I've been toying with the idea of using those to brand the date into my projects, when I get around to ordering a branding iron with my name on it, but I'm not sure how many sets I'd have to buy so I could do it in just one stab. I think the most use of one digit would be something like 1/11/2011 or 2/22/2012. Five sets.
How about where it clearly states, "*Picture displayed may not represent the actual product."
As to the OP, I also saw this, "Sets of letters consist of 27 characters, including period. Sets of figures consist of nine characters from 0 to 8, the 6 also being used for the 9."
Yeah, well.... this brain fart left a skid mark, a little bit, anyway.
BUT, on their behalf, they did include the letter "O" as well as the number "0" (exactly the same stamp). That's what threw me off momentarily. At least, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
And I take back my original/premature review. Some of the stamps don't fit well in the press, esecially the "I". I have to use a big-ass plier to remove the stamp from the tool once I get it in there. And the force adjustment doesn't really adjust much. And there's no way to orient the stamps, I hadda' resort to orienting each stamp with a Sharpie. I'd not recommend this tool if precision is a requirement.
All that said, I'm satisfied with the tool for the price (I'm using it to stamp plant names and lethal temps on those aluminum tags to identify my cactus plants from all over the World).
You said the picture was misleading. The description even reads, "1/16" Steel Number 8." Do you expect them to take a picture of each individual number?
I just stamp the letters or numbers one at a time. Held against a clamped straight-edge they usually don't look too bad. I found when using them held together the kerning put the numbers/letters too far apart. I got one of those branding irons for Christmas, it's nice.
On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:37:28 -0500, the infamous -MIKE- scrawled the following:
In a brownish sort of way, huh?
But, for Crom's Sake, don't turn it _sideways_!
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