Thanks for the demo although I wish your demo had been done with sheet metal. I bought this exact set a couple days ago. It SEEMED like a great idea for jewelry making; HOWEVER, the specs said it could cut 20ga steel but even with using a 22oz hammer it would NOT cut 26ga copper sheet which is thinner and softer than the steel spec limits. It saddens me to have to return it because I thought the clear acrylic would come in handy and I was looking forward to make something. Anyway, thanks.
I’ve been using it for sterling silver sheet. I wonder if with copper it would help to anneal first? Hmm. I haven’t used it with that yet but isn’t sterling silver and gold fill sheet I’ve been able to use it.
I believe it would be better used with an arbor press however a hammer will work at least on softer materials like you mentioned but could damage the punches over time
Yes it would depending on the chuck size, a half inch chuck would cover most sizes in the set but yeah a drill press is another great idea for putting these to work on harder and thicker materials and they would last longer not being hit with a hammer or the like
I have found newer Chinese and a old set of SO gasket punches to be fantastic with a good piece of oak underneath. No dulling, no squaring necessary. What are these intended for?
@@threegreencharms Oh! Shim stock I understand. I use Rotabroaches for that. How thick of a shim can be punched out with that tool? I normally make those by hand. (Tediously rewarding).
@@upsidedowndog1256 I suppose maybe 0.125" brass stock could be punched with these, in theory, but with difficulty and likely ugly results. But that would be testing the maximum limits, as its made for thinner materials. Really you would only want to punch soft metals in the range of, say one thou up to maybe 50 thou. I'd guess it works best on plastics, paper as he has shown, and soft metal foils such as copper, brass, tin, aluminum, etc. in the ranges previously described. It's for small stuff, but it does achieve delightful results when used properly.
