Cosco Automatic Numbering Machine, 6-Digits, 8 Modes, Black Ink (026138)

It's good but numbers printing are thin otherwise machine is good.

Probably just as good as the other more expensive ones.Heavy duty, comes with its own ink, and two pads. Amazing.

It's durable, well-made and works smoothly. The number wheels are made out of metal instead of rubber, which is nice although it means you have to make sure you're stamping on a flat surface and also means it makes a substantial "clunk" noise when you use it. The only downside is that the only way to adjust the number wheels is to manually turn them using a pen (or the little plastic stylus they give you), so your fingers will get some ink on them if you're not careful. Overall, a great product for a reasonable price.

It seems like it’s a good numbering machine at modest cost. I can’t imagine what the expensive machines offer that this one doesn't.

I was initially very skeptical about purchasing this item, as many previous reviews were not flattering. However, I have thus far been quite impressed with this little machine (granted, I've only been using it for a few minutes). It can number documents in versatile ways. I personally want to be able to number exams, as 1, 2, 3,... and am able to do that. By default (at least the way mine arrived) it numbers 0000001,0000002,..., but leading zeros can easily be turned off by rotating the dials using a provided tool so that they are between 0 and 1 (this is explained clearly in the directions). I do have a number of gripes, but they are pretty minor ones:* I don't really like how the 4's are engraved, but they are still essentially readable. They do not look like the 4's in the picture posted by the manufacturer.* The ink-pads are a little on the "hairy" side, and these little extraneous fibers seem to reduce the legibility of some of the numbers earlier in the print job* Thickness of numbers isn't always consistent from application to application, but if you push STRAIGHT DOWN quite hard, the numbers look much better. This can slow you down, though, and it makes it a bit noisier.* The pictures in the directions aren't fantastic, but they are adequateOn the plus side, I did not find setup to be at all messy. I got NO ink on my hands at all setting it up or using it. If you read the instructions thoroughly before you begin you won't have any problems. The ink is pretty viscous and needs a few minutes to completely apply. I can see how it could be messy if you over apply the ink, but the directions are very clear on how you should do it. The ink dried very quickly on my documents, and I did not have to resort to the tricks described in other reviews (maybe they put too much ink on the pad?) I didn't have any problems with the knob falling off, although it does arrive fairly loosely attached. I'd recommend turning it clockwise when you first get it to make sure that it's screwed in all the way.If you need your numbers to look perfect and professional quality, you probably ought to invest in a much more expensive machine than this. However, if you can settle with "very good", this is well worth the money.

the product came broken an amazon will not return the item at all. It is very shotty quality. save your money and buy the Trodat brand. The ink pad is not better then a cotton pad and does not provide even coverage on the number.