weaver punches

[elk66]

Has anyone tried the Weaver Master tools oblong punches or strap end punches. Thanks

[jwwright]

I do not have any of their oblong or strap end punches, but I do have some of their round drive punches. I have had them for a couple years, used them often, and have got along good with them. JW

[Kevin]

We have a 5/8" + 3/4" English strap end punches by Weaver, they are symmetrical and line up easily everytime without having to dick around with them 2 or 3 times like the leading brand. I have a couple of the oval drive punches and I like them because the punchings clear nice and easy, the other brand, is an arch punch and the punchings jam up in the arch until they pop out with some force and I don't think it would feel good to a passerby or fellow worker to get hit by one (sorta like a spud gun). Aand the hex shaped handle doesn't line up with the oval on the half dozen or so that we have, but you didn't even ask about oval punches, did you?

Happy decisions,

Kevin

[oldtimer]

Has anyone tried the Weaver Master tools oblong punches or strap end punches. Thanks

I have two of Weavers Master tools strap end punches and IMO they are high quality.

/ Knut

[Mike Craw]

We have a set of Weaver round punches in the shop. The thing I like best about them is that they are finished smooth inside the barrel, so that the leather plugs don't stick. With our Osborne's they are rough and the plugs get wedged inside the barrel. If you don't make an effort to drive them out at the end of EVERY use, the moisture in the leather starts to rust to the machining marks inside and it's a real pain to knock them out, especially with the smaller ones.

Mike

Edited December 1, 2009 by Mike Craw