Hi all,

first post, please be kind Hope I am not breaking any rules ...!

I have what I think is a simple question:

- we can stamp steel, even by hand with a hammer and a stamp (which is typically long - I guess so there is a lot of metal in the "vertical" direction).

My question is, since jewellery is often thin, this technique is really clear for thin materials. But if I want to stamp on a cube - say 1cm x 1cm x 1cm (... umm I think that's about a half an inch , cubed) ... or twice that - etc - is that feasible?

In other words, does the thickness of the sheet/object I am stamping on make a significant difference? In some ways it seems obvious that it would - it's "more sturdy" ... but in another way I feel like the top layers are all that matters

Hope I have explained my question well enough. I am not looking for an "engineering" or "scientific" answer (although all details welcome!) - more for an anectodal "yes you can stamp a small pretty shape on a shipping container" (or not)

Many thanks to all

Phil