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How do you guys cut your belt slots in on a pancake type holster? I have used a drill and then cut in between the two holes, but wondering if anyone else had a different way of doing it. Brian

Ken, Thanks for the reply, that's what I was trying to use to unclog the first one. Problem is that it jams so much, I have to keep unscrewing the tube and cleaning it out which consumes a good bit of time. Tony, I skipped going to the supplier and just sent an email to Dominic Amador (Vice President of Sales). Apperantly this is a problem with the 00 tubes. He said they've fixed it before, but sometimes go back to the old way and then you get the tubes that split. I'm not too happy with this thing so far and it's like pulling teeth to get them to do anything about it. When I buy something more expensive from a smaller company, I expect it to work, and if it doesn't work I expect the customer service to be better! I'll see how they handle the situation, but so far it sounds like they knew they were having problems with these tubes, yet still gave customers the run around when they break. Brian

It's not a revolving punch, just one tube. Is the round punch youre talking about the one you hit with a hammer?? I figured the one I was using was the fastest since you don't have to line it up then hit it with a hammer, but I've never used one. I'm definitely changing something. I just spoke with Dominic from Osborne, and he said it was a problem with the tube not having enough clearance on the inside causing it to clog up. He said they will be fixing the problem, but waiting on machine time. He said he will be sending me a replacement, but no timeframe. In the meantime I guess I'll do the drill thing. I guess I'm the only one having the problems with this thing. Brian

Luke, sorry I missed your post. I've never heard of parafin , but sounds like a good idea. I thought about spraying something non-stick on it but wasn't sure what. Brian

Mike, Thanks for the advice, maybe this "oppurtunity" will help me find alternate methods. That is not how I used the drill bit last time so maybe that will work better. I'm still not happy with Osborne right now, but hopefully they will make this right. I will post results good or bad, because I believe smaller companies base alot on word of mouth. Thanks again Brian

I'm punching hole for handsticthing. I've used the drill bit way before, but I had problems with the bit moving off the mark. Tandy tools are made by Craftool I think, but I figured Osborne would have been better. I wish I had replacement tubes, but I figured this tube would last me a bit longer (hindsight is always 20/20). I guess I'll wait for Dominic Amador to contact me from Osborne. He's the one that called me before, but told me he would call me back and hasn't yet. I feel like I just flushed $65.00 down the drain! And the holster is for a buddy of mine for concealed carry, we get our duty holsters issued to us. I guess when I get my next replacement tube I'll scale back to an Air Force grip so I don't break this one too, the only problem with that is that it doesn't punch all the way through the leather. I'll post the results from Osborne as soon as they call me. Semper Fi, Brian

It's a spring handle punch, not a punch you hit with a hammer so I don't really have a work surface. What you described about plugging seems to be the problem, however there is no good way to unclog it since it's a 00 tube. It seems to unclog itself sometimes, but I guess it gets so full it breaks. I'm not sure how to fix the problem, and so far their customer service isn't helping. Is there a better punch you would recommend, I'm still new to this and I was recommended to the Osborne tools. Any advice would be appreciated since I'm halfway done my holster and don't have a punch now. Semper Fi, Brian

Just wondering if anyone else has had problems with their C.S. Osborne #153 punch. I had a tube crack after very little use. I contacted them and was told to return it so they could look at it. I sent it back to them and they replaced the tube, but shipping costs were more then what a new tube would have cost. So I've been using this new tube for a holster made out of 8/9 oz. leather, and it just broke again. I'm less then impressed so far and was wondering if anyone else had issues or if I just got 2 bad tubes. Brian