Extremely well-made, very easy to set up and is a great addition to my Leather shop. Works very well for die, cutting, stamping, seem pressing as well as flattening craft pieces.
Purchased this to help make leather jewelry and journals. The set up was a little involved as we had to get it level, but once it's was set, everything worked well.
This has made my leather projects go so much faster with such precision. Now I avoid my hand going sore when I’ve had to punch each hole by hand on a large project when in the past using striking force with a mallet so that is excellent as far as no more wear and tear on my hands. When I draw the handle forward towards me at the very end of bringing the handle down there is a noticeable swing the press makes just before the holes are punched that if I’m not very careful would misalign my holes for my stitches. That isn’t something I was prepared for. It’s a real process getting the bolts up or down to lift and lower the press with the provided wrench and time consuming like when I need to raise it to fit my hole punch. I’ve had the experience of the handle of the punch sliding out of place anfter I’ve tightened the Allen screw and I have to stop and retighten the Allen screw to make the punch stationary making an effective set of holes so that’s a bit of a bother. When I’ve used the press to make an impression with my brass logo makers mark it works like a dream leaving a nice crisp embossed impression.
It is of excellent quality and easy to use. I used it to cut heavy leather 10cm without problems. The packaging was very secure, too. I recommend it to anyone who needs a good leather press at a fair price.
It took me a long time to make the decision to buy this piece of equipment, now that I have I'm glad I did. It works really well, very easy to use. It does require a minor setup. I do recommend it if your wanting to save some money.