Members Nuttish Posted April 19, 2015 Members Report Posted April 19, 2015 My Kingsley died and I need another stamper. Has anyone taken the plunge and gotten one of the el cheapo Chinese hot foil stampers on eBay? $209 delivered from California in 2 days with a 2 year warranty and two rolls of (I'm dead certain crummy) foil. Sort of hard to pass up considering how expensive and hit or miss used American machines are. Thoughts? Quote
Members Nuttish Posted May 11, 2015 Author Members Report Posted May 11, 2015 Update: They're appallingly made and of dubious safety. The machine smokes and an exposed part of the wiring harness started melting and turning black. The platen is tiny and not flat. The ram twists under the least pressure. All in all, the machine was incapable of making an acceptable impression with 1/2"x1" and smaller dies. The depth stop is flimsy and inadequate. The foil roller mechanism doesn't feed or take up uniformly. ... or even straight. There are file marks on the press body and base and each and every component is of noticeably poor quality. And the instructions are incomprehensible. Definitely not worth $200. Or $1. Avoid. Quote
Members Nuttish Posted June 10, 2015 Author Members Report Posted June 10, 2015 (edited) Pics of this garbage machine before I sent it back. Wiring loom and heating element started burning and oozing discolored grease on first use. Castings are crummy and the general fit and finish is poor. Poor quality welds that were rusty out of the box. Working parts poorly aligned (!!) Heating surfaces looked used upon first inspection. Edited June 10, 2015 by Nuttish Quote
Members stevieboy7 Posted June 14, 2015 Members Report Posted June 14, 2015 you can find used kingsleys on eBay for a good price pretty often, just keep looking! Quote
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