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Dan M

951 orders since Jun 06, 2016

Chihuahua, CH, Mexico

Ships from Mexico.

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Product: (4.86)

Documentation: (4.64)

Shipping: (4.50)

Communication: (4.78)

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Jeremy | Oct. 30, 2021

Good product, well made

For e.Dispenser - For solder paste, adhesives and more

Well made product, and very versatile as it can be set up for a variety of different solder pastes (and other substances).
Packaging was excellent, and and arrived in the US from its origin in Mexico without any hassle.

Purchased for the review found here: https://blog.tindie.com/2021/10/e-dispenser-solder-paste-dispenser-in-depth-review/

Gavin | Sept. 1, 2021

Great product, just bought another as back-up

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I've spent quite some time trying to find a paste dispenser that is easy to use, requiring very little set-up and at an affordable price. This product is the only option I could find and works great, rapidly speeding up board population time. Highly recommend.

Didier | June 27, 2020

Excellent product, very well made, easy to use

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Very nice indeed. The system is well thought out and very well made. I made my first board with it yesterday and the learning curve is not very steep. I am sure that with a little bit of experience it will get even easier.

Looking at the amount of work that went into the design and the quality of the manufacturing, the price is very good.

I used the medium tip with TS391LT low melting point solder paste I bought from Digikey, and using the default settings on the controller, it is fine for 0805 components and SO-8 ICs but the medium tip is a little too big (or I need better control) for smaller pitch parts like the LQFP-32 (0.8mm pitch).

It would be nice if the documentation included some specific examples of settings for common solder paste and pads as I had no idea where to start... But I recognize that you will always have to adjust to your preferences, and the documentation does have recommendations on how to adjust the settings and their effects.

The dispenser was shipped right away but it took a while to be delivered because of the COVID-19 effect on USPS and other services, so that's definitely not Dan's fault. Dan is very responsive to email questions, so kudos for that too.

Definitely very happy with my purchase, highly recommended!

Mark | June 14, 2020

Excellent service and product.

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My name is Mark Samuelsson owner of Modelart South Africa. I purchased four sets of DM Solder paste and adhesive dispensers on line. I chose Fedex which was the expensive option with shorter international delivery promise. Fedex South Africa offers incredibly poor service. No urgency, no communication other than vague responses to several inquiries my me, with a duration of several weeks after having landed in the country. I give them a generous two stars so as not to dilute the five star treatment for the rest of the service.they deserve less. Unboxing the equipment revealed each set of four neatly packed into its own custom box with protective material between components. Each of the four boxes and extra accessory boxes were neatly nested into a robust larger container with no room to rattle around. The attention to packaging ensured that the goods landed in perfect condition. Dan offered exceptional personal service in helping me make choices that are pertinent to my companies intended application. The transaction was straight forward and Dan kept the communication open for the delivery duration. This re-assures me as I know that he will be on hand to offer expert advice on optimising settings for best practice in our application if required. I have a production business that is in its thirty second year of operation. We own thirteen mostly high end CNC machines and have developed a keen eye for machine quality. I completely endorse the quality of the DM product in terms of material selection, design and manufacture quality. On the strength other reviews on this DM Dispenser product, there is not a shadow of doubt in my mind that this will drastically improve our productivity. We are really excited about putting it to work and will hopefully update this review in due course.

Johann | May 20, 2020

Dispenser

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I use this dispenser for solderpaste and flux and uv soldermask,it is easy to use a verry good Manuel.

Dhinesh | March 3, 2020

Good Product

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The Packing has to be improved.............................................................................................................................

Ronald | Jan. 1, 2020

A must have dispenser

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I am starting to build more pcb's with SMD parts. This product exceeds all my expectations! To purchase equipment to do all the things this product does would cost thousands. For the home enthusiast this product turns a painful time staking SMD soldering task into a much smoother efficient operation plus ending up with a quality PCB without all the mess of dispensing solder paste manually plus trying to hold onto SMD parts with tweasers. Clearly the design represents "thinking outside the box" and is a real complement to anyone wanting to work with SMD parts. My only negative remark applies to all products I have ordered internationally and that is shipping takes way too long.

Evan | Dec. 21, 2019

An excellent product

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This is a great little unit. It's really well engineered and makes appropriate use of the various additive and subtractive manufacturing techniques that went into its construction. Dan clearly put a lot of thought and care into its design, construction, programming and documentation.

Furthermore, Dan is *exceedingly* responsive and helpful with tech support. In my case, it turned out that the solder paste I was using is highly compressible, making it far more challenging to dispense. After exchanging several emails, he clued me in to the advanced settings, with which I was able to get it dispensing reliably.

I'm really happy with how extensively configurable it is, and that I can easily swap between tubes of different pastes/chemicals, and that it only requires power to operate (unlike pneumatic paste dispensers).

As others had warned, shipping to the US was quite slow (about 3 weeks), but that's really the fault of the postal services - the order was shipped almost immediately, and everything was extremely well-packed - it just took forever to get across the border.

Ben | Nov. 8, 2019

well put together

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I am really happy with this product. I don't mind knowing its probebly just an Arduino with a couple of push button rotary encoders and stepper motor driver. In fact I'm happy in the fact that if I ever want to put this thing on a 3d printer or something I'll know how its working!! happy !!

Andrew | June 24, 2019

Looks like a good product

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The dispenser arrived from Mexico very well packaged with no damage or parts missing. The controller, foot pedal and stepper look and feel of good quality construction. The controller itself is of a very neat laser cut acrylic design which is quite nicely done. All the accessories I ordered are in place and of quality materials. Time will tell if the set is robust but initial feelings are this is a tool which will get a lot of use.

John | June 18, 2019

Fantastic solder paste dispenser! Takes a while to ship.

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This is a fantastic tool, and the seller is kind and incredibly responsive to questions. I've used it to apply solder paste to a number of circuit boards so far, and it has performed incredibly well. I opted for the foot pedal trigger and have had no issues dispensing exactly the amount of paste that I need. Sometimes, if I keep the pedal depressed for tool long, pressure builds up in the syringe and I get a little bit of "overshoot", but if I make small solder paste dots everything works perfectly. Overall, I would buy this again and recommend it to my friends.

The only surprise was that Mexico Post took 5 weeks to get the package to me, despite it being shipped the same day as I ordered it by the seller (it got caught up in customs for a very, very long time). If the seller could add a shipping option with other carriers, it would certainly be worth the money. I would have saved $30 in stencils if I had this device 5 weeks earlier, so fast shipping would be a no brainer if possible.

Saeid | May 6, 2019

Sweden

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It works as expected. The pedal is non-functional.
I wish we had possibility to use different step motors. Also the reverse rotation, is it possible to control it? or is it already set and not possible to modify?
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Response from Dan M | May 6, 2019
Hello Saeid, thanks for buying.

Yes, you can use other stepper motors and change the amount and speed of the reverse rotation. Make sure to read the Advanced section of the online user guide:
https://dmdispenser.wordpress.com/advanced/

Also if you find that the pedal doesn't work it's probably not fully inserted in the external trigger port, double check this connection. If you need more help feel free to contact me directly.
Thanks

Pablo | March 5, 2019

Very good product.

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I am very happy with this purchase!
Product is as described and very good built.
It took some time to arrive to Canada and I had very good support from the vendor when I emailed asking for details. For some reason the tracking number was not working. Product was very well packaged.
Today, I finally got it and everything seems to be working as expected.
Very recommendable product.

Maurits | Nov. 13, 2018

Absolutely Phenomenal

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I was kindly surprised when I opened the box. The attention to detail, the care in which the dispenser has been produced and packaged is top notch. The dispenser works very well and is very precise so if you are considering a pneumatic dispenser, please consider this product instead. It really is the better alternative and is highly recommended.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.
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