EK Tools Circle Punch, 1.25-Inch, New Package

I own about 10 EK Tools punches and I have to say that I think the quality has gone downhill over the years. I have had some punches for years and they continue to work great. I have bought 2 in the last year or so and they are dull and barely work. I bought an identical one to replace one that worked so bad and I swear the new one barely works any better. EK used to be my favorite brand as I felt they were easier and more comfortable to use....but I am not sure anymore.

This is nice for cutting out buttons. It’s heavy and high quality. I love that I can see what I’m punching out. Makes it very easy to center the images for a perfect punch.

So easy and cuts perfect every time. I use it to make 1inch pinback buttons.

I had to replace circle punch 1.25 inch which I had.

I needed this to punch out designs for my button pins. I used to cut out the designs as it was pretty tedious. With this, I was able to punch out 10x faster. It’s actually more fun this way, haha. I did try to hole punch fabric and it did go through some fabric. Thicker fabric did get stuck and I had to wiggle it a bit to set it free...

Works great and is not cheaply made like the other colorful ones on amazon. I have used this punch thousands of times already, dropped it hundreds of times and it still works like it did when I bought it. I bought one of the cheaper ones on here before I bought this one and it only lasted about two weeks and only for about 2-3 hundred punches before it broke. So I definitely recommend buying this brand if you plan on using it for a long long time. It might cost more but trust me , it’s worth it. A+++++++++++++++++++++

this has been a very helpful tool. I use this on this cardboard and tetra pak without a problem. So much easier than cutting out circles. The only thing I would change is to be able to see from the top. I usually turn it upside down so I can align the paper just so, but that seems to be working just fine (just a bit more work on the forearms)

Nice punch, exactly what I needed and good quality so far, only used it a few times.

I bought this to cut vinyl sheet to make discs for an air burst rocket. A pack of 60 discs costs $5.25 plus shipping. The vinyl material costs almost nothing. So after about 100 discs this would pay for itself. My first experiment with it was disappointing. The plastic was too thin and the punch did not cut all the way through, making the edges very rough and difficult to remove. However, the next material I tried worked perfectly. I was able to crank out a bunch of discs in no time. The rocket is so much fun to use that I felt I needed an unlimited supply and I didnt want to feel like I was draining my pocketbook to use it. I am really glad I found and bought this. It works great on paper too.

This is an amazing tool for 10 bucks. Im using it to punch out circles of sticker paper to make custom poker chips and its perfect. People have asked if you can see what youre cutting out. Ive enclosed a picture to show what the bottom of the punch looks like. You just line it up and squeeze and perfect 1.25 circles come out. I couldnt be more pleased with how this worked out. The other picture is the finished product. Very happy!!