NEIKO 02612A Hand Held Power Punch and Sheet Metal Hole Punch Kit, Various Size Hole Punch in 3/32 to 9/32, Heavy Duty Hole Punch for Metal, Leather, Compound Leverage Punch

I tried to use regular christmas light clips (for the roof flashing) but the garden lights were way too heavy. I knew I needed to punch some kind of hole into the flashing in order to zip tie them. This works great. I used the largest hole setting which is more than big enough for zip ties. Its easy to assemble and disassemble when swapping out bits. This works easily on sheet metal for flashing, I imagine anything thinner/softer would be easy. The back end was small enough to go under the flashing, but only where it was loosest. If you have to punch something thats flush against another object, you wont be able to. Mind you, I did this while on a tall ladder near the rooftop. I was happy with the results. However, its best to punch holes into whatever youre trying to punch holes into BEFORE hanging it or fastening it to whatever youre ultimate goal is.

Ive been using this tool for about four months. It is a solid piece of work. You are not going to knock any holes in anything more than 20 gauge sheet metal with any kind of comfort, quickness or ease. I use this tool to punch holes in 28 gauge sheet metal dog tags for the local sports team I support. It works well for that. PROs- Love the available size hole punch sets, love the quick change between sizes. I use two sizes every time and the change is quick and easy. The female die, male die, and handle attachments are hand (finger) adjustable. Really like this tool for what I bought it for- punching holes in thin gauge sheet metal. Does a great job in a variety of sizes. price is great. Tools works well. Die change is very easy. The case is functional and supports changing dies and sizes. Highly recommend. Index points on dies help ensure holes go where you want them. You can adjust the female die to create knock-outs, hanging chads, and clean holes. The mechanical advantage of the tool makes punching holes in thin gauge metal easy. Punching holes with one hand is easy. thats good because keeping things on target and aligned is tricky; not difficult, just tricky and requires practice. It still takes two hands to open the tool and clear punched metal. The main point here is the tools design facilitates freeing your project as well as it does punching the hole. CONs- very worthless, not sure why its included, afterthought of a screw driver. Really?????? I mean, why bother if the worthless piece of tinfoil is all you can do? You dont need this thing. It really doesnt detract from the function of the tool. However, it is listed as a selling component and isnt worth shipping costs to include. I think they had to go out of their way to find a metal as soft and pliable as the type they are using. Dont breath too hard or youll bend it. I think holding it in your hand too long softens it up. Very minor point but, disappointing none the less.

I was wondering if this could work, I just couldnt wait to test it on my copper bars. Without efforts the punch was amazing, what a wonder, amazing item bought on Amazon.

Needed this for canvas as none of the grommet tools were doing their job. This is adequate for the job but leaves a lot of chads hanging. Good for metal on the test that I ran. This is better than any of the others I have bought and returned. Sad we live in a time when Itll do is the motto of companies.

Price was very good. The casting for the tool and quality build is excellent, what you would expect form a Taiwanese company. I was able to punch 16 gauge .070 metal galv. sheet metal. I did have to use the edge of a table and bear into the tool to gradually punch through the clip. it took a lot of grunt power, but the tool didnt flinch it powered through. The stop that sets the depth is not particularly good, but it will work. The case is good and the female die on the bottom is a bit loose. I think you could wrap around a little teflon tape around the bottom die to make it more secure. I was tossed between the four star and five star. But with the price so affordable and shipping fast it gets 5 star. I havent used the tool much but i am fairly impressed and i think with casual use it will last a long time. If you were a professional and wanted to use it everyday, for hours on sheet metal, you might opt for the Roper Whitney, but is is really hard to fault this tool which is nearly an exact copy of the RW 5 Jr for less than half price. The dies seem to be quite good. I have used the 1/4 and 1/8 die set. The smaller size punches cut through the metal like butter. I will get back to the review in a few weeks after i have used the tool for more than a few times. Only had the tool for around 10 days. this tool is nearly an exct copy of the RW, their 50 year old patent has expired, so the negative reviews are probably from Roper Whitney?

I am thin and have difficulty in finding a belt that fits me especially when I want to buy one on sale. I bought some belts on-line but most of them were too big. But thanks to this new tool, which is quite easy to use if you study how to use it by some videos on Youtube, I can finally wear them. It is not easy to adjust the distance of the hole you want to make to the edge but I tried first on taper. To be 100% sure, you should first make a right mark on the belt by pressing the tool just a little bit. If the marked point is in the middle, it is good to go. For the upper belt, I made 3 holes on the right and for the lower belt, I made 2 holes on the right. They look quite OK, I think! I am proud of myself as well!

Bought three of these as gifts. All recipients like them and say they work well on leather.

See picture. Worked well on the sheet metal I bought for making some auto tailight holders. The metal I used it on was think sheet metal - 0.018 Inch thick. I effectively punched out holes for the various size bits and did not leave any rough edges. Its design means it just punches out the hole. It was a little tricky to use the first time, a fair amount of pressure is needed and then it goes pop. Once I got used to that it was fine. Changing the bits is a little tricky with a couple of adjuster screw.s Nothing that bothered me once I got used to it. Be sure to use the matching cup for the bit to ensure that the right size hold is punched out.

Bought three of these as gifts. All recipients like them and say they work well on leather.

I bought my Neiko Hand Held Power Punch to punch holes in dog collars that have the plastic covered nylon web. It does an excellent job, but does leave a little fur from the webbing. It is constructed from cast iron (heavily built like a tank) and requires very minimal effort to punch through the webbed collars. It comes as pictured in the plastic case with molded slots for everything. The punches & dies are very close tolerance, but those fine nylon hairs are hard for any tool to cut cleanly. It punches 95% of the webbing through with the two sides of the plastic coating. The jaws are only open slightly wider than 1/4, which necessitates good light and turning the tool so you can see down through the hole in the die to line up on your marks. The depth gauge is adjustable to ~2 and is marked, but no marks on the tool to line them up with...No big deal because I would measure it first anyway. As others have noted, the supplied screwdriver tool is stamped from very soft steel and will twist out of shape on the first use...Just figure on using a short flat screwdriver from the get go. It is stamped as made in Taiwan, but workmanship is very good...At least its not made in China! I tested it on thin gauge steel and a 1 plastic strip (.020 thick) that I use as a template to mark the hole locations on the collars...Worked well on both. Bottom line here: An excellent heavy duty tool that is a steal @ $27.79 with 2 day shipping on the Prime! It is from eToolscity (Fulfilled by Amazon) and was surprised to receive it the next day!