Mini rolling mill plates

Our custom-designed rolling mill pattern plates are made in-house. They measure 2.5″ x 2″ and are 1/8″ thick.  Each plate is designed to produce low-relief embossing on metal sheet, such as copper, brass, or silver.

You must have clearance between the rollers of 4mm or greater. For this reason, most inexpensive rolling mills made in China or India are not suitable.

We do not provide a warranty for the pattern plates in cases of damage caused by the user.  To ensure your success, please read the rolling mill pattern plate instructions (courtesy of Bonny Doon) before using our pattern plates.  

Rolling mill plates are final sale and may not be returned for any reason. 

Plates may be used in a hydraulic press or a rolling mill but should never be used interchangeably in both machines. Once a plate has been used in a rolling mill, it should never be used in a hydraulic press. Texture plates used in the rolling mill should be reserved only for that purpose because some curvature will develop with use in the mill; the pattern plates will begin to curve and wear with each pass through the mill. This wear is normal; the plates will continue to provide quality embossings (up to 100 uses, sometimes more).
Hydraulic Press Technique
Use these pattern plates with a thin (1/16″) hard urethane pad (110-331) and metal that’s 26–36 gauge. Thicker metal can be formed but may need to be annealed between successive pressings. Please Note: Plates are intended to be used with metal sheet the same size as the plate; the concentration of force on a smaller surface area will emboss that shape into the plate itself.  For this reason, we do not recommend rolling spoon bowls, fork tines, or any other objects smaller than the plate.
Rolling Mill Technique
Because thinner metal does not emboss as well as thick metal, thicker metal is best when using the pattern plates in a rolling mill. Perform a printing test with mill settings using an inexpensive sheet metal such as red brass before using more costly metals.  The best results are achieved with metals that are 24-gauge thick (0.020″/0.51mm) up to a maximum of 14-gauge thick (0.064″/1.63mm). The thinner metals will print with the raised pattern somewhat lighter; use fully annealed metal to achieve your best results.