Kingsley Matte Gold Hot Stamp Foil - 4" x 40' - 3 Rolls - for Napkin Printing

Description

"Hot Stamp Supplies for us Little Guys"
THE OFFER
This offer is for 3 rolls of Kingsley
Quick Release
Matte Gold Foil, especially great for imprinting napkins, on 5/8" cardboard cores. This foil is really great for imprinting napkins, because it doesn't pick the napkin up after the impression. These rolls have never been opened and are in excellent condition,
MY PLEDGE TO YOU
If you become my customer, I will become your personal hot stamping advisor/consultant; it's just automatic. Of course I'm tooting my own horn here, but I don't know how to share my hot stamping experience with you if I don't just blurt it out.
• I have been hot stamping with Kingsleys for 48 years
• I have "reconditioned" hundreds of these machines
• I have sold Kingsley parts and accessories during this entire time
• I have personally imprinted names on thousands of Bibles and books since 1972
And there's more, but I'm already embarrassed, so enuff of this stuff; you get my drift. Right? I'm here to help you with your problems and questions. I'll be the most help on questions about hot stamping in general and anything about Kingsley hot stmping machines in particular. But, I'm not afraid to tackle questions about other machines like Howard or Jason, or about whether a certain foil will work on a certain substrate (most of the time, that is going to be figured out only by trial and error anyway).
So please feel free to contact me through eBay messaging.
You see, I really do want to help you be a successful hot stamper, and if I don't know the answer when you contact me, I will try to find out for you.
THE PRICE
As far as I can tell, this price is the lowest on eBay for NEW and unopened Kingsley hot stamping foil.
The 3 rolls in
this offer contain enough foil for about 480 18pt impressions.
ABOUT INTERNATIONAL ORDERS
I receive many orders from across the waters, and I really appreciate every one of them. But after these shipments leave the United States, I cannot be held responsible for the delivery. The USPS assures delivery of an international packages to the country of destination, so when the tracking information says "Processed through sort facility" at Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco or Los Angeles, it means that the package has been handed over to the postal system of the destination country. Traditionally, I can gather no more information between the time of that handoff and the time the package is ultimately delivered, at which time tracking gives a notice of delivery. But what that country's postal system does with the package can vary greatly. Some packages go to the country's customs office, some are held at who knows where for an indefinite length of time and some are delivered immediately. Recently, I have noticed that more details about that country's handing of the package has been included in the tracking information from certain countries, and I assume that this is a trend, and that tracking information will continue to improve. But please don't hold me responsible for what your country does with the package instead of delivering it timely.
From more than 10,000 orders I have shipped, I have received 7 or 8 negative feedbacks, and every one of them has to do with delivery of overseas shipments. Most of them were complaints concerning delivery time, over which I have no control. Two of them gave me negative feedback for non-delivery of the package, which was later delivered, but there was no attempt to correct the feedback. Please don't treat me this way. When you order from me from overseas, I will ship the product quickly, and eBay will send you a tracking number on shipment day. If delivery seems slow, I will always try to help you get your package, but please don't give me negative feedback for slow delivery. I didn't do it.
Please be aware that you may have to pay customs fees, but since most of my shipments are small, apparently such fees are not often levied.
ABOUT THESE ROLLS
• Beware of purchasing foil on 1 inch core (frequently offered on eBay); foil on 1 inch core cannot be used in the foil feeders of most Kingsley M-50s, M-60s and M-75s. Foil on 1 inch core is generally designed for use in Kingsley M101s.
• Special Foils for Napkins & Ribbon - because these materials (substrates) are light weight, most brilliant foil will "pick" them up when imprinted. Having to "knock the napkin off" the foil after each impression defeats the speed advantage of the foil feeder, so Kingsley produced this special quick release foil that will not adhere to the napkin or ribbon, so the imprinting speed is not hindered.
ORDERING THE RIGHT FOIL
This foil will work on virtually any hot stamping machine at about 250°, but if you want to use it in an auto feed foil system, you will need to do a little research into your machine and order foil accordingly.
If you have a Kingsley machine, you can take advantage of my research, explained here. Kingsley developed 3 distinct foil feeding systems through its production history, detailed below.
1. IF you have a Kingsley M-50 you are likely using the canister system. For many years Kingsley rolled its foil on a 1/2" core and enclosed it in a cardboard canister. The canister was highly protective and most of it is still good even though it may 50 years old.
2. IF you have a Kingsley M-60 or M-75 with the EZ FOIL ADAPTER, using the white "dog ears" (that's what Kingsley called them) to hold the foil, just request these "dog ears"(I have plenty). BTW, these dog ears are no longer in production, so guard them with your life.
IMPORTANT LITTLE TIDBITS ABOUT FOIL AND HOT STAMPING
1. THICKNESS Foil comes in varying thicknesses (just like Scott's Big Roll versus Cottonelle); for example, brilliant foil is generally thinner than pigment foil (gloss or matte colors). In fact a 100' roll of most older pigment foil will not fit into the canisters like a 100' roll of brilliant foil will. So pigment foil was normally sold in rolls of 35' to 50', which will fit in the canisters. So, when you receive foil in different sized rolls, it does not mean they are in different lengths, or that you are not getting 35 feet. Once in a while, you will get a double roll (like Charmin, don't you just love this simile?) because even though you ordered two 35' rolls, I had a 100' roll (that will still fit in the canister) ready to go, so that's what you'll get (you know, it's the new math: 2 x 35 = 100).
2. FINISH Terms used to describe the finish on the foil can be very confusing; this confusion is heightened by the producers who often seem to toss around their descriptions like a juggler. In an attempt to stay on the same page with our buyers, we use the old Kingsley terms for these finishes. And they are:
Brilliant - the brightest, shiniest finish. This has the most glare and reflection, like chrome or gloss wall paint. The foil is so shiny and reflective that you cannot see into it.
Metallic - slightly less bright and reflective, like a gold Cadillac. The foil's surface seems to have some depth to it. Kingsley produced gold, silver, red, green, blue, copper and purple in both brilliant and metallic finishes. To many folks, "metallic" has come to mean brilliant, and while that may be a perfectly legitimate use of the term in some circles, it won't be here.
Satin - still less bright and less shiny, but with a rich inviting depth (wow, I can't believe I'm saying stuff like this).
Matte - like flat wall paint with virtually no shine. Frequently, there is not a lot of distinction between matte and satin.
Gloss - like high gloss wall paint, but not as shiny as brilliant foils.
3. COLORS And then there is all the fun with color names. You know: "I ordered magenta and you sent me fuschia." Well, to my knowledge, I haven't done such a dastardly thing, but I certainly could have. And I confess that I have sent pink instead of dusty rose. Is that really California blue? And what is the difference between hot pink and cerise? Or between turquoise, teal and aqua, especially if they are brilliant. And don't Google it to figure it out; I can't get along without Google, but I no longer try to determine what color turquoise is by Googling it. Once was enough. Again, I will use the old Kingsley color chart as much as possible, so if you have one, hang on to it. Let's just assume that I will do my best to fill your order for specific colors and I will hope you are pleased. And if not, well let's talk about it. Nuff said?
4. WIDTHS Foil widths can be exciting too. First, of all be sure to notice the width of the foil in the description; I try to get that information into the title lines and headers. I offer foil in 2", 3" and 4" widths here, but Howard produced foil in 3 1/2" and 5". Occasionally you only need 1" wide foil, so using a 3" wide roll would sure waste a lot, so I also have 1" wide a 1 1/2" wide rolls of many of the colors. When you order 3" foil, you might get a roll or two that are 2 3/4" (in which case I will always make it up to you, with extra length or some other compensation), and you might get a 3 1/2" roll of Howard foil (in which case, you can just consider it a bonus).
5. LIFE Foil life is very important to me and to you. I want you to be able to order with the confidence that you are getting good viable foil from me. In the case of Premium foil, like in this listing, it's not much of a factor; it's all brand new foil, but because it is very thin, it can be hard to deal with in cutting and rolling. You will probably find an occasional wrinkle, especially if the foil came from near the 1" core that it came on originally, but it will be very minimal, and I apologize for missing it. In new foil, the wrinkle usually doesn't mean the foil material came off, so it will still imprint just fine. Recently, I have switched to a new manufacturer of certain foils because their product is virtually wrinkle free.
It is in the old Kingsley foil where there might be a problem. The Kingsley canisters protected the foil; I have found foil from the 1940s that is still good. But it depends more on the storage conditions. I have several little tricks I use to determine if the foil is good down in the roll. Obviosuly, I can't unroll every roll to check it, but I do carefully examine the foil to make sure you are getting foil you can use. And if I messed up, please let me know and I will replace the roll.
6. CORES Oh yes: foil cores. The core is that little cardboard (occasionally plastic) tube in there that the foil is rolled up on (again, like Angel Soft - boy, this simile has a life, huh?). Well this consideration is dealt with in the previous section, so I'll just ask you to please not forget to let me know if you have particular core requirements.
7. SUBSTRATES There is probably a foil produced by some manufacturer for imprinting just about any surface except metal and glass. The surface material you are trying to imprint is referred to in the industry as the substrate. Some foils are better for paper, some for leather, some for wood and some for plastic, but which is which? Generally, this is determined by trial and error, although most producers designate the recommended substrates for each of their foils. Of course, I want to ship you foil that will work on your substrates, and if the foil I have sent to you doesn't work well on your material, just send it back and I will try to find you some foil that will work. I will share the postage expense with you to keep your costs down as much as possible. Please don't keep foil that you can't use and/or give me negative feedback. Let me help you find the foil you need. Generally it will be helpful if you tell me in advance when you are trying to imprint a certain substrate. Let's keep the communication lines open, OK?
8. TEMPERATURE Most normal hot stamping takes place at about 250°, plus or minus 20°. As far as I know, the recommended temperature for imprint any of the nearly 90 colors listed above is 250°; at least that would be the starting point. At our store, we keep our thermostat set at 250° and virtually never change it. But there is foil that won't imprint at 250°; it requires a temperature that is higher than the desktop Kingsley machine can produce. Some of this is for wire marking that takes place at 350° or higher. It is virtually impossible to distinguish low temp foils from high temp foils, so some high temp foils invariably creep into the mix with low temp foils. Again, if you receive foil from me that won't imprint at 250°, please don't just give me negative feedback. Let me replace it.
9. DWELL Another factor in determining the quality of an imprint is the dwell time, how long the printhead stays down on the imprint. Normally, the suggestion is to bring the printhead down and move it back up instantly. Here is another factor in the imprint process where practice makes perfect. Occasionally, it is necessary to leave the printhead down for an extra split second in order to obtain a full imprint.
10. PRESSURE The last factor to consider, when imprinting a substrate, is pressure. Probably the most important consideration is the nature of the surface, whether it is a napkin, cardboard, soft leather or wood. For example, soft leather will usually require a lighter touch, while a hard cardboard needs to be pressed very firmly.
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
I have used Kingsley machines for hot stamping now for 40 years and I have rebuilt more than 500 of these machines which have been sold on eBay and elsewhere, so I'm quite knowledgeable about their capabilities. I have also gotten quite familiar with the specifications of the various foils offered out there. But in the last few years two new processes using foil have appeared: Using laser printers and laminators to produce images with foil and using a polymer plate to produce images. I do not know much about these processes nor if the foils I offer are appropriate for them, but I am open to receiving information.
Congratulations to you if you read through all of this. Thanks. Dennis C Kelly