Hi! I found your video during a search for "hot foil stamp how to", because the foil I bought did not come with instructions. And I wanted all the info I could get before doing it on a project. Seems self explanatory to a degree, but I wasn't sure of heat temp, pressure etc. Sooooo...I have custom brass stamps for my leather business and have found an easy way to heat them to a pretty perfect temp for heat stamping with a press. So I decided to try my letter stamps that way too and it works great! It's an electric MUG WARMER! Lol! No kidding. Basically it's just a small little hot plate but the temp probably doesn't reach over 200 degrees, so it's a great inexpensive way to achieve results. I learned by trial and error on scrap leather. Rubbing alcohol worked pretty good too for edge clean up, and I learned a firm quick press is best, not a long press like a brass stamp without foil. So, gosh I wrote a lot, apologies, but I just wanted to share with you what worked for me and to say thank you for giving additional helpful info! Happy leathering!

Thanks for going into so much detail about this, I keep coming back to it whenever I look into doing foil stamping without an expensive press. The boiling water idea is brilliant.

Love this! I like how you explained the temperature it needs to be, this is the first tutorial that explains this. Thanks!

THANK YOU!! My daughter is getting her boyfriend a leather wrist band that is like 2 inches wide and it is laced up on the sides. It has nothing in the middle and we have been racking our brains for 3 days to figure out a way to put something in the middle, like a band he likes or a song title. It's black leather, like this so just embossing wasn't going to work. Came across this and NOW we can do this. I think you did a hell of a job. Thank you for saving me and my 16 yr old thanks you too!

You are a brave man 😂 but over all it turned out really good I’m impressed .❤️

Thank you. That was very helpful especially you working out all the issues you came upon. Great job!!

This looks really great, it adds to the sentimental value too as you put so much effort and time into it :-)

Thank you for making/sharing this video. I learned several things! : )

This video is so awesome!! Imperfections and handcrafted items go hand in hand, and it’s what makes them unique and beautiful. Very helpful video, thank you!!

This was super helpful. Thank you!!

Super helpful, thanks for the tutorial!

Great video!!

Best video I've seen!

fantastic. going to do this tomorrow

Hey buddy I just recently got into leather work bud rebinding Bibles and man I went to hobby lobby and got those “foil sheets” and I guess they need adhesive; it was still a MESS haha and this has been the first video I’ve seen that went into this without need a commercial machine so to speak haha but God bless man and keep on keepin on lol take care

you can plug the soldering iron into a light dimmer and you can then control the temp way down to what you need.

What happens if the stamp is too hot? I'm thinking if I could dip the stamp in boiling water, and maybe heat it up briefly with a torch? How precise needs the temperature to be?

OLD LEATHER SMITH here, it's called DE GLAZER REMOVES ALL YOUR PROBLEMS WITH COATINGS, GOD'S BLESSINGS ✝️⚾🙃

I started off with a wood burner and the optional letter stamps. The more expensive ones have temperature control, but if you already have one without a temp control, you can go to home depot and get a light switch dimmer for like $5. Just plug your burner into the switch, plug the switch into the outlet, then adjust the switch until you get the right temp. Use pliers to switch out the letters and they heat up in less than 30 seconds, so no waiting.

Where did you get the letters?

Sooo glad I found this, as I am in the same situation: can't afford to get a professional machine. However, I am a bit confused (maybe as a non-native English speaker). Sometimes you seem to say that you heated up the leather. But you only heated up the metal stamps, right? And if so, in the beginning, you are successfully stamping, but without gloves. hmmm... Do you put the entire metal part into a toaster, or is it a mini oven/toaster? Thanks for the clarification!! :-)

Thank you for sharing your tips !!! Does it work with syntetic leather ?

what type of foil are you using? i spent $25 on some cricut iron-on foil, and it turns out to be rubbery film of thermo-adhesive, i dare not even try it

Thanks for the video! Sorry for the noob question, but what type of foil are you using? Thanks in advance!

where can I get all the tools you use in the video?

from where did you buy those metal letters please ? and can we get custom shapes ?

Hi! What kind of foil did you use to do this? Thanks :)

Nice work. Do you think this could work on a baseball glove? Thoughts? Thanks!

Soldering irons are generally about 500 to 600 degrees F. Solder melts at about 400 to 450 degrees as a general rule. This is a very general temperatures. Very nice video.

how do you warm the stamp please

Hi The Real GM! I loved your video! Apologies in advance if you've answered this question - I had a thorough look. What size are your stamps from Tandy? Thanks!

Hi! Great video!! What’s the brand for the stamps? Do they come with the stick you are using to press the stamps down? Thank you in advance!!

Has anyone tried a Sous Vide? I am wondering if you put the letters into a zip lock bag and put it in the water until the stamps are at the desired temp?

which u think is better...hot stamp or glue and foil leaf?

Hi. This is a great video. Can we use deco foil?

Does this work on faux leather?

do you have a link to where you bought the stamp tool? or what type of foil to use or what its called ?

nice

Where did you get the letter stamping kid from?

I finally found someone not using a scrap of unfinished leather, do you think this process would work on a kate spade purse? The website says it is "boarskin embossed cowhide". Thanks so much

sooo you are talking about 200 fahrenheit?

Is the stamp your using heated? Or room temperature? Thankyou

Can I do this with kitchen foil?

So I need to put the letters in the toster ? 😂

How about a single burner electric hot plate. You can get them for less than $20. This would allow you to put the letter face down on the heating surface and heat mainly the letter it's self.

What brand of foil is this

Did you reseal the leather afterwards?

How long did you leave the stamps in the toaster oven before you knew they were at temp? Thanks for the video, I knew there had to be a way to do it without buying the expensive machine!

what is a toaster oven please?

Centering it looks difficult

Why do all these people have middle names?

What about this being Jay Leno? Listen to him.