Subject: Re: Whitney Hand Punch

From: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 19:35:31 -0500

It punches clean holes in sheet metal.  I use mine for punching the hole for
the screw on J-hooks and such, saves drilling and deburring.  It's not a
cure-all but you didn't do badly for 20 bucks.

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From: [email-masked] (W Thomas Powers)
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 14:53:28 -0500

This type of punch is beloved of the SCA folk who make armour from
sheet metal.  It is fast, rugged and pays for itself in *un-broken*
drill bits very quickly.  I would check in a good catalog for the
die sets and it will probably mention the thickness rating as well.

I have one of their bench mount punches and it has just punched a
couple of hundred holes in sheet Ti with a used die-set and no problems!

Thomas 
Columbus, OH

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From: [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 22:18:40 -0500

hi.  how long have you played the sca game??  i've played for about 26 years.
 got my aoa in 73. 

anywho just thought i'd say hi.

may the forge be with you,
curlew of droghela