Clicker Press In Europe

[Matt S]

10 hours ago, bikermutt07 said:

Does it work pretty good? Harbor freight here in the states carries this type of press.

Works fine, the main limitation being size. Any die bigger than my spread hand needs multiple hits across its surface. The uprights on mine are 13" apart, which is another limitation. With 1-2mm leather (like for wallets) I can make a full cut in three strokes of the handle, 1-2 more strokes needed if it's thicker leather like for a belt. I have a cheap locking pliers permanently on the release valve, which makes it much faster and less fiddly to operate and a mark on the ram to tell me when it's raised enough to clear the die. This reduces my tendency to raise it further than necessary and waste time pumping it back down. Some people fit a depth limiter made out of a bolt but I can feel when the die has cut fully through and stop before it buries itself in the cutting board. The whole thing sits in a 18" square footprint on a stand I built out of 2x3s but it would do fine on a bench or table.

So it's not perfect, but for under £100, vs. £1500-odd for a Lucris of similar capacity, these limitations are quite acceptable. The same machine can also be used for pressing embossing plates, with a little care.

[MavericKLeathers]

I can't find out what the Thai company is that sells clicker presses like Tippmann's to the Thai medical community in Bangkok.

I've used every search term I can think of, and combed through all of my bookmarks and documents on a couple of computers. All to no avail.

If I ever find it, I'll share it here.

Cheers!

LJS

UPDATE :

I thought I had FOUND the Tippmann style presses made by Bentz and at least one other firm.
Unfortunately, many of the links are broken.

If you want to try your luck, you will have to scroll down to near the bottom of the first page, for the Bentz. then go to the second page to look for other. 

While this is not the Thai source, if you find a working link, it is a potential source of a pneumatic clicker press.

http://www.industrycortex.com/products/results/leather-clicker-press

 

Edited April 6, 2018 by MavericKLeathers
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[bikermutt07]

33 minutes ago, MavericKLeathers said:

I can't find out what the Thai company is that sells clicker presses like Tippmann's to the Thai medical community in Bangkok.

I've used every search term I can think of, and combed through all of my bookmarks and documents on a couple of computers. All to no avail.

If I ever find it, I'll share it here.

Cheers!

LJS

Dang, I started following this in the hopes you would find it again.

[MavericKLeathers]

Further to the search for clicker presses in the EU, the following links might help.

I haven't done business with any of these firms. So, I can't comment on the presses, or the companies and their business practises.

If you buy one of these, please, let us know how it performs.

Cheers!
 

https://www.zonesuntech.com/collections/leather-slitter-folder/products/zonesun-22x14cm-hand-leather-cutting-machine-photo-paper-pvc-eva-sheet-mold-cutter-manual-leather-mold-die-cutting-machine

http://elfitakorea.blogspot.co.at/2014/03/perforative-puch-press.html

https://www.etsy.com/listing/561179540/manual-flat-die-cutting-machine-punching?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=leather molds&ref=sr_gallery-1-41

http://www.leathercraftpattern.com/Cowboy-8360-hand-cutting-machine

http://www.leathercraftpattern.com/leather-cutting-machine

http://www.a-finlay-primitive-crafts.co.uk/leather_press_pro.html

https://www.starcuttingboards.de/en/hand-cutting-machine-ma3.html

http://www.stanzformenbau.at/produkte/stanzform-bandstahlschnitt/

http://www.sieck.de/en/machines/cutting-pressing/swing-arm-cutting-machines/details/4652/

https://www.alpress.co.uk/

https://www.alpress.co.uk/new-products.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r2w6_bAFcchttp://www.industrycortex.com/products/results/leather-clicker-press

 

http://www.sieck.de/en/machines/cutting-pressing/swing-arm-cutting-machines/

 

[chrisash]

something like the alpress hand clicker supplies a good pressure and is bullet proof, no hydraulics or electricity for the smaller jobs, just keep the knives sharp and the layers not to many

Similar item here

 

Edited April 27, 2018 by chrisash