TSauer Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 I am wanting to add another skill to my resume, and I'm looking for some insight from those who have done this themselves. I already have a cheaper set of steel stamps and a bench vise, but I am considering upgrading some things so I can really dive in. The stamps I have aren't S-tier, I bought them on a whim a few years back to see if it was something I'd be interested in doing. I stamped an old wedge I had lying around and as it turns out, I need some practice... lots of it. So, here are some questions I have: Are there any stamp brands you recommend (CH Hanson, Young Bros, other?) Thoughts on the magnetic steel block versus a vice and double sided tape? Aside from old wedges, did you practice on anything else beforehand? Feel free to share any tips, recommendations, or general knowledge you have on the matter. TylorJudd, Byrnzee, William P and 6 others 8 1 Quote Driver: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4 Fairway: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65 Hybrid: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S Hybrid: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80 Irons: P790 5-PW | DG S300 Wedges: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200 Putter: Link.1 | Accra x LAB --- LAB Golf Link.1 Review --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickstixSpokane Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 I bought some wedge stamps so I could add wedge stamping to my offerings as well for my small club building business and i gotta say.........i don't really like it. Maybe it's just that i need to practice it more, but i can't seem to really consistently make it work. And there's really no margin for error when it comes to stamping, so it just doesn't seem like the risk is worth the reward. I use a 4 pound mini sledge hammer (maybe i need a heavier hammer) and have 3mm and 4mm stamps......and i just use double sided tape and the anvil on my vice which isn't very big. I don't know, i'm just not really into it as a business offering Shrek74, Rob Person, TSauer and 2 others 5 Quote Owner of Sickstix in Spokane, WA Driver = TaylorMade Stealth 9 degree with Ventus Velocore TR Red 6S 3W = TaylorMade Sim2 Max w/HZRDUS black smoke 6.0 Irons = 2021 TaylorMade P790s 4-PW w/KBS Tour V 110 shafts Wedges = 50 and 56 degree TaylorMade MG3, 60 degree Mizuno T20 satin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGolf Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Harbor freight makes a small press that will hold the club and control the way you press into the club Samuel09152, GaDawg, GolfSpy_KFT and 4 others 6 1 Quote Driver - 44.5" 5.0 flex 10.5 deg Graphite Design XC 6S GP MCC4+ 1 deg closed Irons - 5-pw, GW stnd length 5.0 flex same grip 1 deg flat. Type low medium offset cavity back, no diggers Wedges - 56 and 60 tour grind wedge spinner and mcc4+ grip 2 flat 10 and 8 in bounce Putter - Makefield VS LH Ball - truvis Carried in a Sun Mountain C-130 USA bag - BE PROUD. HC - LH but 85 is a good number, playing in Ohio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfGuy1980 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 On 3/14/2024 at 2:41 PM, McGolf said: Harbor freight makes a small press that will hold the club and control the way you press into the club Thank you. Do you have a link to the product you are referring to? Rob Person 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGolf Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 https://www.harborfreight.com/search?q=press there is a one ton option or a floor model at 12 ton. for $100 buck more the floor model would be my choice. Rob Person, jbern and GolfSpy_KFT 3 Quote Driver - 44.5" 5.0 flex 10.5 deg Graphite Design XC 6S GP MCC4+ 1 deg closed Irons - 5-pw, GW stnd length 5.0 flex same grip 1 deg flat. Type low medium offset cavity back, no diggers Wedges - 56 and 60 tour grind wedge spinner and mcc4+ grip 2 flat 10 and 8 in bounce Putter - Makefield VS LH Ball - truvis Carried in a Sun Mountain C-130 USA bag - BE PROUD. HC - LH but 85 is a good number, playing in Ohio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhammer Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 I tried it a few times with not much success. I'm sure it's a technique issue, but I just can't seem to get the punch deep enough into the club. I sort of get a portion of the punch shape, but rarely the entire outline. Anthony Taranto's job marked safe today! GolfSpy_KFT, Samuel09152, SickstixSpokane and 2 others 4 1 Quote Driver: Speed Zone 9* HZRDUS Smoke Yellow Shaft 3 Wood: King Speedzone 13.5* HZRDUS Smoke Black Shaft 2 & 3 Hybrids: Speedzone Recoil 480 ESX Shaft Irons: Speedzone 5-GW Recoil 460 ESX Shafts Wedges: PM Grind 54* & 58* Putter: Dual Force Rossi II Ball: Whatever I find in the woods HCP:18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rtracymog Posted March 19 Popular Post Share Posted March 19 So I've done this a fair bit and I like it. It's not easy and when you screw up, there isn't much you can do about it. I've seen the big magnets, but for how often I do it, it's just not worth the money. I would suggest laying out some tape as a straight edge and that seemed to help a bit. I've thought about doing a sticker or something that I could use to make a pattern, but I haven't gone too far down that road as of yet. I got my block and a set of stamps from here https://www.clubstamping.com/ I read a lot places don't make stamps hard enough to get into the wedge and I've never had an issue with these. I don't love the text style, but I could purchase some more from somewhere else. It's a lot of fun and rewarding, but man it's stressful. Seeing what guys like Taranto and Dill do, just amazes me. Samuel09152, Shrek74, Rob Person and 7 others 10 Quote Cortex w/MGS Motore X F1 7X tipped 1" F5 17 degree hybrid w/Rogue Black 85X C300 Forged 3-5 w/C-Taper 130X FG Tour V6 5-6 w/C-Taper 130X Staff Model Blade 7-PW w/C-Taper 130X RTX4 52, 56, 60 w/S400 Tour Issue ER7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_D Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Weston Maughan is a boutique putter maker and has some really helpful tips and videos on his Instagram. I recently stamped a putter and definitely would have made some mistakes had I not watched a bunch of his stuff! GolfSpy_KFT, Rob Person, WeileMom and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to What's in My Bag Post - G430 Max - LTDx 3 Wood - Mavrik 4 & 5 hybrids - Pro 225 Irons - SM9 50, 54, 58 degree - Teryllium Longneck Newport 2 / - Jailbird 380 / Hudson Made Carman Custom Nick_D's Putter Projects - Z-Star Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSauer Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 58 minutes ago, Nick_D said: Weston Maughan is a boutique putter maker and has some really helpful tips and videos on his Instagram. I recently stamped a putter and definitely would have made some mistakes had I not watched a bunch of his stuff! Right on! I'll give him a watch. The customization/restoration side of golf is something that I'd love to get into more. GolfSpy_KFT, Nick_D, JonathanCWhite and 3 others 6 Quote Driver: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4 Fairway: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65 Hybrid: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S Hybrid: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80 Irons: P790 5-PW | DG S300 Wedges: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200 Putter: Link.1 | Accra x LAB --- LAB Golf Link.1 Review --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 An area of the game and golf club building I am not too familiar with, but would love to learn more. Now that I have a workshop I think I am going to get a kit and get started! Rob Person, GolfSpy_KFT, jbern and 1 other 4 Quote as of Oct 5, 2024 (Past WITB) Driver: GT2 with Graphite Design AD CQ - check out the Driver Shootout! Wood: GT2 with Graphite Design AD CQ shaft (still love my Cobra F7's) Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,57 or SM10 45,49,53,57 degree wedges Putter: LINK! Full putter shootout incoming Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Golf Bag: Ghost Anyday 5.0 Golf bag - Maverick colorway with MGS Logo Other: Vortex Anarch Rangefinder, searching for electric cart, Red Rooster The Root Glove and more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrnzee Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 I think wedge stamping is such a cool part of the "new era" of golf. I really wanted to get stamps on my new wedges, but couldn't justify spending nearly the price of another wedge on it. Potentially will do some after-market stamping if I can find a good deal. Similar to @GolfSpy_APH, I'm not overly familiar with it, but would love to learn more. GolfSpy_KFT, Rob Person, GolfSpy_APH and 1 other 4 Quote Current WITB: Bag: MV2 Golf Bag Driver: G425 Max 9.0º,Ventus Blue Velocore 6S Fairway: TSR2 3 wood 15º,Ventus Red Velocore 7S Driving Iron: U505 2-iron, Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85S Irons: P7CB (4-PW), Nippon Modus Tour 120 Stiff (testing in progress) Wedges: 50.09 SB, 54.11 SB, 58.11 SB Putter: Ai-ONE Jailbird Mini DB 35" Ball: Tour X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Person Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 I think it looks cool, and have to say it looks extremely tedious to accomplish. I will never dive into this, as combined precision and patience is not my forte.( It's one or the other for me) The part I would be afraid of the most is damaging ANY other part of the club head. Would dremel etching using a template be a more suitable alternative? GolfSpy_KFT 1 Quote WITB- Driver -Titleist 910D, 3w- Titleist 910F, 5hy/7hy- Titleist 910H, 6-PW - Stix , 52⁰, 56⁰, 60⁰ - Stix , Putter- AI-ONE DB / Lombardi Tour 34 custom Just an old newbie golfer, trying to learn and improve 1 club at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeileMom Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Personally I really like it. Handstamping is not an exact science so as long as you can get it deep enough I wouldn't worry too much about spacing or alignment. I haven't stamped yet, but I have used acrylic paints to change the color of the numbers and it worked well and lasted a long time. Tarantino has been pretty forthcoming with info on the process on his Instagram. Rob Person and GolfSpy_KFT 2 Quote It's the equipment,not the player....totally convinced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrek74 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 https://www.ebay.com/str/supplyguyjewelrysupplies https://www.clubstamping.com https://stampyours.com A few links I found while watching Weston Maughan on IG work on his putter. Now I need to figure out the best way to hold a wedge/iron/putter to stamp without damaging it. That's the key. I really want to get into this as well as paint filling. I have a few old wedges that I can work on for testing/learning. Hopefully I'm a quick learner. Quote Driver: STMax 230 10.5*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX, 60g Fairways: 949x 3w / 5w, 15* / 18*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Red RDX, 70g Hybrids: 939x 4h, 21*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Red RDX, 80g Hybrid Irons: JPX923 Hot Metal Pro, 5-GW, UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Wedges: S23, 54* & 60*, UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Putter: Moment X Tour @ 35" & 71*, Super Stroke Pistol GT 2.0, White/Red Ball: Tour CG Technology: Anarch Rangefinder, V5 w/ Tags Shot Tracking. https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/65161-vortex-optics-rangefinders-2024-member-test/?do=findComment&comment=1089247 https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/66852-unofficial-review-tpi-virtual-assessment https://forum.mygolfspy.com/classifieds/ - DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE CLASSIFIEDS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSauer Posted August 1 Author Share Posted August 1 2 minutes ago, Shrek74 said: https://www.ebay.com/str/supplyguyjewelrysupplies https://www.clubstamping.com https://stampyours.com A few links I found while watching Weston Maughan on IG work on his putter. Now I need to figure out the best way to hold a wedge/iron/putter to stamp without damaging it. That's the key. I really want to get into this as well as paint filling. I have a few old wedges that I can work on for testing/learning. Hopefully I'm a quick learner. I know the best way to hold it is one of those big magnetic blocks, but man are they pricey. Shrek74 1 Quote Driver: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4 Fairway: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65 Hybrid: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S Hybrid: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80 Irons: P790 5-PW | DG S300 Wedges: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200 Putter: Link.1 | Accra x LAB --- LAB Golf Link.1 Review --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrek74 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 (edited) 43 minutes ago, TSauer said: I know the best way to hold it is one of those big magnetic blocks, but man are they pricey. Yeah, I found a 3x2x1 neodynium block on Amazon and it's $100. Not even sure that's big enough for a wedge head. Ugh. Did find a 3x1 for $47 and a 2x2 for $36. May be big enough. Edited August 1 by Shrek74 Quote Driver: STMax 230 10.5*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX, 60g Fairways: 949x 3w / 5w, 15* / 18*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Red RDX, 70g Hybrids: 939x 4h, 21*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Red RDX, 80g Hybrid Irons: JPX923 Hot Metal Pro, 5-GW, UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Wedges: S23, 54* & 60*, UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Putter: Moment X Tour @ 35" & 71*, Super Stroke Pistol GT 2.0, White/Red Ball: Tour CG Technology: Anarch Rangefinder, V5 w/ Tags Shot Tracking. https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/65161-vortex-optics-rangefinders-2024-member-test/?do=findComment&comment=1089247 https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/66852-unofficial-review-tpi-virtual-assessment https://forum.mygolfspy.com/classifieds/ - DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE CLASSIFIEDS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSauer Posted August 1 Author Share Posted August 1 1 minute ago, Shrek74 said: Yeah, I found a 3x2x1 neodynium block on Amazon and it's $100. Not even sure that's big enough for a wedge head. Ugh. If you didn't want the magnetic feature, you could always keep an eye out for the Golfworks one to come back in stock. That is probably the route I'll end up going if I ever decide to bite the bullet. Golfworks Stamping Block Quote Driver: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4 Fairway: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65 Hybrid: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S Hybrid: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80 Irons: P790 5-PW | DG S300 Wedges: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200 Putter: Link.1 | Accra x LAB --- LAB Golf Link.1 Review --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrek74 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 6 minutes ago, TSauer said: If you didn't want the magnetic feature, you could always keep an eye out for the Golfworks one to come back in stock. That is probably the route I'll end up going if I ever decide to bite the bullet. Golfworks Stamping Block There are a ton of standard blocks on Amazon like that pretty inexpensive, $15-$20. Then I can add double sided tape to it like Weston does and go from there, if I can't get the magnet. TSauer 1 Quote Driver: STMax 230 10.5*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX, 60g Fairways: 949x 3w / 5w, 15* / 18*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Red RDX, 70g Hybrids: 939x 4h, 21*, Stiff HZRDUS Smoke Red RDX, 80g Hybrid Irons: JPX923 Hot Metal Pro, 5-GW, UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Wedges: S23, 54* & 60*, UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Putter: Moment X Tour @ 35" & 71*, Super Stroke Pistol GT 2.0, White/Red Ball: Tour CG Technology: Anarch Rangefinder, V5 w/ Tags Shot Tracking. https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/65161-vortex-optics-rangefinders-2024-member-test/?do=findComment&comment=1089247 https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/66852-unofficial-review-tpi-virtual-assessment https://forum.mygolfspy.com/classifieds/ - DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE CLASSIFIEDS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSauer Posted August 1 Author Share Posted August 1 2 minutes ago, Shrek74 said: There are a ton of standard blocks on Amazon like that pretty inexpensive, $15-$20. Then I can add double sided tape to it like Weston does and go from there, if I can't get the magnet. If you end up getting one from Amazon, let me know. I'm curious how heavy/durable those are. If I can get a cheap one for that price, I may just snag one as well and start practicing. Shrek74 1 Quote Driver: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4 Fairway: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65 Hybrid: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S Hybrid: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80 Irons: P790 5-PW | DG S300 Wedges: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200 Putter: Link.1 | Accra x LAB --- LAB Golf Link.1 Review --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmh3 Posted Tuesday at 11:10 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:10 AM I use the anvil part of my bench vise, some grip tape holds the head on and make sure to hit the stamp hard with a 3 lb. sledge hammer. I’ve been stamping wedges for years with this method. It is always easier to stamp with the shafts removed since the head will stay in place better without the extra weight. McGolf 1 Quote Ping G410 Plus Oban Kiyoshi Tour Limited Ping G410 LST 3 Wood Oban Tour Prototype V430 Titleist U500 3 & 4 Oban Kiyoshi Purple Tour Reserve Titleist 620 MB 5-9 Oban CT 125 Titleist Vokey 47* Oban CT 125, 51*, 55*, and 59* Shimada Tour Wedge Black Bettinardi Studio Stock SS28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanGi Posted Tuesday at 07:16 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 07:16 PM I’ve had great success with double sided tape and the anvil section of my bench vise. Easy peasy. McGolf 1 Quote Driver: 849D Fuji ‘24 Ventus Blue 5R 3-5Hy: Pinemeadow Command BK 6-PW: 699 v2 Mitsu MMT 80g Wedges: MAX milled 50° (bent to 48°), 54°, 58° Mitsu Kuro Kage black 2G S/R Putter: King Supernova 20 ArmLock AL2 grip Ball: Pro Soft Bag: C130 Wine is sunlight held together by water - Galileo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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