These die plate daters are for stamping in a small space. Die plate is adjustable on 3350 through 3550 for aligning the bands to the thickness of the dies(s), 3110 through 3170 are not adjustable. A special 2-color pad dish is available for use with 3525 and 3550, inking the date set in red and the dies in blue (pad also available uninked for your custom color combination).