The rubber stamp and ink pad

Just think about what the ink must be able to do! since that would destroy the egg.
When you make a rubber stamp impression the inkDo you get the picture!  Rubber stamp ink is not
has to dry immediately – but at the same timejust made of water and black colour but is a
the rubber stamp ink must not dry in the pad but becomplicated chemical process to produce.
able to stay liquid for many years. What a mess itThese were therubber stamps ink – but to have
would be if it took more then 5-6 seconds for thean ink pad you also need a sponge to hold the ink.
ink to dry when you used your rubber stamp toThe ink pad in a self inking rubber stamp only holds
make an impression. It has to dry immediately and it4-5 grams of ink. Hard to believe - but with this small
has taken many years to develop a rubber stamp inkamount of ink you can do thousands and thousands
that could do just that.of impressions. The sponge is made of special
On normal paper the drying process is a mix of thedeveloped material able to absorb the 4-5 grams
paper absorbing the ink and quick evaporation of theimmediately and spread out in every corner of the
liquid… but what if you need to make an impressionink pad. This again means the machine used to drop
on a hard surface like plastic or steel. Modernthe ink on the pad must be able to do this very
technology has made this possible with specialprecisely. Too much and the rubber stamp
developed ink that dries immediately when you put aimpressions will be all ink and nobody will be able to
rubber stamp on plastic or steel or any other hardread them … too little and the rubber stamp can't
surface.produce a quality impression.
It is to day also possible using special developedHopefully you will now get a better appreciation and
rubber stamps to make an impression on eggs - likea better impression next time you use a rubber
the date produced, place of origin and so on. Thestamp….
trick is that the ink must not penetrate the egg shell