Is The Dot Snapmaster Worth It?

[Kcinnick]

The Press-n-Snap can be attached to the bench with a bench mounting accessory.

Art

I was thinking pull the handle style like the weaver, my main goal is number 24 snaps.

[McJeep]

Don't think you'll find a lever style for less than the others - the cost of solid bench mount ones was what made me go with press'n snap instead :0/

[bruce johnson]

It would take special tooling for the setter and anvil and I haven't seen that as a "stock item"

11 hours ago, Ahahn said:

Can the pull the dot die work in weavers little wonder hand press?

 

It would take special tooling for the setter and anvil and I haven't seen that as a "stock item

[dikman]

Hey Bruce, is that a record - 13 years to answer a question?

[bruce johnson]

5 hours ago, dikman said:

Hey Bruce, is that a record - 13 years to answer a question?

Actually there was a post yesterday to this thread from Ahahn about pull the dot dies for a hand press. I quoted and replied to that. I don't see the post now. My fear now is that I my have have deleted that reply accidentally as I quoted it (most likely), or it was deleted by the poster (less likely). 

[dikman]

Ah, I just noticed the date in your quote, I missed it before, my bad. Makes more sense as I thought it odd that you being a mod and all would reply to a 13-year old post. But it did seem funny at the time.

[AlZilla]

7 hours ago, bruce johnson said:

Actually there was a post yesterday to this thread from Ahahn about pull the dot dies for a hand press. I quoted and replied to that. I don't see the post now. My fear now is that I my have have deleted that reply accidentally as I quoted it (most likely), or it was deleted by the poster (less likely). 

I remember scrolling past the post you quoted in the "All Activity" stream. It was there.

[Dwight]

A couple of years ago . . . I was in an Amish store that sells material for sewing . . . kinda like an Amish Joann Fabric shop.

They had this tool in there . . . and I knew exactly what it was as soon as I saw it . . . the tool itself was 35 bucks . . . and the set of dies was 18.  Both sets fo male and female came in that kit.

I went back later and bought another one just like it . . . so I didn't have to swap dies every time I wanted to do a snap.

I have been just plain pleased with this tool . . . it is great . . . you have to be careful and follow directions . . . and if you do . . . great snaps every time.

I believe I also saw them in Hobby Lobby . . . not certain.

There is a cheaper version like this . . . sells for about 18 bucks . . . comes in a kit . . . Amish buy them for the snaps for the women's clothing . . . it is a smaller tool . . . and I don't know if it will do line 24 snaps . . . mine does every time.

Nothing against Dot . . . but that's a bunch of money for a snap setter.

May God bless,

Dwight

[fredk]

I recently bought one of those off Temu for £12, for tool, 2 sets of dies and some snaps. Not used it yet. I have one for use with KAM snaps and it works fine so I reckon the new one will as well