Description
Price: $16.99 – $16.22
(as of Oct 31, 2024 03:15:29 UTC – Details)
Arch punches for punching holes in leather, rubber, gasket material and soft metals. Inside taper for clearance. Heat treated Sheffield forged steel. Size 1″.
The General Tools and Instruments 1271M Arch Punch is the ideal punch tool for punching a 1 inch hole
The punch works on leather, rubber, canvas, plastic, sheet metal, gasket material, cardboard and softer metals
The internal punch features an inside taper for clearance
The punches are heat treated forged steel, ensuring long lasting performance
Because of this heat treatment, the cutting edge will stay sharper longer
Customers say
Customers like the functionality of the hole punch. They mention it works well for their intended purposes and provides professional results. Some are satisfied with the value for money and ease of use. However, some customers have issues with the cutting edge quality and mixed opinions on the build quality, sharpness, punch quality, and cut quality.
AI-generated from the text of customer reviews
David J. Sanek –
Perfect for my needs . . .
I make a lot of toy cars and trucks and I use nylon washers as the friction reducer between the wheels and the car body. I can’t always find them at Lowes or HD so I’ve started making my own from the tops of margarine containers or other carry out containers made of slippery plastic. This punch is perfect since the normal washer I use is either 3/4″ or 1″ OD with either a 3/8″ or 1/2″ center punch for the axle. I have the 3/4″ size of this punch and decided to also add the 1″ to my collection. It’s perfect. I use a wood mallet or a dead blow to strike the punch. It cuts clean and easily through the plastic tub tops. Definitely worth the money.
alex –
Theres a right and wrong way to use these
First of all the likes:-Nice price-Strong enough metal-Bladed circle on mine was perfect from the company-Nice sizeNow the dislikes:-Welding job left much to be desired-It was not packaged well so the delivery guy dropped it over the fence and it landed on the blade dinging it-The inside of the blade was not machined so it took away from the sharpnessProblems and solutions from past ratings:1. The ratings showing the tool smashed in or busted made me truly wonder about the credibility of this product. However, knowing the welding wasnt ideal I opted for a one pound rubber mallet tool and used a 2×4 piece of wood cut in two short pieces then an art cutting pad on top. I was able to cut the kind of black foam thats closer to a wet suit and about 6 mm thick with ease and one center tap to dig in, 4 taps slightly angled in the four directions followed by one centered to finish and was able to cut 40 in 7.5 minutes. **Notice: I used a Dremel sanding stone to file the inside to make it clean and sharper. The trick is to stabilize the Dremel hand by putting the forearm on a table or something and keeping stiff a the correct angle pointing down the center of the cutting hole and do the same with your left holding this tool and go in a circle spinning the blade as it gently is bushed by the sander like youre sweeping the surface away because its easy to grind at second out of two setting on the basic Dremel. Dont let the Dremel take any of the perfect blade circle out. ***WEAR SAFETY GLASSES so you can look closely and not have sparks or metal shot in your eye. If this gets enough upvotes Ill add pictures.Conclusion:With the right use and possibly cleaning up this thing is great and I am very happy I ordered it and may even get another one as backup for my clumsy tendencies (I may drop it on my garage floor and ruin the blade or something)
Faith Mission Home –
Would recommend to a friend
Well made and does a good job.
Gladeswader –
Not quite so sharp for my purposes.
I bought this to make holes in quart yogurt cups to recycle them into plant containers. This works well but takes sometimes several heavy blows to cut through the plastic. That said it is very durable for the job. I have completed several dozen. It is the perfect tool for this and glad I found it, just wish it didn’t take as much effort to accomplish.
Donna –
Just what I needed
Just as describedFast shippingGREAT SELLER
Maysin –
Completed what I needed but didnât last long
I bought this for the sole purpose of punching holes in the weather stripping of my Toyota Tacoma to install a roof rack. It worked well while it lasted. On the 10th and final hole the punch broke as seen in the image supplied. We were able to finish the final hole using just the tip of the punch. While I am choosing not to return the item as defective because I believe the 12$ ish dollars it cost was worth what I got out of it (like I said, I only needed it for this task), I would proceed with caution if looking to purchase this item. Afterwards, I went on to read some of the lesser reviews of this and others have experienced the exact same issue while doing the same project. Be warned, you may or may not finish your project. Had this broke earlier and made me unable to finish my roof rack installation, I would have been pretty upset, but for me, I was able to complete what I needed to do, but nothing more.
Mandy Denham –
Worked perfect for me
Used for punching holes in foam for tufting a headboard. Just pushed the tool as far as I could into the upholstery foam on a cutting mat and gave it a few whacks with a hammer. When youâve cut through the foam will rise into the handle.
Elizabeth Young –
Not the sharpest tool in the box
Bought this to make holes in a double layer of lightweight cotton canvas. I’ve punched plenty of holes in this exact material, but needed a bigger hole. Let me tell you, I whaled on this punch with a weighted nylon hammer, and it left a nice dent in the canvas, but did not cut a hole. Super disappointed. Returned for refund.
Curtis –
Iâm a finish carpenter, and have struggled to get a sturdy carpet punch. This thing is great, real rugged and doesnât bend when being struck with a hammer.
Andrew –
Works great on gasket material as a punch or you can fit it with hex shank nut driver
David-Jay Krozser –
Just what I needed.
jacques letourneau –
robustesse et coupe bien et facile a affuteer.
Papa Ralph –
Nice punch but not very sharp!