Second, a traditional stamp can use multiple color inks |
| Traditional rubber stamps are the ones that you | | | | - all you need is different color ink pads. Simply use |
| press onto an ink pad first and then onto the surface | | | | one color, wipe the rubber face clean (or wait for it |
| you wish to stamp. These are the original rubber | | | | to dry) then use another color. |
| stamp and are still extremely popular today. The | | | | |