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On 8/18/2022 at 12:58 PM, Matt S said:

 Remember that small punches are tricky to make cos they're so tight inside. I'd expect a 2mm punch to be used on a watch strap not a dog collar. The buckles I use for my 1/2" dog collars use a 4mm punch.

Oh, I was just re-reading this and it caught my eye.  You don't find that 4mm holes are too big for a 1/2" wide strip?  Maybe my problem will go away if I use a bigger gauge punch.  Or at least it would be easier to clear.

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12 minutes ago, jcwoman said:

Oh, I was just re-reading this and it caught my eye.  You don't find that 4mm holes are too big for a 1/2" wide strip?  Maybe my problem will go away if I use a bigger gauge punch.  Or at least it would be easier to clear.

there is something wrong with your punch or your pounding board or both. That's all there is to it, punches have worked for hundreds, if not thousands, of years lol.   I just went down stairs and punched 30 holes with my 2.5 mm punch nothing for lube on dry leather and not a problem. My punches were bought off amazon and are nothing special at all. This one i didn't even sharpen  i use a 3mm for my 1/2" buckles but 4 would work ok too. 

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27 minutes ago, jcwoman said:

Oh, I was just re-reading this and it caught my eye.  You don't find that 4mm holes are too big for a 1/2" wide strip?  Maybe my problem will go away if I use a bigger gauge punch.  Or at least it would be easier to clear.

i use the smallest punch that the buckle pin will fit inside the hole. i use Weaver 1/2" buckles and a 3mm punch.

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10 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said:

there is something wrong with your punch or your pounding board or both. That's all there is to it, punches have worked for hundreds, if not thousands, of years lol.   I just went down stairs and punched 30 holes with my 2.5 mm punch nothing for lube on dry leather and not a problem. My punches were bought off amazon and are nothing special at all. This one i didn't even sharpen  i use a 3mm for my 1/2" buckles but 4 would work ok too. 

your punch may just be to dull to cut the leather cleanly or your board is to soft to allow your punch to cut cleanly.

Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms.

“I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!

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I’m an old guy that can’t find my keys if I’m holding them in my hand!

But if you have a belt sander try knocking off that little bit of shoulder that I see in this pic, it’s a small one but enough to fight with the leather

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A 1.5 and a 2.5 mm punch, `the plugs and holes should show a nice clean cut i bought these on amazon for about 10 bucks for the set. I can punch all day and they just pop out . I tried pushing them out with  my round awl and they came out easy which is the way they are supposed to.  One good quick rap with a wooden hammer is all you should need if your tools are working correctly.

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3 minutes ago, Doc Reaper said:

I’m an old guy that can’t find my keys if I’m holding them in my hand!

But if you have a belt sander try knocking off that little bit of shoulder that I see in this pic, it’s a small one but enough to fight with the leather

293F5CD1-21CD-4AEA-B6FB-E10359F09913.png

oh yea now i can see it too the tip is jacked up. actually looks to thin and was flared out which would cut a plug to big for the hole.

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6 minutes ago, Doc Reaper said:

I’m an old guy that can’t find my keys if I’m holding them in my hand!

But if you have a belt sander try knocking off that little bit of shoulder that I see in this pic, it’s a small one but enough to fight with the leather

I claim newbieness... can you put an arrow or circle around the bit you're talking about?

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39 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said:

there is something wrong with your punch or your pounding board or both. That's all there is to it, punches have worked for hundreds, if not thousands, of years lol.   I just went down stairs and punched 30 holes with my 2.5 mm punch nothing for lube on dry leather and not a problem. My punches were bought off amazon and are nothing special at all. This one i didn't even sharpen  i use a 3mm for my 1/2" buckles but 4 would work ok too. 

I know, that's what's making me crazy.  :)  I must be doing something wrong, or not sharpening the punch correctly or something!  Trying to figure it out.  I've also punched against an old retired kitchen cutting board (wood).  It has lots of little circles all over it now.  

Since I am new at this, maybe I just haven't found the knack for it yet.  Things seemed okay at first, then went downhill.

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10 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said:

oh yea now i can see it too the tip is jacked up. actually looks to thin and was flared out which would cut a plug to big for the hole.

Ohh, I see what you mean.  Yeah, could be my shitty attempt at sharpening it.  I'll address that.

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