Stamp / Seal

I have a SCHWAAB "Ideal 100" made in 1987 that is still going strong and makes clear imprints on 24# bond paper.

A leaver operated cast iron is a stylish rig to be sitting on the desk.

The plates are interchangeable with a simple portable hand style crimper, so you are able to have both types for a little more money.

Mine is an "'Official' Long Reach" embossed seal (2 1/2" reach) from right here in Maine:

http://www.rwengraving.com/embossers.html

It's worked well for about 20 years, seems little worse for the wear. Before that I had a rubber seal from Welch in Portland, Maine, also durable. But truth is I rarely use either anymore -- I created a CAD seal (and a bitmap of same for legal descriptions, reports, etc) that works for everything I send out. The embossed seal only gets dusted off when the blueprint machine does.

> Hello all.
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> I wanted to get everyone's opinion on what company/design that you like to use for your stamp.
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As far as ergonomics and functional design, I HATE my little (short reach) hand-held device that I use in Florida. The "Short Reach" is the thing I don't like about it. My cad staff has put drawings together that had good visual balance on the page, but had a signature line that was nearly impossible to seal over due to the "short reach" of my 1-5/8" hand seal. I won't make that mistake again. You'll probably never regret a long reach model. I rarely need to carry my seal in my pocket, so having a hand held size has no advantage to me.

As far as the state required information your seal needs to plainly convey to the public, Maine's requirements are:
A circular seal with a minimum 1-1/2" outside diameter; the surveyor's full name; the surveyor's license number; the words "State of Maine" and "Professional Land Surveyor".

And thank you for the links to the businesses in the Pine Tree state. 😉