James' Hunton tools are the BK (Bees Knees - hey, old people should be allowed acronyms too!). But at £300 for the holder and £100 for each round cutter, they make Swanstroms look like they belong in Poundland! They are not suitable for platforms like BonnyDoon, they rely on proper clamping tables for alignment between stock and die. But they are exactly the right tool for the job.
But James has a very strong point - for the cost of a BonnyDoon, you could buy a fly press, a small Hunton outfit and a few punches.
I don't really understand the BD philosophy, it's the wrong thing whatever your budget... why not just buy a simple 10T hydraulic press for a couple of hundred quid from Machine Mart? I use mine for quite a number of things. You don't need 20T to cut 2mm silver - that's 5mm stainless steel territory! If you've got $1000 burning a hole in your pocket, a fly-press is the tool you want, not a BD! Unless you have Peter's skill to lash one up of course!
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