[Elecraft] RE: Altoid Tin Holes

[EricJ]

I have used paper punches and the Harbor Freight heavy duty hand punch with
interchangeable dies. The paper punch can only punch one size hole, then you
have to hand ream an ugly gash of a hole to get the right size. The HB punch
is heavy and unwieldy and won't reach down far enough down the side of an
Altoids or Whitman's tin, not to mention that changing dies requires an
annoying disassembly of the punch. It does make a nice clean hole, though,
and I use it for punching lots of same size Manhattan style islands.

Eric
KE6US 

-----Original Message-----
From: J F [mailto:phriendly1 at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 5:52 AM
To: eric_csuf at hotmail.com; Elecraft Discussion List
Subject: Altoid Tin Holes

Eric,

You may want to look for a hole punch. There are plier like devices that
should make nice clean holes in the sizes you need (at least in the ends).
They are reasonably priced, or you may be able to find one at a hamfest or
flea market.
http://www.nextag.com/metal-hole-punch/search-html

For some holes they are less aggravating than using a drill...

73,
Julius
n2wn