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I typically don’t order any tools that aren’t made in the U.S.A. but I didn’t have many choices when shopping for a belt hole puncher.
The item pictured isn’t exactly what I received either, mine had a plastic bar at the bottom to hold the tool closed, not a metal loop that slides over one of the handles (as pictured).
That being said, this hole punch has exceeded my expectations. I used it to punch a Galco SB3 Dress Belt (double thickness premium saddle leather rated for carry holsters). The punch went through the belt leather like it wasn’t even there… I had to be careful not to squeeze too hard because you can actually damage the tip of the tool if you apply too much pressure.
Some things to remember…
1. The instructions are on the back of the package. Make sure you read them before you use the punch. 2. The wheel on the end of the tool only rotates in 1 direction. There is an arrow on the tool that shows you which way to turn it. 3. After you figure out what size you’re going to punch, make sure your tip wheel is positively locked into place. 4. When you look at your belt, try to see which side it was originally punched from. The entrance hole will be larger and the exit hole will be smaller. Try to punch from the same direction so that the new hole looks identical to the old ones. 5. They recommend putting a sacrificial piece of denim over the brass pad of the punch so that when punching, after the punch exits the belt, it hits the denim and not the brass pad with full force. 6. When you have everything all lined up, try to grip the tool as far down the handles that you can (farthest away from the wheel end). This will give you the most force when squeezing the handle. 6. When you’re finished, remove the piece of punched material from the tool with a toothpick, just push it towards the center of the tool and it will fall out. 7. When you’re all finished, rotate the wheel at the end of the tool so that you are “between tips” and the wheel is NOT locked in place. This will help keep the tips from getting damaged since none of them will be lined up with the brass pad. They won’t come into contact with the brass pad during storage.
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This review is from: Bluecell Leather Belt Hole Punch Plier 6 Size Head revolves for DIY Hand Made (Office Product)
Tool is not the same as pictured. It works but not for long.
It has a solid grib, is comfortable and punching on leather goes very smooth and with little effort.
However, the tip is plastic (with a little round foil in the center) and not solid brass as pictured in Amazon listing page.
Just by punching 3 holes on leather, the tip got a dent, hence with few more holes there may not be a tip anymore.
Tool includes an additional tip, but the lifetime of the tool is minimal and to extend it, may be too expensive getting new tips after few pounches (if tips are available).
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This review is from: Bluecell Leather Belt Hole Punch Plier 6 Size Head revolves for DIY Hand Made (Office Product)
I just received and used this today to do a belt that was a bit big. The holes are round, but they seem to work fine. The punch was not too hard to use, it punched fairly easily for me. I could have gone cheap at Harbor Freight for half the price, but I decided I had enough of “you get what you pay for”, so I went with this and I am very happy with it.
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I’ve never been so pleased with a chinese-made tool before,
The item pictured isn’t exactly what I received either, mine had a plastic bar at the bottom to hold the tool closed, not a metal loop that slides over one of the handles (as pictured).
That being said, this hole punch has exceeded my expectations. I used it to punch a Galco SB3 Dress Belt (double thickness premium saddle leather rated for carry holsters). The punch went through the belt leather like it wasn’t even there… I had to be careful not to squeeze too hard because you can actually damage the tip of the tool if you apply too much pressure.
Some things to remember…
1. The instructions are on the back of the package. Make sure you read them before you use the punch.
2. The wheel on the end of the tool only rotates in 1 direction. There is an arrow on the tool that shows you which way to turn it.
3. After you figure out what size you’re going to punch, make sure your tip wheel is positively locked into place.
4. When you look at your belt, try to see which side it was originally punched from. The entrance hole will be larger and the exit hole will be smaller. Try to punch from the same direction so that the new hole looks identical to the old ones.
5. They recommend putting a sacrificial piece of denim over the brass pad of the punch so that when punching, after the punch exits the belt, it hits the denim and not the brass pad with full force.
6. When you have everything all lined up, try to grip the tool as far down the handles that you can (farthest away from the wheel end). This will give you the most force when squeezing the handle.
6. When you’re finished, remove the piece of punched material from the tool with a toothpick, just push it towards the center of the tool and it will fall out.
7. When you’re all finished, rotate the wheel at the end of the tool so that you are “between tips” and the wheel is NOT locked in place. This will help keep the tips from getting damaged since none of them will be lined up with the brass pad. They won’t come into contact with the brass pad during storage.
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|Tool is not the same as pictured. It works but not for long.,
It has a solid grib, is comfortable and punching on leather goes very smooth and with little effort.
However, the tip is plastic (with a little round foil in the center) and not solid brass as pictured in Amazon listing page.
Just by punching 3 holes on leather, the tip got a dent, hence with few more holes there may not be a tip anymore.
Tool includes an additional tip, but the lifetime of the tool is minimal and to extend it, may be too expensive getting new tips after few pounches (if tips are available).
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