Members Sylvia Posted March 2, 2016 Members Report Posted March 2, 2016 This has been a great thread, I'm glad I saw it. I just wanted to add my experience to the mix. I called last week, spoke with David and ordered the "Sylvia" deal. wihin 2 days I had the press, 8mm double round rivet die, ligne20 and ligne 24 ring snap dies. I passed on the rivets because I prefer solid copper or stainless steel. The press worked great for both the rivets and the ss snaps I use, until Monday morning, while setting a snap I managed to break the press in half. The bottom part where the anvil slides in snapped off. Now I dont know if maybe I pressed too hard or if the thing leaned forward as I pressed ( I didnt have it bolted down yet). Right away I started trying to figure out a way to fix it, when I thought maybe I should call Goldstar and see what my options where. Well, within 5 minutes of calling they had another press on the way, no questions asked, well, she did ask me to send a picture of the broken press. I called Monday, before noon and have my new press ( its Wednesday) sitting on my kitchen table, waiting for me to bolt it down to my workbench this time. It seems to me Goldstar Tool is a great company to deal with. Their customer service was great and they gave me no hassle at all before sending out another press. They didnt even ask me to return the broken one. I'll be ordering some more dies from them soon and will be going through their catalog to ake sure there's nothing else I need. Great company in my opinion. So nice to hear they took care of you. I bolted mine down right away and haven't had an issue with it. But I don't go all "Kong" on mine either. lol Quote A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"
Members Sylvia Posted March 2, 2016 Members Report Posted March 2, 2016 So I've been reading through this thread and I saw a post that this hand press may not be compatible with Tandy hardware. That would seem weird if it couldn't handle their, for example, Ligne 20 snaps-- I thought that was standard. I have ordered from several places in the past including Ohio Travel Bag, Buckleguy, etc. Has anyone had success using rivets, snaps, grommets, etc from other companies or am I locked into their hardware? I didn't really see that they sold solid brass or stainless steel hardware, nor do I want to throw away the stuff I have already bought along the way. Anyone have any experience with this? Surely not everyone is using the same hardware with this hand press. Thanks in advance! I have personal experience and full on annoyance with this. Turns out Tandy's Ligne 20s are smaller by at least one millimeter and the result is a crushed cap or ring. I have other Ligne 24's that came from Lord knows where that work fine... haven't had much trouble with Tandy ligne 24s either. I guess in your case it's measure to see if it will fit. Or just try them on scrap. Quote A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"
Members NickMach007 Posted March 3, 2016 Members Report Posted March 3, 2016 I have personal experience and full on annoyance with this. Turns out Tandy's Ligne 20s are smaller by at least one millimeter and the result is a crushed cap or ring. I have other Ligne 24's that came from Lord knows where that work fine... haven't had much trouble with Tandy ligne 24s either. I guess in your case it's measure to see if it will fit. Or just try them on scrap. That sucks. But I guess not that surprising. But I guess this will be the risk of any hand press / die system. Thank you for the input. This one is at the top of my list. Quote
Members NickMach007 Posted March 13, 2016 Members Report Posted March 13, 2016 This has been a great thread, I'm glad I saw it. I just wanted to add my experience to the mix. I called last week, spoke with David and ordered the "Sylvia" deal. wihin 2 days I had the press, 8mm double round rivet die, ligne20 and ligne 24 ring snap dies. I passed on the rivets because I prefer solid copper or stainless steel. The press worked great for both the rivets and the ss snaps I use, until Monday morning, while setting a snap I managed to break the press in half. The bottom part where the anvil slides in snapped off. Now I dont know if maybe I pressed too hard or if the thing leaned forward as I pressed ( I didnt have it bolted down yet). Right away I started trying to figure out a way to fix it, when I thought maybe I should call Goldstar and see what my options where. Well, within 5 minutes of calling they had another press on the way, no questions asked, well, she did ask me to send a picture of the broken press. I called Monday, before noon and have my new press ( its Wednesday) sitting on my kitchen table, waiting for me to bolt it down to my workbench this time. It seems to me Goldstar Tool is a great company to deal with. Their customer service was great and they gave me no hassle at all before sending out another press. They didnt even ask me to return the broken one. I'll be ordering some more dies from them soon and will be going through their catalog to ake sure there's nothing else I need. Great company in my opinion. Out of curiosity, what is your source for the SS snaps and rivets that are compatible with this press? I am about to order and may pick up some more rivets and snaps as well--but I also prefer stainless steel. Thanks in advance! Quote
Members Cache Money Posted March 14, 2016 Members Report Posted March 14, 2016 I am about to place my order here and got to thinking. A single additional Die set costs $30. The deal is for the press, three die sets, and 100 pack of rivets costs $90. If you need three additional die sets, it is literally cheaper to buy an additional "deal". Quote
Members Cache Money Posted March 14, 2016 Members Report Posted March 14, 2016 I just called and brokered my deal. Deal price changed last month. It is now at $99.96. 1. Machine. 2. Dies Ligne 20 snap 8mm Double Cap 3mm hole punch that will work for ligne 20 and 8mm double cap (no more hammering those!) 3. 100 Brass Double Caps Quote
Members Petro49er Posted April 6, 2016 Members Report Posted April 6, 2016 Has anyone found any other supplier's snaps that work well with this setter? I tried Ohio Travel Bag's ligne 20 and the cap got stuck in the die. Just wanted to see if there are other options out there. Quote
Members dq7133 Posted April 6, 2016 Members Report Posted April 6, 2016 @Petro49er Tandy's snaps seem to work. Quote
Members Petro49er Posted April 6, 2016 Members Report Posted April 6, 2016 I thought I read someone had issues with ligne 20 snaps from Tandy. Maybe I'm mistaken. I'm just looking for other potential alternatives to goldstartools snaps. Quote
Members Sylvia Posted April 6, 2016 Members Report Posted April 6, 2016 7 minutes ago, Petro49er said: I thought I read someone had issues with ligne 20 snaps from Tandy. Maybe I'm mistaken. I'm just looking for other potential alternatives to goldstartools snaps. You did read that correctly. When I originally got my machine the ligne 20 snaps didn't work. But that was over 2 years ago so Tandy may have corrected the problem. Just after starting leather craft some kind soul sent me a big ol' bag of snaps... I'm talking like 500 or more. I won't have to buy any for years. (thanks again kind soul.... whoever you are) I suggest you buy a small pack of Tandy's and see if they work on your machine. Quote A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"
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