Super Strong Automatic Center Punch - 6 inch Black Steel Spring Loaded Center Hole Punch with Adjustable Tension, Hand Tool for Metal or Wood with Zippered Hard Shell Carry Case - Pack of 2

I ordered these to prevent me from using a hammer to try and be more accurate but they seem to hang up and not fire. The spring mechanism just doesn’t seem to work properly 60% of the time it’s more frustrating than anything

All my coworkers want one.

Ive decided to write my first Amazon review due to how spectacularly bad this product is. Both centerpunches were completely non functional out of the box. One of them was completely jammed which indicates that they are not tested AT ALL at the factory. I opened them up to see what was wrong. I was blown away by how much was wrong: -One of the parts was assembled backwards in one of the centerpunches. after I fixed that, it still didnt work. -The finish of the internal parts is so rough that they constantly catch on each other preventing the mechanism from working. They look like they were made by the worlds cheapest lathe and were not sanded or polished at all. -One of the main springs was very bent which prevented it from being fully compressed. Even after I sanded the heck out of the parts and drenched the inside with WD-40, it still only worked maybe 10% of the time I compressed it. To add even further insult to injury, the force of a successful punch would cause the parts to get jammed, requiring disassembly to unjam. I cannot think of any product Ive used that was anywhere near as bad as this one. Everything indicates that quality control for this product simply does not exist; they dont test these at all. All it would take to discern my copy was broken would be to test it just once. This is literally the worst thing I have spent money on in my entire life. That is not hyperbole. I cannot think of anything else that was this dysfunctional.

25 yrs finish carpenter

Both units failed to actuate after a few uses. Very disappointed. I have tried adjusting them, greasing, shimming, etc., and they fail to actuate 90% of the time. They just sit in my drawer in the nice case useless. Im just going to spend the money and buy the Starrett Brand version.

My friend was skeptical, but it worked for what I needed it for. Worked on a screw that need to be extracted in a engine block!

Perfect

My husband loved the case but one of them broke within the first day. Too much hassle to return. The other works ok but. Both should be better. Kinda disappointed since I got this as a gift.

Would have given 5 stars but one had a chipped point, I reground it myself, works fine. Without than small hiccup I’d give them a “10”.

It worked great. Much easier than using a hammer and punch. :)