Dan M

951 orders since Jun 06, 2016

Chihuahua, CH, Mexico

Ships from Mexico.

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Review Breakdown

Average Ratings

Product: (4.86)

Documentation: (4.64)

Shipping: (4.50)

Communication: (4.78)

All Reviews

Sandra | May 1, 2018

Awesome

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I love the DM dispenser. I am an artist / crafter. This little workhorse of a machine finally lets me use aleenes tacky glue for my art without all the noise and hurting my hand. It is easy to use and setup. Dan is a gem of a person. He answered all questions and willing to help me if i had more. and the size if the syringes was more than i expected. Less time wasted filling up more time doing my art. Simple and beautiful. Thank you so much.

Scott | April 24, 2018

Excellentnpeoduct

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Excellent product. Quick shipping. Works very well. Good documentation on website. Would highly recommend this solder dispenser

Joseph | March 28, 2018

Excellent Tool!

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I was concerned about the size of the tube and weight of the motor. But it fits in your hand good and weight is not an issue. Also the motor makes a good base to stand on when putting it down.
Manual mode is easy to use and setup. The dot mode can be a little finicky to set up but works good once setup and dispenses they same amount every time. The knobs are also a little finicky. One click on the knob is not always the next menu item.
Filling the tubes thru the coupler is a excellent idea. No mess and waisted paste! And having caps at both ends to seal off works well. The only waisted paste is what is left in the tips. There is also paste left in the tube when the plunger is bottomed out. I didn't realize I was at the end (the motor stalling is the clue) and may have distorted the plunger. I'll know when I refill. And these tubes seem to be better than the ebay tubes.
It was shipped right away but the USPS took 25 days. It would have been faster if I just drove down to Mexico and picked it up (I live in Texas).
My request would be to have smaller tubes or be able to use the existing solder paste tubes.
Note: If pressing any button causes the screen to flash. Disconnect the motor. If the buttons now work, your power supply is not providing enough current.

Yoon | Jan. 18, 2018

It is cool than I thought. And I like it very much.

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I got good stuff.
It is cool than I thought. And
I like it very much.
The interface is intuitive and easy to use. It seems to be better than the compressed air method.
Thank you for a good product.

Brett | Dec. 25, 2017

Great product!

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This is a pretty sweet solder paste dispenser. If you are in that spot where hand soldering is getting to slow but your not quite ready for stencils this hits the spot.

Cameron | Dec. 19, 2017

A really well presented unit, functional and neat.

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I have only used it a few times but it works well and is a vast improvement over syringe by hand. The unit is also quite neatly presented

Andrew | Dec. 6, 2017

Working a treat with weld-on products

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This is working really nicely with polycarbonate cements. I'm sing it with Scigrip weldon 16 and 4. With the included tips, syringes and plungers it's working really nicely. Scigrip 16 doesn't work with any of the provided tips, but when diluted down it flows nicely. Thanks, I'm enjoying a little more automation.

Nemunas | Oct. 18, 2017

Good product!

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Really good solder paste dispenser. Easy to use. Documentation was includes in the shipment. Using it more then one week and had no problems at all.

Alexander | Oct. 11, 2017

Great product !

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Great product ! Absolutely worth the price. Shipping takes a few weeks. Product works very well and is well designed. My compliments. Communication and Support is appreciated very much too!

Ben | Aug. 30, 2017

well done

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Everything works, and was posted from mexico to england (within a month) without complaint. thankyou

David | March 27, 2017

Great product, great customer service

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The DM Dispenser made my solder assembly much more quick and easy than my old method.. I began playing with it on a Saturday and my foot pedal wouldnt work, so I contacted the maker and he responded within about 10 minutes! All I needed to do was push the pedal plug in a bit harder and it worked perfectly after that. My boards have 0402 passives and QFN packages and this dispenser worked good with a low viscosity paste and a 22 gauge tip. Would definitely recommend.

Stefan | March 3, 2017

Works great and exactly as advertised.

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At the moment i don't have any PCBs to populate, so i did not test
the dispenser with solder paste yet. But i find myself using it for
other tasks i haven't considered using an automatic dispenser before.
Currently, it's an etchant pen, but yesterday it was used as a
lubrication system for tapping threads.

I am thinking about ordering another one, for mixing two-component
adhesives. And maybe one more for a friend of mine, she might use
it as a high precision pastry bag.

The menu system is easy to use and pretty much self-explanatory. The only
thing i had to look up in the manual was how to enter pick up mode.

Documentation is excellent, however a bit scattered. It starts
on a printed page (quick guide and schematics) which continues in a
PDF file (user guide) which continues on the web site (advanced).

If you find a sticker reading 'push firmly into external trigger port',
do exactly this. This sticker is not for idiots or legal reasons, it
just tries to be helpful. I have a master degree in EE, about 25 years of
professional experience, ignored the sticker and failed to seat the TRS plug
properly.

Shipping was 14 days to Germany by Correos de México Registered mail,
which i consider is pretty fast. No problems with customs at all.

Thanks!

Florent | Dec. 28, 2016

good product - very good communication&support

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I could only say good points about this product.
It's well designed, works great!
However, the best part is the support, could not be better.
Highly recommended, it's worth the price.

Gerald | Oct. 17, 2016

Dan and Product are exceptional.

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I am not using the dispenser for solder. I have put it on my cnc router to dispense liquids in patterns. The dispenser is easily controlled by my flashcut motion controller. The quality of construction is superb an it worked perfectly straight out of the box. The foot control works great. I powered it first by computer use power then by and old 5 volt power supply. Both worked equally well.

I would like to have more liquid capacity in the syringe, but that is due to my need and I am sure there is enough capacity for soldering. I would like to be able to run multiple syringes off one controller, it may do so, I have not discussed this with Dan. I could always purchase extra controllers. It would get a little crowded on the gantry.

THanks Dan for great product and service.

Leo | Sept. 12, 2016

A great seller and a great product.

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Some time ago I order the DM Dispenser. I found it on the Tindie site.
I also ordered a footswitch and a longer cable for the dispenser, so that I could better manoeuvre on my workbench.
After a week I received the dispenser in good order.

Now was the time to test it…
The assembly of the tool is very easy.
The filling of the dispenser too.

Than I started in DOT-mode.
After some tuning of the parameters and the choice of the right rubber tip (I use another solder past) the tool worked perfect (DOT mode).

Testing in Manual-mode.
In this case I also had to adjust some parameters (as to expect).
Drawing a line for a SMD-IC was than a piece of cake.

Now I tested Pick up-mode.
I lubricated the plunger with sewing machine oil, the only one I had home.
After 2 or 3 seconds the vacuum leaked away and the passives and SMD IC’s fell down.
I lubricated more, I greased the plunger but nothing seemed to work.

I informed Dan about my trouble with the pick up-mode. I expected a response in a couple of days. No way! The same day Dan mailed me that he expected that the oil was probably to thin.
Although it was mentioned in his operating manual, for the moment I had no other oil.
The next day I bought some thicker oil in a local shop, applied it and all my troubles were gone. The pick up-mode worked now also perfect.

Summarizing:
I can advise everybody who works with SMD’s to buy the tool.
Yes, the tool is not cheap, but worth all its money.
So if you want one, go to “Tindie” and look for DM Dispenser.

Moreover I have to mention that Dan writes “after sales” in CAPITALS!

An enthusiastic owner.

Wout | Aug. 5, 2016

Amazing product and customer service!!

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First of all, you can find my complete review here: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/dm-dispenser-now-available/msg998323/#msg998323

This review will be a very short summary of the other one.

After buying the dispenser I got a mail the same day asking about what the seller should put on the customs declaration forms to let the package get to it's destination as quickly as possible. The package went out on the Monday after that. When I've got the package on Friday in the same week, I noticed that a hole was poked in it. After unpacking and checking all the contents I contacted the seller to let him know about this. The syringe holder (the plastic that's bolted on the motor) was broken on one side on delivery, but the seller instantly offered me a replacement sent out from the UK (fabricated in the UK and sent straight to my address). After 4 days I had my spare part.

I can say that I am really happy with the device and would buy it again without hesitation. The seller is also VERY quick in answering e-mails and really wants you to have the best customer support experience possible. I haven't found any other company or private individual offering such great support!

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