Dorje Chenpo: Can you tell me the diameter of the Prismaster or Icetool, please?
Not knowing whether I really like loose snus, I did not buy the tools, just a few discount cans of Odens Regular. Instead of pro tools I just used a sawed-off thingy for kids medication which is like a syringe 1 centimeter in diameter, because we have plenty of them lying around. I found I loved the stuff and the ugly DIY works well for small portions (about 7mm long, 10 mm wide circular tablet; should be equal to mini portion in pouch) and I would like to know the size of the pro tools to see if its useful to upgrade to them.
I use the smallest (3ml) icetool. It's 3/8" (9.5mm) internal diameter.
The prismaster is an oval - 3/8" at narrowest and 5/8" (16mm) at widest. It's only $2 at getsnus period com, so you might as well just buy one of those to try sometime. It doesn't make as firm a pris - instead of a plunger at the top there's a slider on the side. But it's 1/20th the price.
Have you seen "snus introduction for beginners" on youtube? Note the VERY important technique of drying the inside of your upper lip with the back of your hand before inserting the pris.
I made a DIY portion tool, too. I sawed off a 3ml syringe I had for my late cat. It didn't work well because the base of the plunger was a flexible rubber stopper. It needs to be a very hard surface to get a good pris.