Front-of-house ready
Compact, clean and quiet enough to work on the shop floor, in full view of customers.
Personalisation, counter-top
KSF 1 Mini: The same great features, only smaller
Our smallest press brings in-store personalisation to the counter top, the machine behind the monogram bars at the best-known luxury retailers. Carried in one hand and set up on any counter in minutes, it turns a quiet corner of the shop floor into the busiest.
- Weight14 kg
- Table250 × 250 mm
- Footprint400 × 255 mm
At the bench
Built for the work, not the brochure
Customers love to watch their initials struck in gold, and the KSF 1 Mini is built for exactly that moment. It takes brass type and dies just like its bigger brothers, holds a steady stamping temperature all day, and shrugs off back-to-back thousand-impression days — whether that's a Saturday market, a retail personalisation counter, or your busiest week of the year.
Perfect for
- In-store monogramming
- Gifting counters
- Pop-ups & events
- Notebooks & leather smalls
Why this machine
What makes the KSF 1 Mini earn its keep
One-hand portable
At 14 kg it moves between stores, counters and pop-ups without a second thought.
Thicker goods welcome
The 15 mm impression opening can be modified to 35 mm for boxed and bulky products.
On camera
Watch the KSF 1 Mini at work
The numbers
The KSF 1 Mini, by the numbers
Every machine is made to order in Essex. If a dimension doesn't quite fit your product, talk to us before you rule it out. Modifications are what we do.
- Table size
- 250 × 250 mm
- Throat depth
- 140 mm
- Impression thickness
- 15 mm, modifiable to 35 mm
- Machine footprint
- 400 × 255 mm
- Press weight
- 14 kg
Spare Parts · KSF 1 Mini
Every part, precisely placed.
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KSF 1 Mini12 parts
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Parts list
- 01
KSF 1 HANDLE
The main handle
- 02
Head Return Springs
sold in pair
- 03
Heater Box Screws
Sold as set of 3
- 04
Chase Furniture
Set of 3, use to pack chase when using type
- 05
Heater Box Handle
- 06
Type Holder
3" as standard on KSF Mini
- 07
Table Gauge Screws and guides
Side table gauge + Screw Rear table gauge + screw
- 08
KSF Mini gridded table
- 09
Temperature Controller
- 10
Wiring Loom
Complete heating set for press, including probe, heaters
- 11
Spare die block
Have multiple dies set up ready to go
- 12
Die Mounting Screws
Set of 10
Keep looking
Explore more of the range
Parts online
Personalisation, portable
KSF 1
Over 500 sold. The portable personalisation press for notebooks, leather goods and gifting.
- Weight
- 19 kg
- Throat
- 140 mm
- Footprint
- 545 × 455 mm
Workshop, awkward shapes
KSF 2
Two set-up positions and a deep 260–460 mm throat for totes, wash bags and satchels that won’t sit flat.
- Weight
- 75 kg
- Throat
- 260–460 mm
- Impression
- 60 mm
Parts online
Commercial, platen
KSF 3
Around 1,000 built. Foil, emboss and deboss in one pull, the wedding stationers’ favourite.
- Print area
- 200 × 250 mm
- Pressure
- 3/4 ton
- Weight
- 77 kg
Parts online
Studio, most adaptable
KSF 4
The KSF 1 and 2 combined: XYZ head movement and up to 200 mm impression clearance at just 24 kg.
- Weight
- 24 kg
- Impression
- Up to 200 mm
- Table
- 325 × 455 mm
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