I would mirror what stony said, although I don’t know that you need a tape cutter unless you’re selling them. I’ll be getting a press with tension indicator this summer. I tried building my own jig, borrowed johnal3’s little jiggy, and without a way to measure tension it’s hard to do anything more than roll the dice with each call you make. I’m extremely picky with a call and I’ll make 10 for every one I like. I feel like with a press you can experiment without just guessing. Making calls is a lot of fun.