Hello my friends,
Glad to write again after some time immersed in my full time job.
Some time ago I had the idea to buy one of these small hot foil stamping machines in eBay or Amazon (picture below), but I am not pretty sure if they are decent enough or not.
Maybe you guys have experience with this kind of machines? Or are able to provide some advice?
I need something small (lack of space) and not expensive (lack of €€€).
Thanks in advance!
- Maru

Whatever hot foil machine you use, the ‘plate’ or loose type needs to be POLISHED to a high shine. As a bookbinder with some ‘gold finishing’ training, I use a polishing pad (I can supply the details for making one) and ‘linishing‘ compound (The pink one