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Tip shows how to make punches from electrical conduit for cutting discs of leather, plastic, paper, etc.
AMERICAN WOODWORKER #66 Jun 1998 pg. 34

Tip on making and using circular punches to cut washers from sheet rubber, gasket material, etc.
AUDIO ELECTRONICS 5/1998 [Oct 1998] (v.29#5) pg. 43

Correct technique for sharpening a centerpunch.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #296 Mar 1989 (v.39#3) pg. 87

Tip: Add a pencil clip to a nail set to keep from losing it.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #14 Apr-May 1983 pg. 14

How to put a perfect cone-shaped point on the end of a center punch.
FINE WOODWORKING #63 Mar-Apr 1987 pg. 8

Sharpen a piece of thin metal tubing and use it to punch out circular pads from sheet cork.
FINE WOODWORKING #108 Sep-Oct 1994 pg. 26

Tip on recycling a broken golf-club shaft into a punch (for cutting small circles of leather, etc.) or into a small-diameter hole saw.
FINE WOODWORKING #112 May-Jun 1995 pg. 18

Make a precision center point locator and punch set. A lucite optical lens allows the center to be located exactly and a magnet holds the housing securely to the sheet metal while the center is marked with the punch.
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION Feb 1978 (v.67#2) pg. 38

Drawings and dimensions given for making a center punch, hand punch and pin punch out of 10mm tool steel.
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION Apr 1978 (v.67#4) pg. 43

Overhead transparence master helps in teaching about struck tools (chisels, punches, wedges, etc.).
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION Feb 1980 (v.69#2) pg. 14

How to use both spring punches and drive punches to cut holes in leather. Includes tips on sharpening punches.
LEATHER CRAFTERS JOURNAL Jan-Feb 1991 (v.1#1) pg. 14

Bell center punch made on metal lathe.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #498 Nov 1969 (v.65) pg. 118

Drop-hammer center punch.
POPULAR MECHANICS Nov 1964 (v.122#5) pg. 189

Hollow punch accessory uses vise to punch holes in leather, plastic and metal.
POPULAR MECHANICS Mar 1965 (v.123#3) pg. 182

Shop-made punches help align bolt holes.
POPULAR MECHANICS Aug 1965 (v.124#2) pg. 168

Turn ordinary steel wire into special purpose tools for delicate jobs. Includes knives, chisels, files, gouges, punches, and scribers.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jul 1967 (v.128#1) pg. 168

Special-shaped hole punches you can make.
POPULAR MECHANICS Dec 1967 (v.128#6) pg. 172

Spacing punch, made from steel block, simplifies positioning of layout marks for drilling holes.
POPULAR MECHANICS Feb 1970 (v.133#2) pg. 184

An adjustable-sleeve punch you can make. Will produce holes from pin-prick size to 1/4" diameter.
POPULAR MECHANICS May 1973 (v.139#5) pg. 167

Punch with a special collar the helps center the punch between the sides or faces at a plate or bar.
POPULAR MECHANICS Feb 1974 (v.141#2) pg. 154

A center marker for lathe work. Used to locate and punch-mark the center of a bar to be mounted in a lathe for machining.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jul 1974 (v.142#1) pg. 146

Self-hammering toolholder. A slide hammer is mounted on the shaft of this holder. Tool bit is interchangeable. Use as a punch, chisel, engraver, extractor, etc. Hammer is slid against chunk to provide a controlled "hit".
POPULAR MECHANICS Dec 1974 (v.142#6) pg. 140

Make your own set of rotary punches to cut clean holes in felt, cardboard, leather, paper, plastic upholstery, cork, cloth, balsa wood, etc. Use them in a tap wrench or drill press.
POPULAR MECHANICS Feb 1980 (v.153#2) pg. 133

Self-hammering layout punch.
POPULAR SCIENCE May 1964 (v.184#5) pg. 152

Tip: How to turn a scrap of iron pipe into a handy twist punch for cutting paper, leather, etc.
POPULAR SCIENCE Sep 1979 (v.215#3) pg. 163

Make a quickie hardness tester from an ordinary spring-loaded automatic center punch.
PROJECTS IN METAL Apr 1989 (v.2#2) pg. 21

Making rubber or fiber washers. Steel tubing is fashioned into punch tools for cutting custom-sized washers.
SPORT AVIATION Sep 1988 (v.37#9) pg. 29

Tip on modifying a pin punch to mark pilot holes when drilling both a shank hole and a pilot hole for wood screws.
WOODSMITH #71 Oct 1990 pg. 5

Using hollow grinding techniques to improve screwdrivers and pin punches.
WOODWORKER Apr 1991 (v.95#4) pg. 413

Tip on improving an awl or punch by filing four sides on the round tip.
WORKBENCH Jun-Jul 1993 (v.49#3) pg. 22

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