NEIKO 02612A Hand Held Power Punch and Sheet Metal Hole Punch Kit, Various Size Hole Punch in 3/32 to 9/32, Heavy Duty Hole Punch for Metal, Leather, Compound Leverage Punch

Price was very good. The casting for the tool and quality build is excellent, what you would expect form a Taiwanese company. I was able to punch 16 gauge .070 metal galv. sheet metal. I did have to use the edge of a table and bear into the tool to gradually punch through the clip. it took a lot of grunt power, but the tool didnt flinch it powered through. The stop that sets the depth is not particularly good, but it will work. The case is good and the female die on the bottom is a bit loose. I think you could wrap around a little teflon tape around the bottom die to make it more secure. I was tossed between the four star and five star. But with the price so affordable and shipping fast it gets 5 star. I havent used the tool much but i am fairly impressed and i think with casual use it will last a long time. If you were a professional and wanted to use it everyday, for hours on sheet metal, you might opt for the Roper Whitney, but is is really hard to fault this tool which is nearly an exact copy of the RW 5 Jr for less than half price. The dies seem to be quite good. I have used the 1/4 and 1/8 die set. The smaller size punches cut through the metal like butter. I will get back to the review in a few weeks after i have used the tool for more than a few times. Only had the tool for around 10 days. this tool is nearly an exct copy of the RW, their 50 year old patent has expired, so the negative reviews are probably from Roper Whitney?

This thing punches holes in aluminum sheet like a hot knife (or straw) through warm butter. I also like the way it is shaped, because I can get it into tight spaces and still have the punch perpendicular to the material Im punching.

I bought my Neiko Hand Held Power Punch to punch holes in dog collars that have the plastic covered nylon web. It does an excellent job, but does leave a little fur from the webbing. It is constructed from cast iron (heavily built like a tank) and requires very minimal effort to punch through the webbed collars. It comes as pictured in the plastic case with molded slots for everything. The punches & dies are very close tolerance, but those fine nylon hairs are hard for any tool to cut cleanly. It punches 95% of the webbing through with the two sides of the plastic coating. The jaws are only open slightly wider than 1/4, which necessitates good light and turning the tool so you can see down through the hole in the die to line up on your marks. The depth gauge is adjustable to ~2 and is marked, but no marks on the tool to line them up with...No big deal because I would measure it first anyway. As others have noted, the supplied screwdriver tool is stamped from very soft steel and will twist out of shape on the first use...Just figure on using a short flat screwdriver from the get go. It is stamped as made in Taiwan, but workmanship is very good...At least its not made in China! I tested it on thin gauge steel and a 1 plastic strip (.020 thick) that I use as a template to mark the hole locations on the collars...Worked well on both. Bottom line here: An excellent heavy duty tool that is a steal @ $27.79 with 2 day shipping on the Prime! It is from eToolscity (Fulfilled by Amazon) and was surprised to receive it the next day!

Its not hyperbole to say this revolutionized the way I make small aluminum brackets and fixtures. If youre on this page, you will find it useful, stop debating and just buy the thing. I was introduced to this tool on a jobsite a few years ago, and immediately bought my own. One of the best bang-for-the-buck tool purchases Ive ever made! Punching doesnt leave the area covered in dust like a drill, and that means I can often take the punch to the work wherever it is, rather than bringing the work back into the shop to contain the mess. Its also purely muscle-powered, which can be a pain if the angles are awkward, but it means no batteries to charge, and nearly silent operation. Consider how those two attributes would change your workflow! I wish it had longer levers, but thats not really a Neiko complaint; this is a straight-up clone of the genuine Roper Whitney punch thats been sold for decades. When I break a punch, I order American-made spares from Roper Whitney, but thus far Ive only broken one. The Neiko knock-off tool itself seems fine, though the thumbscrew is bound to fail someday -- they couldve improved on the original by putting a beefier shoulder screw in the obvious place, but didnt. The product photos show a blue case, mine was black, and they dont show how the punch fits into the case, which is just fine. I use mine primarily on aluminum. I can get through 1/8-inch stock if I put the punch on the chair and give it some grunt. 1/16-inch goes through like a paper punch. I occasionally use it on nylon and ABS plastic, which of course it barely notices, and I showed my leatherworking friends who were *completely blown away* by this revolutionary bit of centuries-newer-than-their-other-tools wizardry. One caveat: Due to how far the chin and nose stick out past the active area, this cant punch a hole right back against the wall of an L-channel, and due to the size of the chin, it cant get into small U-channel. I still use the drill press for those when theyre needed, but Im pretty adept at avoiding those situations entirely so I can completely eschew drilling.

This is what one would call a heavy duty tool. The whole thing is solid casted metal machined to good precision. Heart of the tool are the punch and die pairs. There are 7 of them, from a little less than 1/8 to a little over 1/4. All pairs fit well together out of the box. The larger sizes tend to fit looser though. I tried all of them on an old computer case and all holes came out clean. Hole sizes were also accurate. In terms of usability, I recently used it in a project to punch around forty 1/4 holes on 26g flashings. This is what I found: 1) The throat depth (1-3/4) is good enough for most uses. But the jaw opening is pretty small, 1/4 according to spec. Since the jaw is fixed, you have to retract the punch side all the way and unscrew the die side way down to get that. My flashings has a 1/8 lip and getting it in and out of the jaw was awkward. 2) Since the jaw is fixed and narrow, it is very difficult to center your hole by sight. One option is to use a center punch to mark the hole first and then use the pointed tip of the tools punch to center on the mark by feel. What I ended up doing was to turn the tool upside down to see my pencil mark through the die. Then I applied small pressure until I see the dimple caused by the punchs pointed tip at my mark before punching through. 3) To make good holes, the die must protrude a little above the bottom of the jaw. However, the die only fits (screw-in) loosely, so you must check/adjust it for every hole. 4) On the other hand, you should not protrude the die into the jaw to much; otherwise, the handles will spread very far apart and you will need two hands to operate the tool. I made a mistake at the beginning and made some holes one size (1/32) too small. I switched to the right size and was able to make clean holes over the smaller ones. Overall, I was impressed. By the way, the tool is made in Taiwan, which I found to have better QA than China. Even so, I think the 16g capacity is overstated.

Needed this for canvas as none of the grommet tools were doing their job. This is adequate for the job but leaves a lot of chads hanging. Good for metal on the test that I ran. This is better than any of the others I have bought and returned. Sad we live in a time when Itll do is the motto of companies.

Bought three of these as gifts. All recipients like them and say they work well on leather.

It punches perfect holes in the aluminum material that Im using. The only improvement that I can see is to make the handles ratcheting. Other than that it is a good tool to have around.

I tried to use regular christmas light clips (for the roof flashing) but the garden lights were way too heavy. I knew I needed to punch some kind of hole into the flashing in order to zip tie them. This works great. I used the largest hole setting which is more than big enough for zip ties. Its easy to assemble and disassemble when swapping out bits. This works easily on sheet metal for flashing, I imagine anything thinner/softer would be easy. The back end was small enough to go under the flashing, but only where it was loosest. If you have to punch something thats flush against another object, you wont be able to. Mind you, I did this while on a tall ladder near the rooftop. I was happy with the results. However, its best to punch holes into whatever youre trying to punch holes into BEFORE hanging it or fastening it to whatever youre ultimate goal is.

Ive been using this tool for about four months. It is a solid piece of work. You are not going to knock any holes in anything more than 20 gauge sheet metal with any kind of comfort, quickness or ease. I use this tool to punch holes in 28 gauge sheet metal dog tags for the local sports team I support. It works well for that. PROs- Love the available size hole punch sets, love the quick change between sizes. I use two sizes every time and the change is quick and easy. The female die, male die, and handle attachments are hand (finger) adjustable. Really like this tool for what I bought it for- punching holes in thin gauge sheet metal. Does a great job in a variety of sizes. price is great. Tools works well. Die change is very easy. The case is functional and supports changing dies and sizes. Highly recommend. Index points on dies help ensure holes go where you want them. You can adjust the female die to create knock-outs, hanging chads, and clean holes. The mechanical advantage of the tool makes punching holes in thin gauge metal easy. Punching holes with one hand is easy. thats good because keeping things on target and aligned is tricky; not difficult, just tricky and requires practice. It still takes two hands to open the tool and clear punched metal. The main point here is the tools design facilitates freeing your project as well as it does punching the hole. CONs- very worthless, not sure why its included, afterthought of a screw driver. Really?????? I mean, why bother if the worthless piece of tinfoil is all you can do? You dont need this thing. It really doesnt detract from the function of the tool. However, it is listed as a selling component and isnt worth shipping costs to include. I think they had to go out of their way to find a metal as soft and pliable as the type they are using. Dont breath too hard or youll bend it. I think holding it in your hand too long softens it up. Very minor point but, disappointing none the less.