Ranger RGRA3P.06701 Ranger Archival Ink Pad #3 Jumbo Jet Black Ink Pad Jumbo Black

If you have a printing job to do that requires archival ink and it's not practical or in your means to enlist the services of a professional printer, this affordable stamp pad may be your solution. Until recently, I have used a double ink pad, the type you ink on both sides, then rub the two sides together to spread the ink evenly. This gives you a high-quality print from your rubber stamps or lettering set, with clean edges. The down side is the ink dries quickly on the pad and you have to re-ink or re-hydrate the pad frequently to get consistent results. You can go through alot of ink and solvent this way. I work in a herbarium which is essentially a library of plants. The plant specimens are filed in folders that have their names and a numerical cross-reference printed on the outside. I use a rubber stamp lettering set to print genus names and numbers on the folders. I tried this ink pad to compare the quality of print between the two and was surprised. With the ink from this pad, I get almost the same sharp, clean edges as with the ink from the double pad. I have printed nearly a thousand folders with this now and have only had to re-ink the pad once. At first, I kept closing the pad top each time I printed a folder thinking that it would dry out, but after leaving it open for several hours one day, found that it was still wet and inked just as well. The ink is high quality. It dries quickly and doesn't leave a residue that smears later. Also, you won't run into having to ink two ends of your stamp because the pad is too small. I have saved many hours using this while getting the same quality printing as before.

In perfect condition and not dried out at all. Very juicy ink pad. The jet black is nice and bold. Not messy or sticky.

Great quality ink pad. Nice and big. I've been using it for three months and it's still going strong.

Ink pad was either really dry by the time I bought it, or it doesn't initially come with a lot of ink. Wish I didn't need to by a second pad or re-inker. Shouldve just gotten the $12.83 one that came with both initially, rather than the $11.56 that was just the pad. That aside, the stamp works great on kraft mailers and cardboard, and did provide that nice, vintage look I was wanting.

Somehow the "jumbo" did not sell me on how big this pad actually is! Works fine with our extra-large stamp, though it turns out that we probably didn't need "jumbo".

SO pigmented and perfect

Lol i missed the part where this was jumbo sized and was so pleasantly surprised! Pad is nice a firm with just the right amount of ink. Not dry but also not messy on my stamps. It has a clamshell type cover which is nice because I dont have to worry about a loose lid.

I bought this to mark the back of fine art photos with a custom stamp. I wanted archival ink that wouldn't damage fine paper and would adhere well. This has worked beautifully on a range of papers, drying pretty much instantly and not smearing at all. Other reviews complained of receiving dry pads but mine arrived in perfect wet condition. Highly recommended!