Section 13: Material Engraving Techniques
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Notary Seals - Delrin
Notary Seals Engraving Techniques
Notary seals can be easily manufactured using 1/16-inch (1.5 mm) thick delrin
plastic. A seal consists of two pieces - a male die and a female die, both shown
below. The male die consists of white lettering on a black background and the female
die is an inverted and mirrored image of the male. Inverting and mirroring are easily
accomplished in most graphics software packages. Simply duplicate the male die,
then invert the black and white colors and then mirror the image.
The male image should be produced without the use of outlines around the text or
graphics. Add a .007 to .010 inch (0.178 mm to 0.254 mm) outline to the text and
graphics of the female die. This outline creates a large enough void between the male
and female dies to emboss paper without tearing.
Apply a .001 outline around the seal to define the outside edge of the seal. Use the
Combined mode to first raster engrave the seal and then vector cut out the seal.
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