Thanks for all the precious info, for the moment ill borrow a 1.5kg hammer and a steel base from a friend to give a try in the next days.

At this point considering your info im very hopeful that it will work.

Anyway, i'm still convinced that a press would be the easier way, but it would be way more expansive than the hammer.
After giving about 10 hammer hits i was already starting to feel tired LOL, so the press looked way way easier for somebody lazy as me aha.

I've seen some videos on youtube of people stamping with the press but they did on softer metals, and used a special tool to be attached to the press to hold the engravers in the right poisition.
I think a 2 tonn press would be fine but it costs about 150$, + the engraver holding tool that i wasn't able to find anywhere yet i'm sure wont be cheap as well..

So for the moment i give one last try with the bigger hammer.
But if btc reach 150k i promise myself i will buy the bigger press

this is the one i was considering about.. will see, if i buy and try i'll let you know

just to complete my explanation, my idea woube be to substitute the hammer with a press, while keeping the same other toools as the engravers and "blockmit" jig for M8 washers.

i tried both A2 and A4 washers but even using all my power the letters are not readeble enough..
i'm using a 0.5kg hammer
the only think is that i'm using wood for the base.. i know a steel base would be better but i cant believe it would solve all my problem.. or would it?

Thats why i was thinking to buy a press, a 1 tonn costs about 70€ but i was wondering if 1 tonn press would be enough to print the letters

I can't be the only one who has thought about this solution.. or am i? eheheh

Hi, i'm haing problems to get a good stamping on the washers with the hammer, so i was thinking to try with an arbor press.
I would like to know if there is anyone here who has already tried.
In praticular i would like to know if a 1 tonn press would be enough.
Thanks.