I’m looking for suggestions. Currently have a pair of old Waldon & Waldon sub miniature sets. I find both awkward and slow to use.
Thank you.
I’m looking for suggestions. Currently have a pair of old Waldon & Waldon sub miniature sets. I find both awkward and slow to use.
Thank you.
I have the same as you, I guess there are other sets out there but I never looked into it.
Maybe check out this link:
http://umm-usa.com/onlinestore/index.php?cPath=21_145
Wade,
The other “game in town” when it comes to punch-and-die sets are RP Toolz from Hungary.
They have a line-up of Rivet Makers, Hexagonal and regular PDS, plus some other usefull tools.
I use 2 of their PDS for 4 years now and I’m very happy with them.
Another plus of RP Toolz is-they offer spare punches for their sets.
RP Toolz website
http://rptoolz.unas.hu/en/spl/427615/Punch-and-die-sets
HTH,
Cheers,
Angel
@Armor_Buff can explain more about your issues with the Waldron set?
I have a number of these and enjoy them but also have the micro mark set which is very similar to the Waldron set. At the time of purchase I couldn’t get the Waldron set and went with a cheaper option.
Angel can you point me to a link? A search of the website found no square punch. Been looking for a square punch for a long time. People agree it is needed but I haven’t found anyone making one.
Ryan,
Unfortunately, RP Toolz do not offer square punch-and-die set…
I use a set of cheap square punches for leather, I found on Ebay a couple of years ago.
I’m not extremely happy with them, but that’s what I found sofar…
I will warmly welcome any good quality hobby square PDS!
Cheers,
Angel
Interesting, I have a generic large circle set like that.
UMM USA has these, two sets for different size squares
http://umm-usa.com/onlinestore/product_info.php?products_id=7109&osCsid=a79be3702f4b3967be3ba9f9740b83e0
Which to me seems to be made for foil sheets and not plastic sheet. I am expecting to see a set similar to the circle and hexagon set.
HTH
Angel, RP Toolz sounds good offering replacements.
Tank_1812, my Waldon sub-minature set, several of the smaller punches have seen better days. Some have damaged cutting edges plus rust from sitting unused for many years despite a light coat of oil. The punches tend to bind & hang in the guide. Mostly they are just so painfully slow & require a lot of fiddling around to use. Knocking ~50 good consistent discs seems to take forever.
Thank you all for the suggestions, I will check them out.
I have a set from Micro-mark , small round punches and a die, but I can’t really recommend it. I keep finding little metal shavings on my punched discs! Slow process making many discs for sure.
I have the circle and hex sets from UMM-USA and I recommend them highly. 10 years old and still sharp and precise. They work smoothly and cleanly and are a pleasure to use.
If you have the tools, you can use a set of drills.
Drill holes in round stock, nylon is very nice.
Sheet of perspex and steel.
Two pins for register.
Grind rear of drill perfectly flat with a sharp edge
Use a cutting disc to cut off the rear end of the drills.
Insert into nylon round stock.
Done.
Lot of work, but gives an idea of where the cost comes from.
Hello there
I’d echo Angel here and highly recommend RP Toolz sets.
I still have an old Historex set but the RP Toolz set is far better and very user-friendly
Sean