I've been seriously looking at the Gold Star hand press and I just read through this entire thread (most info I've found anywhere!). I sent in some rivets I have (3/16" mild steel semi tubular), but he doesn't have any dies that work with them.
I share the same concern as some others here - I don't want to be locked into only using their hardware. I want to be able to source rivets and dies from other places as needed. Does anyone know of other shops that sell dies that work with this machine?
I'd also be really interested to know what sorts of rivets this machine can handle. Steel semi-tubular ones are a bear to set. I love them for their strength, but setting them properly is tough. What size/material rivets have you been able to set well with this machine?
