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Do you also have an ink stamp? Just curious about legibility on documents and such.

If in doubt about it being legible, you can brush over the embossing with carbon paper.

I have a heavy duty long reach style for sealing Mylars. From the back of the seal to the front of the support there is 2-1/4 inches of clearance. Roll up the sheet and I can pretty much stamp anywhere on any sheet. Does take a lot of pressure to imprint Mylar - cuts too much into regular bond. Different seal for those.

that thing is a monster!

maybe it is just a regional thing, but i have never had to have one. i have a rubber stamp for each state i am licensed in and that has been all i have ever needed.

what would one of those set you back?

I created a CAD file of my seal making it "to scale". I add it to all of my drawings in a somewhat grayed out format. I then seal right over it. They gray stamp line work makes the embossed imprint really stand out. Works great on mylar maps.

I have an embossing (crimp) stamp for the three states that I am licensed in. I have only used them a few times.

One place of employment we would wet stamp the drawings, and emboss the property descriptions, but once I was on my own, I started just wet stamping the descriptions as well. Easier to fax, scan and email, etc.

Looks like you could stamp a 3/4 inch sheet of plywood with that thing.

> that thing is a monster!
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> maybe it is just a regional thing, but i have never had to have one. i have a rubber stamp for each state i am licensed in and that has been all i have ever needed.
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> what would one of those set you back?

Two of my states require an exemplar of your embossing seal on file along with your signature. The others are satisfied with a rubber stamp seal. 😛

I am still looking for a good strong safe or some high tech security system to protect mine, have considered hiring a guard.

Now THAT'S a stamp!

The only embossing stamp I've ever had is a mere toy in comparison.

Maine requires an embossed seal; I don't believe Ink is accepted anymore.

Some guys will buy those gold leaf insets to help with legibility.

I usually just lightly dabbed my finger on the stamp pad and lightly brushed
the raised seal with my fingertip.

I don't know anyone that uses an embosser like that.

It baffles me what purpose it serves other than it seems to be traditional in some markets.

Does the company you got the stamp from still make buggy whips, too?

Electronic signatures... catch the wave.

JBS

In Tennessee we will have to get the board to make some changes before electronic signatures will be legal.

(Rule 0820-4--.08, continued)
(2) The registrant shall stamp with his seal, all maps, plats, surveys and other documents issued in the course of his land surveying practice.
(3) The registrant shall superimpose his signature (not a rubber stamp) and date of signature across the face and beyond the circumference of the seal on documents to which his seal is affixed.

I have a wet stamp, but most of the time I plot my seal with the drawing and sign over the seal with a blue pen. Electronic signature would be handy in a lot of situations.

Tennessee Electronic Signatures

You have to keep reading, Stephen...

0120-02-.08 SEALS.
(8) (a) Subject to the requirements of this rule, rubber-stamp, embossed, transparent self adhesive or electronically generated seals may be used. Such stamps or seals shall not include the registrant’s signature or date of signature.
(b) Subject to the requirements of this rule, the registrant may affix an electronically
generated signature and date of signature to documents; provided, however, that the
registrant utilizes a secure method of affixation and provided that the registrant does
not authorize any other person to so affix his signature and date.

JBS

Tennessee Electronic Signatures

Please send me the link for that excerpt. Being wrong would greatly simplify my life.;-) The excerpt I posted came directly from the Board's Rules of Professional Conduct. I've also checked Tn Code Title 62, Chapter 18, Sections 101-128.

Edit - I found the excerpt, unfortunately it's from the Architects and Engineers Board Arch & Eng Board Rules. I would like to learn more about electronic signatures and how the security features work. I will use the language from the Arch & Eng Board rules to suggest changes to the Surveyors Board.

Tennessee Electronic Signatures

From the Ohio Administrative Code

4733-23-01 Registrant’s seal.

(A) Each registrant may upon registration obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board, bearing the registrant’s name and the legend, “Registered Professional Engineer,” or “Registered Professional Surveyor.” Plans, specifications, plats, reports and all other engineering or surveying work product issued by a registrant shall be stamped with the said seal and be signed and dated by the registrant, or bear a computer generated seal and electronic signature and date. No person shall stamp or seal any document with said seal after the certificate of the registrant named thereon has expired, or suspended, or has been revoked, unless said certificate of registration shall have been renewed or reissued.

(B) Each registrant is charged with the safeguarding of their personal seal.

(C) By affixing their seal to any document, the registrant certifies to the accuracy and completeness of the information contained in the sealed document, and by such action, assumes full responsibility thereof.

(D) Plans, specifications, plats, reports and all other engineering or surveying work product bearing a computer generated seal and electronic signature and date shall have an electronic authentication process attached to or logically associated with the electronic document. The electronic signature must be unique to the person using it; capable of verification; under the sole control of the person using it; linked to a document in such a manner that the electronic signature is invalidated if any data in the document is changed.

Tennessee Electronic Signatures

Stephen, Drop me an email. I've got some info on the various state laws.

JBS