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neat - wonder if I could use my original Tim Holtz blending tool (a rectangle) with the felt? Will give it a try... Thank you for all the videos and ideas !!
Thank you , Vic. From the quick peek you get of the one jennifer McGuire uses, I wondered if one could be built from felt, a wood block (like from a wood-mounted stamp)and a door knob. There are some really pretty ones at Hobby Lobby
I just haven't gotten around to trying it.
But now I'm wondering if anyone has ever tried just rolling a brayer over the closed positioner?
I have friends who use a Breyer and it works. I have seen videos where they made their own with few supplies. I use my hands, but if I had arm or hand issues, I would look Into making one.
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OOh! The eraser is a good idea! The shape of it is likely kinder to the hand over time.
I remembered I had some felt pads in a recently cleared/organized junk drawer and applied them to the bottom of a wood block (from an old stamp). Works like a charm!!
I use something similar (a dry eraser). The felt glides quite easily over the Misty and the shape diffuses the downward pressure. I really like how much it helps get that even inking.
I don't use a Misti or any of the other platforms. My stamps are all wood mounted, so I use the old fashioned "L" shaped block with an acrylic plate. However, I have a friend who uses her platform constantly and does amazing work by rolling over the plate with a brayer. No new tool to buy and she keeps it handy all the time.
Some use a white board eraser. I use the back of any flat backed ink pad. This just needs to be anything you can put your hand on and give even pressure to. There are lots of things around the house and in our craft rooms that can do this, including large ink pads (if they are flat), large acrylic stamp blocks, the wooden blocks we have leftover from when we took stamps off of them...etc.
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I have an original "Chuckie" tool coming like Gina's. I tried a dry eraser because I already had one, but it didn't work for me.
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Some use a white board eraser. I use the back of any flat backed ink pad. This just needs to be anything you can put your hand on and give even pressure to. There are lots of things around the house and in our craft rooms that can do this, including large ink pads (if they are flat), large acrylic stamp blocks, the wooden blocks we have leftover from when we took stamps off of them...etc.
I agree that things we have on hand will work. Attaching felt or something soft on the boom will help it slide easier (and, I guess, keep a hard object from scratching the positioning tool?).
I agree that things we have on hand will work. Attaching felt or something soft on the boom will help it slide easier (and, I guess, keep a hard object from scratching the positioning tool?).
I was thinking the same thing. Nice thick felt. Dont want to scratch up the door to the MISTI or whatever.
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To my eye the stamping tool looks to be a cookie press with felt or some type of thick material on it.
I has several cookie presses that I purchased at a deep discount. The came with removable silicone covers with different raised prints on them.
I used it as a large stamp!
Now, I'll try out making it a "pressure" tool!
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I have arthritis in my hands and fingers that seems to be flaring a lot more often (thank you getting older!) So when i saw one of the YouTubers using a dry erase tool I decided to try it…picked one up at my local Dollar Tree and works like a charm.
I’ve since seen many different tools out now for getting even pressure with the Misti but my problem is grabbing something without my hand hurting. I like the dry eraser shape for that very reason. And it was super cheap!
My wife was complaining about sore hands, and since I have over 70 US patents she asked me to design her a tool to use on her MISTI. She loved it and told me I should sell it on Etsy. I did and now Jennifer McGuire also uses it! Here is a link. The Original 3D Printed Rubber Stamp Tool for Misti Bira Tonic | Etsy
Wow! Somehow I missed ever seeing one of these. I have severe rheumatoid arthritis and this would be a godsend. I need to get or make me one! Thanks to the OP for bringing this up!
I made my own sometime ago using a large unmounted wood blocks covered with felt, recycled and re-used.
So far I have three of them and they work great for adding pressure when stamping and to glued or adhesive sealed items.
My wife was complaining about sore hands, and since I have over 70 US patents she asked me to design her a tool to use on her MISTI. She loved it and told me I should sell it on Etsy. I did and now Jennifer McGuire also uses it! Here is a link. The Original 3D Printed Rubber Stamp Tool for Misti Bira Tonic | Etsy
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I have the silky blue one and love it! It's very ergonomic. Nice to meet you!
“Pressure tool” for even inking
