looking for a Pennsylvania PE stamp. can anyone help?

[drunkCAD]

like the title says i need a Pennsylvania PE stamp for a project i am working on. if anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated.

[ReMark]

Take a look on craigslist in the Jobs > arch/engineering section. Sometimes a one-man operation will solicit work. Just saw that happen in Connecticut.

[tzframpton]

You could use Google Images:

https://www.google.com/search?q=Pennsylvania+PE+Seal&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=usj7UeCtCuGfyQHF2YGQAw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1286&bih=756

 

Download and reference the image, and scale it. Then trace over it in AutoCAD and you're done!! Easy peasy.

[drunkCAD]

thanks for the quick replies! i tried converting from pdf... oh boy... [sarcasm] that ended up great! [/sarcasm] looked like a 5 year old did it.

[ReMark]

Wait a minute. Just what are you using this PE stamp for?

[tzframpton]

Wait a minute. Just what are you using this PE stamp for?

Probably the same reason I was looking for DWG stamps about 8 years ago... for the engineer at our company.

 

There's nothing wrong with obtaining a seal. It's the name and registration number that matters.

[ReMark]

OK as long as it is nothing illegal although I still have some concerns.

[tzframpton]

OK as long as it is nothing illegal although I still have some concerns.

There's nothing illegal about requesting or owning a seal. No more illegal that "where can I find AutoCAD symbols".

 

 

*EDIT*

In fact, I think most states has links on their website to download native DWG files of their seals.

[ReMark]

I could easily turn that symbol into something that would pass for the real thing to most people.

 

When was the last time to checked the validity of a that was stamped by an engineer whose name you did not recognize?

[tzframpton]

When was the last time to checked the validity of a that was stamped by an engineer whose name you did not recognize?

All that information is available to the public. Firms must be registered as well as the engineer themselves.

 

For instance, if you wanted to check the validity of a Texas State Licensed Engineer, or a firm registration number, then have at it:

http://engineers.texas.gov/search.php

 

 

*EDIT*

Here's my company's information: http://engineers.texas.gov/search_firm.php?search=firm&intFirm=2614&txtName=&txtCity=&txtState=&txtExpires=

 

Just by typing in the name, number or any other data gives you all that you need. The website only populates confirmed and registered information so you'll know right away if it's fake.

[ReMark]

Fraud is my biggest concern. Someone could submit a drawing that was supposedly "stamped" by a PE and get away with it simply because most municipal departments don't have the time to double check the veracity of the seal. They take a quick look at the drawing, see that it is stamped, and they think nothing beyond that. In the past it would have been very difficult (not entirely impossible though) to fake a PE stamp. Now all you need is a computer and a pen. Signed, sealed and delivered. Gadz, we make it so easy.

[tzframpton]

Fraud is my biggest concern.

It's not a concern that you have to deal with, only the end client. The O.P. could be dealing with a client that they are very familiar with and have many years in working together. Who knows. I just don't see any problems with anyone inquiring about getting a Seal into AutoCAD - it's a common practice and people have to start asking somewhere. Most people inquiring about an engineers seal are usually doing it for the right reasons.

[ReMark]

Earlier this year I read about a guy who faked a deed to a house he did not own and even filed a stamped plot plan with the town clerk's office. The plot plan was a forgery too.

 

Alright...I'll stop now. Thanks for all the info.

[tzframpton]

Ah!! You must keep going Mark!! It's just not the same if you stop.... lol

 

j/k, you know you're my favorite on this community.

[nestly]

Very interesting.... I didn't know plans could even be submitted without being stamped... with an actual stamp/seal.

[tzframpton]

Depending on your state, digital stamps and signatures are accepted now. Texas is definitely one of those states.

 

http://engineers.texas.gov/enforce_faqs.htm

Sixth topic down the page.

[JD Mather]

like the title says i need a Pennsylvania PE stamp for a project i am working on. if anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated.

 

http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?67788-Need-CA-PE-Stamp-Template&p=464183#post464183

 

Don't the engineers who OK these projects have stamps?

[nestly]

 

Don't the engineers who OK these projects have stamps?

 

This is what I was thinking... How can the PE who is going to have his name, number, and signature on the plans not have a stamp?

[rkent]

Engineers have their mechanical stamp but they don't have an electronic stamp. It is common to add the basic stamp to the drawing electronically along with the engineers license number and then the engineer signs over that on the plotted mylar so they don't have to wet stamp lots of drawings.

 

I think some states allow the signature to be in the stamp block as well.

[Tuns]

Texas doesn't require a real stamp? Odd... I work in Texas and we don't submit anything without getting our engineer to stamp it first.