[sdiy] Metal Punch for Synth Panels

[John L Marshall]

Every major city should have at least one dealer in surplus machinery. 
Availability of used punch presses is high and prices continue to fall. 
Where I bought the Roper-Whitney No. 17 with punches and dies for $225.00 
there was a larger turret press for not much more. There warehouse was 
bulging at the seams with quality used machine tools at bargain prices.

I will leave it to you to figure out why so much quality machinery is 
available for little money.

Every will equipped shop should have a No. 5 Jr punch kit. Mine is over 50 
years old and still works like new.

Step drills with a Rockwell hardness rating are a reasonable altenative for 
a small number of holes.

Take care,
John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jay" <synthbaron at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "Roy J. Tellason" <rtellason at blazenet.net>; "S-DIY" 
<synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Metal Punch for Synth Panels


> on 6/1/05 6:26 PM, Roy J. Tellason at rtellason at blazenet.net wrote:
>
>> Yeah,  only $15 or so for the punch and die,  but $400 (!) for the punch 
>> to
>> put it in.  No thanks!
>
> Convenience comes at a price. Not worth it for your average DIY'er, but if
> you are stuck drilling several hundred holes you'd appreciate it.
>