Big Mouth Grommet Press

[Stephenedwardgraphic]

Has anyone used this grommet press from US Cutter? I need to purchase a grommet press. Was going to buy a Stimpson, but seen an ad today for the Big Mouth press. Just wondering what everyones thoughts were. I like the price, but you get what you pay for....

http://www.uscutter.com/index/page/...er_August_14th_20118_11_2011&utm_medium=email

 

[Jack Knight1979]

I have both.

I already have a stimpson. AWESOME machine. I've put tens of thousands of grommets through it.

I have this grommet machine for button snaps. I hate this grommet machine. Go stimpson now. If you buy this. You'll use it once and buy a stimpson any way.

 

[Signs 365]

I have both.

I already have a stimpson. AWESOME machine. I've put tens of thousands of grommets through it.

I have this grommet machine for button snaps. I hate this grommet machine. Go stimpson now. If you buy this. You'll use it once and buy a stimpson any way.

When it comes to hand presses, Stimpson's are the way to go. I've used others and nothing compares!

 

[jmb474]

We have a stimpson and a hiker and both of those work very well.

 

[EricRamse]

Never had a Hiker fail

 

[Tom Dalton]

I can't say anything bad about Stimpson, except that they are expensive. They sell for around $200 (for model #405). Here is one for $85 and I feel like it does the job equally as well...

http://www.signsdirect.com/Home/Grommet-Machines/

 

[rushworks graphics]

don't want to be a thread pirate but....... we have a usbanner one and it basically has a very hard time punching through the double folds on the corners, will actually deform the grommets so we have to pry them out and re do it!

so, avoid usbanner machines! on that note, are the stimpson ones, one press does all? in other words is it a hole punch and grommet all in one? do they have any difficulty going through double folded 13 oz corners at all?

 

[oldgoatroper]

don't want to be a thread pirate but....... we have a usbanner one and it basically has a very hard time punching through the double folds on the corners, will actually deform the grommets so we have to pry them out and re do it!

so, avoid usbanner machines! on that note, are the stimpson ones, one press does all? in other words is it a hole punch and grommet all in one? do they have any difficulty going through double folded 13 oz corners at all?

I can't see that having difficulty punching through a couple layers has much to do with the press itself -- perhaps the gromets you've been ordering are not as sharp as they could be or the piercing ring isn't as heavy as it should be to withstand the force necessary to pierce two or three layers.

 

[dsmskyline]

I use a Hiker hand machine and it has never deformed a grommet on me. Ive put grommets through up to 8 layers of 13oz scrim banner material, 3 and 6mm sintra, gator board.

Good machine.

 

[rushworks graphics]

i just buy in the standard #2 brass grommets.....so not sure to be honest why it deforms them 9 times out of ten.

have just wrote us banner an email to see what they suggest.

 

[Spud Murphy]

Your grommets need to have "SP" after the number (self piercing) otherwise you need to use a hole punch.

 

[Bigdawg]

I use a Hiker hand machine and it has never deformed a grommet on me. Ive put grommets through up to 8 layers of 13oz scrim banner material, 3 and 6mm sintra, gator board.

Good machine.

Same here - good machine.