Self Inking Stamps makes custom rubber stamps from a base on Rehutai Road, just outside Dargaville, and it also laser engraves. Its range covers Trodat, Shiny, Dixon and Colop self-inking stamps, plus traditional hand stamps, date stamps with an adjustable date, numbering stamps, DIY stamps, multi-colour stamps, replacement pads and ink. The laser engraving work includes wine glasses, bottles and drinking flasks, which are cylindrical and need a different process from flat stamps. Ordering two or more custom stamps brings the price down, and the shop says that saves between 10% and 35% on many selected custom stamps. Designs can be sent as JPEG, PNG, PDF, AI, CDR or PSD files, and vector files are preferred.
Customers who have written about the shop praise its fast proofs, which come back within a working day, and the team's help with tricky designs. One buyer said a replacement part kept an old stamp in use for another 15 years. Orders paid for online usually take about three working days, and stamps are made in less than a working day once payment clears, with bulk orders taking longer.