Cheap transfer punch set from HF

Guy, anyone has a transfer punch set from HF? They sell it for $9 Is there any problems with it? Does it make since to go for Fowler $36 set.

Thanks, Alex

They're OK. The hardness is sufficient that the points have not deformed or dulled in mine after a couple years use. Also, they have MANY other uses than just mere transfer punching ;)

JR Dweller > Guy,

JR, what other uses?

OP, I bought a dirt-cheap set from Enco many years ago and they've worked fine for me. I use mine all the time.

GWE

I have one but I use it on wood, holding up fine... But that is on wood YMMV Marc

I have a set that seems to be holding up although I've only had it for six months. It does get used almost daily, however.

Peter

I've been using mine for a few months on metal, mainly angle iron. Works fine.

Jon

What's a transfer punch set??

I bought such a set from Enco and it has worked well for me on mild steel. However the similar transfer punch sets in the shop here have many bent punches with mushroomed heads. How accurate are you with a hammer?

jw

On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:15:52 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, "JWho" quickly quoth:

Ten bucks.

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I have had a HF set for a couple of years. The points hold up pretty well but the back end mushrooms pretty quickly. I just touch them up a little on the grinder when they get to bad to fit back into the rack.

I think they are okay. But I did break the top off of one of the smaller ones once. I had to pay 3 or 4 dollars to replace that one.

Pete Stanaitis

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Alex wrote:

If you use a rawhide/lead/brass/wood/plastic mallet, they don't mushroom, same thing with other chisels and punches. You don't really need a whole lot of oomph to create a dimple with a transfer punch. Some of the punches I've see at auctions look like they've been used by a gorilla with a 15 lb sledge.

Stan

Stan...I service machines in machine shops..and they DO have gorillas with a 15lb sledge......

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire. Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us) off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the shit out of you for torturing the cat." Gunner

Are you saying that both pieces have a drilled hole, where the bolt threads through one piece, but the bottom piece just has a not yet tapped hole?

Thanks.

My set works fine. Will last a long time if not abused. Mushrooming the tops means you're not using them right. They ar just marking tools. Bugs

Fowler $36