Dawei 1002 Tripod Badge/Button Maker Making Machine DIY Semi Manual Semi Mechanical Production (φ25mm 1")

I was missing parts and it was not in original box. It was not posted as used. I would like the button making parts that I paid for. Also would like an instruction manual and a manufactures information if there are problems with the item.

It gets one star because it made one perfect button and one star because it then fell apart. Not the button, the machine. Being a tinkerer, and being uncommonly tolerant and patient with poor Quality Control at the manufacturing stage, I took the thing further apart so see if I could fix it. As far as I can tell the plate should be welded to the shaft. It flew out of the machine and hit the floor with a delightful clinking-clink sound so I can only guess where it is supposed to go. I can picture the guy responsible for this step in the process, firing up a doobie and thinking he did a really good job. Dude, you had one job. ONE JOB. fail. So since the plate didn’t even fit on the shaft (thus the sproing clinking-clink) I filed it down, and because I left my spot welding rig at the office, I instead loaded it up with loctite glue, pounded it back on and used tin snips to cut a badge/button face to fashion some support for top of the plate and provide a smooth surface for rocker arm to move across. I must SERIOUSLY want to make a frickin’ button!So aside from that, and the fact that there was evidence it had been returned once, taped back up and shipped to THIS unsuspecting crafter, it made one awesome, glorious, perfect button. Too bad I will have to sell it for $210 to recover my cost of goods.I’ll post an update if my repair holds up and I’m able to make another button. Here’s hoping!UPDATE: Of course my repair didn’t work because glue is no substitute for welding. BUT I reached out to Sunshine International Trading Co. in China and asked them for a replacement part so I wouldn’t have to return the product AND THEY SENT IT!! I took the machine apart again to install the new part and it now works great. So far a 100% success rate on pressed 1” buttons. This press machine design is better than the red one I have. Also by Dawei.

Machine looks better in the picture. Have not been able to get one perfect button yet, close to giving up :(

QUALITY AND A MONEY MAKING MACHINE