Here's an ODD CALL
I'm at my wit's end trying to find a small die cast pressing machine. I know that's an odd thing to want but I really need one. Apparently it's as hard to find as a unicorn unless I'm willing to deal with a website called Alibaba... (yes! You heard me right.) I see a lot of them in China that are exactly what I'm looking for. A unit with a small foot print. It can fit on a desktop and is manual. Most are very affordable but would cost more to import if it arrives at all considering that it all looks like one great big scam. Who'd send money to a company over seas through Western Union??? Now I've looked into crafting machines like Spellbinder Wizard, Sizzix, Accucut Grand mark, Ellison, and the cricket but they're practically toys. Some are very big, expensive toys;but, they're toys all the same. The biggest die that I'd use is 11x17. Some of those toys can easily accommodate that; but, they've got the pressing power of my son's two little chubby fat fingers! Since this quest is right up there with finding the Holy Grail I'd thought I'd take a chance and reach out to the community. Does anybody out there have a small table top die press machine, even if it's manual, that they'd like to unload? Or had anyone imported anything at all successfully from a Chinese company through Alibaba? Have you captured a Leprechaun and forced him to take you to his pot of gold? If so ask him where I can get a Die Press machine.