Which Punches?

[Selectamatic]

I've broken my fair share of punches, some through being a bit cack handed, others because they are made out of cheddar.

Any suggestions as to what punch set I can buy that will last, and won't cost mega bucks for the privilege?

 

[Mrs Brown]

If its parallel punches your looking for I bought a set of Teng last month and had to give it some stick to remove a roll pin and didn't seem to daunt it much, had broken a CK on same rp earlier and I had always thought they were good

 

[Derky]

Another vote for teng here.

 

[Vincent]

The snap on punches are pricey but probably the best. That's my experience anyway. But maybe to pricey for occasional use.

 

[ACEngineering]

i got 2 x Facom ones 12mm and 16mm they are long with a nice grip on them, best punches I ever had by miles.

 

[Mursal]

Old valve stems, just grind a double angle for a point.

Edit:
No grinding needed, thought it was a center punch you were after .....
Just use the stem of the valve.

 

[Gadget]

Not too long ago I learnt that to loosen and start the pin you are driving out use a tapered punch then, when it is moving, use a paralell punch.
Up until then I had bent and buckled my fair share of punches, especially the really thin ones.

 

[7610 super q]

Face punch ? If anyone mentions woodworm again ?

 

[Tubbylew]

Facom here, best i've had so far.

 

[REStracTORATION]

Facom here too

 

[General-Lee]

Falcon here too
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Got a Draper set and after muchas swearing getting punches stuck and other Tomfoolery, treated myself to a 8mm of the above for the sumo.

Much easier when you’ve the right tool.

 

[Ffermer Bach]

I dont think you can beat snap on

 

[REStracTORATION]

I dont think you can beat snap on

Their warranty pißßed me off!

 

[Mursal]

Snap-On:
Don't like buying tools on drip...............
They really tie young apprentices up in finance deals, it's just not right.

 

[REStracTORATION]

Snap-On:
Don't like buying tools on drip...............
They really tie young apprentices up in finance deals, it's just not right.

Their finance is bit of a con
I bet half of the youngsters haven't bothered to read the terms

 

[Selectamatic]

Snap-On:
Don't like buying tools on drip...............
They really tie young apprentices up in finance deals, it's just not right.

Go on... how so?

 

[Mursal]

Young lads buying tools chests on the drip, that they'll never need, or use. And if they start buying the red stuff, they just cant stop. Dealer calls into their workplace every few weeks, no escape ............

 

[Mur Huwcun]

We’ve made some thinish ones with tool steel and chunky ones out of hexagon mild steel in the lathe and then tempered them. Secret as mentioned is to have a pair of punches, a parallell and a tapered one.

Haybob, rake and tedder tines do good punches aswell. I collected a range one season from the metal detector on the forager. Just make a handle out of some round or hex bar in the lathe!!! Have got a bucket full of brocken pick up reel tines for the next batch to try!!!

 

[Right-arm fast]

I think what ever you buy it might be better to watch the spend on the smaller diameter punches as they all bend and will at some point have to be replaced, even snap on. In my experience it's the bigger ones that last what ever the make.

 

[REStracTORATION]

Young lads buying tools chests on the drip, that they'll never need, or use. And if they start buying the red stuff, they just cant stop. Dealer calls into their workplace every few weeks, no escape ............

The never ending.
Also when you finance a tool say a tool box at 3k the lad gets down to say £250 left on the toolbox and books something else down.
Then £250 later he does the same etc and so on, over a few years he builds a nice little collection of tools.
He then decides for whatever reason to miss a payment bla bla bla, mechanicing isn't for him, but ok Ive got my tools to sell on.
Wrong mr snapon is quite within his right to come and lift everytool purchased that has been financed on drip as the actual balance has never been cleared for anyone tool.
Now is that a tw@ts trick or what.