[Amps] Hole punches

[David Gow]

His punches were dull.  I used them for years and never had a problem when
using the properly

On Sun, Oct 10, 2021 at 6:27 PM KD7JYK DM09 <kd7jyk at earthlink.net> wrote:

> > I collected a set many years ago, and still use one (or loan one) once
> > in a while. They're an excellent tool for large holes, especially if you
> > don't own a drill press, which I don't.
>
> The only time I saw hole punches used, was around 1991, when I helped a
> fellow in HVAC over a summer.  He had a Greenlee set.  He'd drill a
> pilot hole, then use the punch, which cut out a piece of metal in the
> shape of a Pringles potato chip, and bent the cabinets and panels.  I
> thought the idea was nice, but could do as much damage with a sharp
> chisel, and hammer, so wrote off punches at that time.  Seeing that the
> design never changed, I've them little thought over the years.
>
> Kurt
>
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