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Wrote off the crimp tool for 3 years, then a batch of 500 pins in Reno made me eat my words
I pressed 500 pins for a punk band's tour merch in my garage last Friday, and my wrist was toast by pin 180. A friend who runs a sticker table at shows in Reno talked me into trying a hand crimp tool instead of my old press, and I dragged my feet for about three years on it. That night the tool cut my time per pin from around 40 seconds down to maybe 15, and all 500 got done before midnight with zero crooked backs. I was sure hand tools were for small batches only, but the shell fit stayed tight even on the cheap blanks. Now I want to know if anyone has a shell brand where the crimp tool starts slipping past 1,000 pins in a run, cause I'm scared of hitting that wall mid-show. What's your batch size cutoff before you switch tools?
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