It's worth a try. And also as you may have noted in the description my friend was advised to try using punches in a small drill press rather than just hammering them.
I'm not sure, but by feel it felt like working down from the top got better than working up from the tip on the handmade crappy ones, but they're seem to be true from the good factory punches.
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Thanks Guy. I have a box of four which have gone blunt. I'll give this a go. I use them on leather.
It's worth a try. And also as you may have noted in the description my friend was advised to try using punches in a small drill press rather than just hammering them.
@@GuyMarsdenMakesStuff Good tip.
Just a point...If you can punch into the end grain of a block of wood it cuts with less pressure.Thanks for the video
Yes, but it's more likely to fracture the wood. That's why I prefer MDF.
Nice - I think a sharp and honed HSS tool might have worked better. That carbide just didn't sound like it was happy.
Yes, in retrospect I agree. But I've become over infatuated with insert tools and have very little HSS hardware right now.
Would it make a difference which way you run the cut?
I'm not sure, but by feel it felt like working down from the top got better than working up from the tip on the handmade crappy ones, but they're seem to be true from the good factory punches.