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Yeah the custom tooling thing was kind of... concerning lol, it's a little vague. Seeing how it functions I can't imagine it would be hard to fasten it to hold bits from any manufacturer? The price of the machine would be more than worth it at that point if you could just throw any ol tips into it, so I can only imagine they made it that way on purpose. Tipping press seems to be the name I was looking for, thank you guys! Really cool concept honestly, that $1000 craftplus looks a lot more doable.

I've had my eye on the "Gang Punch" sold by Strap Warehouse even though it's out of my budget right now, but I'm still surprised that I haven't been able to find anything else like it. Is there a different name for this machine that I'm missing? Or does Strap Warehouse make the only one? Seems like an interesting alternative for a rotary punch, but I'm wondering how well they actually work. Video of it in motion here and here.

Ah whoops, I completely forgot they have different ones to be honest. Mine's a DK93.Yes the rivet setting dies are wonderful! My own hand just unfortunately isn't very steady when it comes to punching holes, I do have some templates I've made for marking but when it comes to the actual punching I'm sometimes slightly off. And yes good point about the lighting! Unfortunately my work area doesn't have the best lighting, that might be why I'm struggling so much. Thank you!

Hello all! I've recently gotten into leather and biothane work over the last few months, and one of the starter tools I opted to get was the Kamsnaps KX press. It was a fantastic little thing for my very limited budget, but now I'm really hurting for add-on features that some of the other presses have, like the Weaver little wonder. Mainly, I'm struggling to center my punches evenly. I know eyeballing it is something that comes with time, but it's pretty disheartening getting done with a long string of straight punches and accidentally making the last one off. On these simple solid body presses, has anyone figured out a good way to add a centering mechanic to it? I'm considering making some sort of flat little table that can slide over the bottom anvil and just drilling a weaver guide knockoff to it, but I'm curious if anyone else has their own solutions.