Traditional Red Plain 7mm Sealing Wax Sticks
£0.84
(Inc. VAT 20%)
£0.70
(Ex. VAT 20%)
Personal or Company Wax Seal Stamp - Scale A
£39.60
(Inc. VAT 20%)
£33.00
(Ex. VAT 20%)
Below are the available bulk discount rates for each individual item when you purchase a certain amount
- Buy 2 - 19 and get 5% off
- Buy 20 or above and get 15% off
LASER ENGRAVED WAX SEAL STAMP SCALE A, personally engraved to your own custom artwork - various wax seal stamp sizes available.
(Scale - A or B will be assessed on receipt of artwork and is based on the amount of time the seal will take to engrave).
PLEASE FORWARD YOUR ARTWORK FOR APPROVAL - We will than advise which Scale of engraving is applicable to your design.
Please make an allowance within your vector artwork which should be bolder than your proposed wax seal impression to allow for the slight 10 deg incline that the laser cuts at.
Please email your design prior to ordering to confirm suitability for engraving to Sales@CustomWaxNSeals.co.uk, preferred file format is cdr (CorelDraw 6x), we can also view files in Adobe Illustrator, PDF, EPS, or High Resultion Jpg, but to use these files they will need to be converted to a vector SVG format for us to import the file into CorelDraw for engraving. Thin lines and fine detail may need to be thickened for engraving as they will not be strong enough to produce a wax impression. If sending vector artwork, please place your design within a thin circle to indicate placing on the wax stamp.
We will also advise on the recommended stamp size for your design. Once your artwork is approved for engraving we will email over the correct order link and reference.
Extra Artwork charges may apply if your design needs any amendments or is currently unsuitable for engraving, we will suggest improvements you can make yourself or we will do those for you (extra artwork fees may apply if we need to do major adjustments on your design)
PLEASE NOTE on your artwork design - the black area is engraved and is therefore raised in the wax seal impression - all artwork is reversed by ourselves at the engraving stage. Small text and thin areas of your design may not be engraved as deeply as other parts, this is due to the laser cutting at a slight angle will cut to its maximum depth and not be able to proceed further in narrow or thin lines. The wider the line or engraved area, the deep the laser can cut and the better the wax seal impression. We are unable to guarantee a good wax seal impression unless these guidelines are adhered to. Please indicate with a red circle where your design is to fit on the stamp, otherwise we will fit the design how we feel it will be best suitable.
Instructions for submitting your own artwork and creating your own designs
All artwork supplied must be 'Production Ready'. Black and white and have sharp, clean lines and require no retouching. When emailing artwork please name your files with your first and last name or company name. All artwork is reversed at the engraving process, please don't submit a mirror image for engraving. If you image is very busy in detail, please consider if some design elements could be removed and yet still convey the spirit of your design. We are able enhance or re-draw a poor image at extra cost, which will be evaluated on the amount of work involved. Artwork fees will apply based on time.
FILE FORMATS ACCEPTED FOR ENGRAVING
ADOBE - PDF, AI, ESP, SVG VECTOR
Artwork should be BLACK ONLY on a white background, NO layers, hidden images, FONTS must be converted to 'OBJECTS ONLY' as we cannot be responsible for font format changing on opening your file if we do not have the font installed on our system. No Overlapping images or lines, please combine objects. The file should not contain multiple images hidden within the file as this creates problems when out-putting to the laser engraver. There will be a surcharge for any additional artwork that needs to be rectified prior to engraving.
JPG FORMAT
BLACK on WHITE Background, page size A5-A4 minium, 300dpi (we may be able to convert lower dpi if the image is sharp and of a large size) Low resolution images will result in a loss of definition of the design on converting to vector.
COREL DRAW - CDR, CMX, WMF
Size as per your stamp required, NO OUTLINES, BLACK ONLY, FONTS converted to Curves, Combine overlapping images with the WELD feature, ALL Paths must be CLOSED, or this will cause a conflict with the engraving process. Please view your artwork in WIREFRAME Mode, to ensure the above conditions are met, as they may not be visable in NORMAL mode. If your image or font does not appear thick enough, add a Contour to thicken and take away the original image.
Size as per your stamp required, NO OUTLINES, BLACK ONLY, FONTS converted to Curves, Combine overlapping images with the WELD feature, ALL Paths must be CLOSED, or this will cause a conflict with the engraving process. Please view your artwork in WIREFRAME Mode, to ensure the above conditions are met, as they may not be visable in NORMAL mode. If your image or font does not appear thick enough, add a Contour to thicken and take away the original image.
TEXT SIZES
As a guide we would recommend that the text should not be smaller than pt 8 -9 (this can vary depending on the font used - we have used Arial for example), as most fonts are too thin to engrave, this will also need to be thickened with a contour, so adequate space around the letters is required. Delicate fonts are not suitable as edge text as this will result in a poor wax seal impression due to the thinness of the lines. We recommend a line thickness of approx 0.8 - 1mm or more for a good wax seal impression.
As a guide we would recommend that the text should not be smaller than pt 8 -9 (this can vary depending on the font used - we have used Arial for example), as most fonts are too thin to engrave, this will also need to be thickened with a contour, so adequate space around the letters is required. Delicate fonts are not suitable as edge text as this will result in a poor wax seal impression due to the thinness of the lines. We recommend a line thickness of approx 0.8 - 1mm or more for a good wax seal impression.
LASER ENGRAVING works by burning away artwork that is shown as black in the design, try to steer away from thin lines within your design, as when engraved they will be too deep and not pick up in the wax. Try to image your design as a stencil - see example below. The image on the left would not engrave well, but will turn out much better when converted to the image on the right.
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The drawing on the left was scanned at 300dpi and printing onto white gloss A4 card at full size, hand painting into a stencil effect using black and white Gouache paint, as the paint is opaque, you can paint the white over the black. The final painting is then re-scanned at 300dpi, lineart - fine quality mode, to give a good jpg image to work with for engraving. The scanned painting is then traced into vector format using Corel Trace to give an image for engraving.
Bear in mind when creating designs for laser engraving, that you do not use thin lines in your design, the laser burns deep, so thin areas may not make an imprint in the wax. Black filled areas work best where possible. Thin fonts will need to have a contour applied to make them heavier.
Submitted Designs not up to the above recommendations may require editing or even redrawing altogether, there is an extra fee for this service, ranging from simple touching up, to a total redraw of your design, you will be advised of this prior to your ordering and advised the scale of service you need to select in the shopping cart.
- Dispatch:
- 3-7 Working Days
- Material:
- Solid Brass & Wood
- Production:
- Laser Engraved in house
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Custom Peel n Stick Wax Seals - Wax Stamp Purchase Separate
£0.58 (Inc. VAT 20%)£0.48 (Ex. VAT 20%)
Reviews
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Fantastic!
My stamp arrived really quickly and has been amazing, I found a neat trick to get the best result was to make sure the stamp was cold in between each wax stamping, it means the wax sets quicker and more accurately. It's also a lovely little keep-sake.
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Just superb!
I contacted Jackie with my company logo for a potential seal design, and have been delighted with the service I received. Some minor alterations had to be made to the design to accommodate some very fine lines but Jackie obviously knows her stuff as the final product turned out perfectly. I would buy again without hesitation!
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Fantastic Product and service!
I can't fault the product or the service that I have received, which means I will certainly use them again. Excellent
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Just what I wanted
Very pleased with the result, which will do admirably for our Magna Carta celebrations next year. The instructions and tips are useful, as getting a good result does take some practice. My only issue is that I couldn't send a cheque, but had to drive a few miles to set up the bank transfer. I don't use telephone or internet banking.
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Excellent...everything
Can't think of any other way to trump the previous reviews - except to say I greatly appreciate the way Jackie dealt with a VERY fussy customer, and provided step-by-step guidance all the way to the perfect result. Kudos.
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Fab service, fab product
We had an image designed for our wedding, that was turned into an amazing stamp. The stamp arrived in only a few days, with fantastic instructions that made it so easy to use and the result is just what we wanted.
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Excellent Service
Wonderful Customer Services, excellent turnaround and beautiful product
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Great service
Wonderful customer service, quick turnaround and lovely product! Thank you
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Amazing Service...Beautiful Product
My dad designed a seal for my wedding and they were able to work from his drawing to make the stamp a reality. The service was surprisingly fast and I had the stamp in my hand, beautifully packaged and perfectly delivered to the USA in less time than it took to receive the US printed invitation I ordered 3 days ahead of the seal! The quality makes this an item that will be handed down for generations!