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  Far Canal

  4 years ago

  Been a bit deflated with the performance of my centre punch and want to get something that is good quality.

  Looking online I see there are ones you do not even need to hit with a hammer!. Not sure I need one that fancy....or not.
  

  So, who has got an excellent centre punch recommendation?
  

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  steelo

  4 years ago

  Something like this FC. Auto centre punch.
  

  
  
  

  

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  Far Canal

  4 years ago

  I want one I can hit with a hammer Steelo.
  

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  tussuck

  4 years ago

  Quoting steelo on 21 Jul 2020 10:36 AM

  Something like this FC. Auto centre punch.
  

  
  
  

  

  HAd one of them for 30 years, little rippers to use.  Get a top brand one though - none of that chineese chit.

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  Wideglider

  4 years ago

  Quoting Far Canal on 21 Jul 2020 10:42 AM

  I want one I can hit with a hammer Steelo.
  

  Jeez FC, embrace the newer technology.

  I guess some blokes want to use their hammer at every opportunity!

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  beaglebasher

  4 years ago

  This question is a bit spooky  FC.

  I recently made myself a center punch out of a  miners pick type of thing.  

  It was a little bit heavy so I  put it in the lathe and took some metal off the body of it but I left the hard as fuck tip .

  I sharpened the tip with the soft green grinding wheel ( took ages)  but by the time the wheel disappeared I had this big fuck off center punch.

  It was a fukin beautiful thing to smash with a 2  1/2 lb   ball peen hammer.

  I used it a few times and all was good.  Then I had to use it on a 10mm cheese head screw and it broke.

  I am in the same boat as you mate.  A decent center pop  would be good

  
  
  

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  tussuck

  4 years ago

  Checked and my one is an old Starrett adjustable pressure unit.

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  bloodog

  4 years ago

  
  

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  beaglebasher

  4 years ago

  An adjustable pressure center pop is it tuss?    How do you control the pressure ?
  

  I  heard some clever cunt invented a digital one but I  havent saw it in action yet.

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  tussuck

  4 years ago

  Quoting beaglebasher on 22 Jul 2020 11:10 AM

  An adjustable pressure center pop is it tuss?    How do you control the pressure ?
  

  I  heard some clever cunt invented a digital one but I  havent saw it in action yet.

  The middle - top section of the barrel can be turned to adjust the pressure of the impact (basically it just loads/unloads the internal spring).

  Its handy if your doing soft materials as the hardest setting can punch a hole through some materials 

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  beaglebasher

  4 years ago

  As I  mentioned before I need a decent fuck off center punch.  Any recommedations what to buy?

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  steelo

  4 years ago

  Did ya get ya centre punch fc?

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  Far Canal

  4 years ago

  I got the best one I could find at Bunnings. Not particularly happy with it but at least the steel it is made from seems to be quite hard. Still on the lookout for a better one.
  

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  beaglebasher

  4 years ago

  I ended up buying one from a local tool shop. Same as you  FC, not totally happy with it  ( not big enough ) but  not too bad.  Made in Germany.   $18.

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  Far Canal

  4 years ago

  Quoting beaglebasher on 12 Aug 2020 08:53 AM

  I ended up buying one from a local tool shop. Same as you  FC, not totally happy with it  ( not big enough ) but  not too bad.  Made in Germany.   $18.

  Yeah the one I got was pretty pissy really. It was not made in China for one, so I was happy with that.

  What I did not like about it was the blunt angle on the business/pointy end. It made it hard to see the exact spot where the point is before you hit with a hammer, without craning your neck and then viewing from an ambiguous angle.

  I guess I should grind a steeper angle on it and see what gives.