Capri Tools CP21050 21050 Metal Hole Punch Set With Puncher 16 Piece, Black

I've used only the 3mm punch so far, but it is very impressive: I'm punching holes in both 36 gauge aluminum and 36 gauge brass sheets. Some punches won't punch the brass at all, and all other punches I tried left a chad or burr on the back of the hole. This punch leaves a totally clean hole. The pliers are large, too big for my hand, so I have to use them either with two hands if the sheet of metal can be held by a vise or C-clamp, or lying on their side on the work surface if I need to hold a smaller piece of metal with one hand. It is hard to see precisely where the hole is going to go with some sort of mark, but the punch has a central pin that is pretty easy to line up with a mark on the metal. Even better, if you use an awl or nail set and hammer and make a small indentation in the target metal, you can feel the pin in the center of the punch when it seats in that indentation, telling you when you have it positioned properly to give you the hole you want where you want it. After trying several punches, I am very glad to have found this one..

I initially bought this to punch a hole in a penny - it was easy to use and the hole is the perfect size. I didn't know I needed this handy little guy in my life, but it's really a great, high quality tool. I'll continue to use it for jewelry crafting and other misc projects for many years to come.

I will be using this tool for punching small holes in jewelry that I make. I was pleasantly surprised at the sturdiness of the tool . It punches holes very easily and smoothly with no burrs. A little heavy but manageable . I usually use 20 guage copper and I made some holes using two layers of metal together and it worked fine. I would have liked the instructions to be a little more clear, ( there wasn't very much at all for instructions ). I had to just kind of figure it out myself. Also, it is a little difficult to make a hole in a very precise spot due to visibility but I think I will get better with that and making sure it is done in very good lighting will help. I would have liked a punch and die one more size smaller than the smallest one provided, but overall, this is a very good tool and I'm sure I will use it for many years.

Overall: The punch is amazing when punching steel that is 18 gauge or thinner, beats drilling. The tool appears to be heavy duty by the weight and construction of the tool. Definitely would recommend this for thinner steel. Details: When punching through 18 gauge black steel the tool works well however when punching through 16 gauge it does not work at all and just dimples the steel no matter how hard you squeeze. Found it difficult to align the punch exactly on my marked point on the steel. The hole is clean after the punch, very little deburring is required if at all.

Product is exactly as described and easy to use.

Capri heavy duty hole punch. I'm glad I got this! It was in my wish list for almost a year. Decided to finally but the bullet and get it. I've been wanting to make holes in the washers for a long time and anything else I've tried, had failed me. Got the Capri and had to try it out almost s soon as it arrived because of it didn't work, I was sending it back. Well, to my amazement so far, it works! It was also quite easy to use and didn't require a lot of effort to punch through the washer I had! I was able to put it together swiftly without the instructions and without any knowledge of this kind of equipment as well. Be careful with the part you punch out, it flung out pretty good and I don't know where it went, lol. I think I'll put a bag on the bottom with a rubber band to keep them from flying around. As far as I can tell right now, this was a great purchase and worth it! Also comes with a 10 year warranty.

I bought this to cut holes in sheet metal and I was afraid It was going to be difficult because most of the reviews were men but it was surprisingly easy for me and I am thrilled that it worked out. It seems very sturdy and should last a long time. I also like that the throat accommodated wider material to. I needed to make a hole that was 3/4 of an inch from the edge but it has the capacity for 2 inches in from the edge. It also came in a nice box for storage. It is also is I will tell you to open gently because it all just pops out (that is the only downside) otherwise it is awesome and works like a dream. I am super happy.

At 1/3 the cost of the official, original Roper Whitney tool I guess this one is serviceable. There’s a common characteristic among all these type of punches and that is a given amount of free-play or “slop” between the moving punch piece and the bore that it is supposed to slide within. For a punch to make clean holes in the thinner gauge materials there has to be an absolute minimum clearance between the punch tip and the receptacle for the tip. But, if the sliding punch wiggles side-to-side excessively the clearance between the punch tip and its receptacle has to also be equally large. If the clearance isn’t made available then the edge of the punch can get trapped on the edge of the receptacle hole. If this happens you probably won’t realize it until you bear down on the handle and hear a sickening “CRACK”. Too late, you just broke that one-sized punch pair. In my case, this punch kit was bought to replace an older (but identical) version that had two sets of broken punches caused by that common play in the parts. Buying a new and more recently-manufactured tool showed a slight improvement in quality but not the quantum improvement I was looking for. You see, I had some special engine exhaust gaskets that needed making and the gasket material is a graphite composition with a wire mesh reinforcement embedded in the soft graphite layers. A punch is the only practical device with which to make clean holes in this stuff. Forget about drilling, using a knife or any other cutting tools. Punch. The wire mesh is of a certain gauge thickness. The punch clearance has to be less than the diameter of the wires in the mesh otherwise there will not be the critical shearing action needed to cleanly create the hole in the material. This punch didn’t quite perform that task as I would have liked. Too much clearance in the punching pieces caused the wire mesh to partially cut and then leave a “hanging chad” (remember those from a Florida voting machine?) from the back side of the material. Fine-tipped wire cutters cleaned up the tag that was hanging off the gasket but I was hoping for better performance than that. Would a true Whitney hand punch perform better? I’ll never know because I’m not going to risk spending that much money on something that may have the same tolerances as this ‘budget’ punch. Other than that its quality seems decent enough. Time will tell how well it performs on ‘regular’ sheet materials such as metal and plastic.

Excellente conception. Les poinçons sont nombreux, l'outil se révèle particulièrement efficace dans les tâches répétitives (notamment pour perforer les couvercles métal de bocaux de cultures). Un peu cher, mais l'ensemble du coffret est de bonne facture.

ottima qualità prezzo versatilità, robustezza eleganza pronta ad ogni esigenze lavorative, completa in ogni sua parte comoda nel uso grazie

Excelente herramienta

Great product, really can't say anything bad about it. Very high quality and heavy duty hole punch. I was shopping for a hand held hole punch specific for leather working applications, but when I came across this product I pulled the trigger on it. I found it is a bit overkill due to the weight of it when using the punch with small oz synthetic leather, but is great for heavier oz and genuine leather. Also it cuts metal, which is great, I can see many applications for this and will be a great tool to add to the collection. Still, I'll most likely buy another more versatile hole punch for my leather working hobby.

Just beautiful, created and working very well, so surprisingly easy to punch a hole in a 1mm steel sheet. Worth every penny.