Transfer Punch

[P. Waller]

I guess the question is: how much is our time worth, also we are too much of a throwaway society.

Initial cost is a large factor.
If you were to produce a line of Bemmy's 28 piece set of Transfer Punches that would perform for 100 strikes for $125.99.
28 tools X 100 uses per tool is 2800 strikes or $.04.00 per strike, how many home users will cough up $125.00 up front?

 

[benmychree]

Initial cost is a large factor.
If you were to produce a line of Bemmy's 28 piece set of Transfer Punches that would perform for 100 strikes for $125.99.
28 tools X 100 uses per tool is 2800 strikes or $.04.00 per strike, how many home users will cough up $125.00 up front?

Not me, for one, when I retired, I bought import sets for fractions, letters and numbers; most will likely never get used; I have had to repoint a couple of them, the work of a few minutes at most.

 

[PT Doc]

I like my Spellman set that I got from Enco years ago. Good quality for a fair price. You can clearly see that about half of the punch is hardened. These have a teet looking tip. How do you repoint these?

 

[benmychree]

I just use a hard grade of carbide tool and recut the point. Perhaps a ceramic insert would work as well.

 

[rwm]

See my comments here:

American Made Transfer Punch Set

So I broke down and paid the money for an American made transfer punch set to replace my cheap Asian one with off center points. These are made by Spellman Manufacturing Company. This is what I got: OK...as you can see, the business end has been heat treated. However, the tools were...

www.hobby-machinist.com

I am curious to see what you get if you order the Spellman punches. Please let us know.
Robert

 

[arvidj]

Like others I bought import sets for metric, fractions, letters and numbers plus the type that screw in threaded holes. Thanks Enco!! I really miss you.

Anyway, knowing that they were import quality I have treated them as Transfer Markers rather than Transfer Punches. I tap them just hard enough to make a usable mark ... possibly on a blued surface ... then proceed with a hardened punch to make the real 'drill here' divot. Yes, an extra step but for this hobbyist on a budget it has served me well.

Just food for thought.

 

[mcostello]

Just in case You fellow skinflints missed the plot, You can make bushings and extend the range of sizes the basic set of punches will cover. Example 1"OD bushing to 1/4" Id punch.

 

[Norseman C.B.]

Done that too !!........................