Here are instructions on how to make a Music Staff Roller Stamp, a rolling ink stamp you can use to quickly draw a staff onto paper for jotting down musical ideas.
You can get all the hardware for less than $10 and it only takes about 2 minutes to make.
Materials:
1 brass door hinge post (~3 inches long)
6 small washers that fit on the post (~half inch wide)
5 thin large washers that fit on the post (~1 inch wide)
1 cork, cut in half
1 drill, to drill hole slightly smaller than hinge post in cork halves
1 ink pad
Plastic container to store the stamp (otherwise it gets messy)
Watch the video for building instructions. Leave your comments and questions here! I tried rubber washers and the ink sticks better, but the lines were too blurry and they were too flimsy. I tried smaller washers but they were too small for the cork. So far, the large metal washers work best.
That’s crafty, Krista says, but she’s seen them for sale online. But did you make the music for the video you show?
I’d love a link if you guys can find them!
Yeah I did the music in Reason
http://www.musicstampseries.com/mss/order2.html
But it’s not a roller. Add a handle and you’ve got something! (take one from a disposable razor)
Yeah I found a rolling one mentioned here but the link is down:
http://www.keyboardmag.com/article/why-didnt-my/dec-05/15934
Search for Fidolino Rolling Music Staff Stamp.
I never got to see it but if it still existed I would have just bought one.
I thought about a handle in my initial sketches of the idea:
http://jordanbalagot.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/roller_ideas.jpg
But now I kind of like the size of it without the handle, otherwise I think it\’d be too bulky. Maybe I\’ll make a smaller version with a handle.
I did initially try a lobsided version like in the sketch:
http://jordanbalagot.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/roller_didnt_work.jpg
But it didn\’t work because of the uneven pressure.
Anyway, if you think of any other improvements (such as a way to get a fine rubber tip at the edge of the metal washers) let me know…