_GOTOBOTTOM
Tools & Supplies
Discussions on the latest and greatest tools, glues, and gadgets.
Hosted by Matt Leese
Found this site on Plastic punches
Bratushka
Visit this Community
Indiana, United States
Member Since: May 09, 2008
entire network: 1,019 Posts
KitMaker Network: 332 Posts
Posted: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 02:24 PM UTC

Quoted Text

I got my punch set from the dallor store in the scrapebooking section , has 8 different sizes from small to large and works just fine for me . For really , really small iteams I made my own from brass tubing . Sometimes you don't have to spend a lot to get the best results .



you got me to thinking when you mentioned brass tubing. i dug thru my electronics junk and found a box of what are called pogo pins. they are brass pins that are spring loaded and have a contact on a plunger mechanism. some can be soldered to directly with a wire and some slide into a brass socket that is wired. i had about a dozen sizes and several styles. i tried them out and they work quite well for punches. a plus is that the tail to solder wire onto is shaped like the tool made from brass tubing that was featured in an article here on how to make scratch scale weld beads. so, it was a double score! (although i think that the weld beads on a decal sheet would be the way to go... )

thanks for the spark that ignited a brain storm!
okdoky
Visit this Community
Scotland, United Kingdom
Member Since: April 30, 2007
entire network: 1,597 Posts
KitMaker Network: 673 Posts
Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 10:55 AM UTC
Hi there

Have you any photos of these pogo pins, how you used them to punch the holes, and the size of the holes and circle pieces you can get compared to something like a figure, vehicle, etc to see what you can achieve?

Ta

Nige
Bratushka
Visit this Community
Indiana, United States
Member Since: May 09, 2008
entire network: 1,019 Posts
KitMaker Network: 332 Posts
Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 10:12 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Hi there

Have you any photos of these pogo pins, how you used them to punch the holes, and the size of the holes and circle pieces you can get compared to something like a figure, vehicle, etc to see what you can achieve?

Ta

Nige



Hi! I misplaced the charger for my camera so until I find it I can't take photos. However, here is a site that sells them and has many varieties.

http://www.idinet.com/PS/general.aspx

If you look at them you see they resemble a small hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder in that the contact is attached to the end of a rod. The rod is spring loaded so that it can be pushed back into the base. I have pulled the contact part out of the base. A bit of clean of clean up on the edge and what remains is a brass- probably a brass alloy - tube that is very thin walled but pretty hard, I just tap the closed end (which is usually blunt) with a small hammer to use the open end as a punch. But if you look at the various contact surfaces there are interesting possibilities for texturing and surface anomaly creation. I'm sure even the brass bodies could lend themselves to other creative endeavors. The contact and rod it is attached to also has possibilities as a pin punch, etc.

Many of these pins finger press fit into a cylindrical recepticle that is also a tube shape of the same material. The difference is they have a smaller short cylindrical "nipple" for lack of a better term on the opposite end for connecting a wire or other conductor to via solder. This nipple has about 2/3 rds of one side of it trimmed off and nicely beveled so you can lay the wire in it and touch the top of the wire with your soldering gun tip while the bottom lays the stripped length against a solid surface for good contact. It is the shape of this nipple that matches the tool tip profile fabricated out of brass tubing that was used to create scratch weld seams in another "how to" article I read here some where.

The lengths I have used range from about an inch to two inches total. Diameters i have worked with have been as small as maybe 1 or 2 MM at the contact shaft. Again, this is a recent idea for me to use these in model building. my previous experience with them is in electronics work. my preliminary testing shows they work. Some applications may require a handle but a razor saw handle or medium or larger pin vise would work.

Costs run dependent on quantity, and really seems to vary from company to company but they aren't very costly either way. Just enter Pogo Pin into Google and hunt around.

Please post back and let me know what you find and if you try them, please post how they worked for you.
.
18Bravo
Visit this Community
Colorado, United States
Member Since: January 20, 2005
entire network: 7,219 Posts
KitMaker Network: 981 Posts
Posted: Sunday, September 07, 2008 - 03:31 AM UTC

Quoted Text

The issue seems to be finding punches that are small enough (at least for 1/35th scale builders). A one inch bolt head has to be smaller than 1/32 of an inch! Those are not so easy to find and so delicate, you hate to breath when using them.



For my needs, larger is better. I needed the larger punches for the large washers found on most Modern US armor upgrades, ie, Bradley, Stryker...
For smaller bolt head I have a lifetime supply of Bradley side armor plates. Much better than PE in my opinion, as PE doesn;t have the proper height ratio. Evergreen hex rod, which I have used, can be hard for some folks to cut squarely. The ones I shave off of the kit pieces are always square, and have the right thickness.
cinzano
Visit this Community
Indiana, United States
Member Since: January 13, 2009
entire network: 419 Posts
KitMaker Network: 23 Posts
Posted: Monday, July 06, 2009 - 10:25 AM UTC
That's cool.

.... however, If I still want to order a Waldron (Roll) punch and die set, does anyone have a clue where I can source one? I ordered one through Great Models and they sent me notice that is was out of stock. I then learned that Waldron was out of production (though supposedly soon to be picked up by Roll).

Cheers,
Fred
viper29_ca
Visit this Community
New Brunswick, Canada
Member Since: October 18, 2002
entire network: 2,247 Posts
KitMaker Network: 718 Posts
Posted: Monday, July 06, 2009 - 04:05 PM UTC
Roll Models picked up Waldron about a year or more ago.....hit them up on their website, and I am sure John can hook you up!
cinzano
Visit this Community
Indiana, United States
Member Since: January 13, 2009
entire network: 419 Posts
KitMaker Network: 23 Posts
Posted: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - 08:05 AM UTC
Thanks,

I just ordered a Waldron punch set this morning from them. I really look forward to playing with it. Never mind creating discs to fill punch marks, or making rivets, the chance to really dress up instrument panels will be a blast.

Cheers,
Fred
GALILEO1
Visit this Community
Maryland, United States
Member Since: April 18, 2006
entire network: 1,794 Posts
KitMaker Network: 304 Posts
Posted: Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 07:41 AM UTC
Hi Frederick,

I was wondering if you received your Waldron set (which set is it by the way ?) and if you like it. I've been meaning to order one of them for years and never did for one reason or another. This thread has woken me up on this again and so I wanted to know if these sets are as good as some say they are.

Thanks,

Rob
cinzano
Visit this Community
Indiana, United States
Member Since: January 13, 2009
entire network: 419 Posts
KitMaker Network: 23 Posts
Posted: Friday, July 31, 2009 - 06:43 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Hi Frederick,

I was wondering if you received your Waldron set (which set is it by the way ?) and if you like it. I've been meaning to order one of them for years and never did for one reason or another. This thread has woken me up on this again and so I wanted to know if these sets are as good as some say they are.

Thanks,

Rob




Yup,

I got the 6 piece (.039-.160) set. I've managed to punch out some decal instrument dials without any effort at all. I'm pretty pleased so far. My next challenge is to punch out some discs to fill in ejector pin marks on fuselage interior sections.

Cheers,
Fred
Bratushka
Visit this Community
Indiana, United States
Member Since: May 09, 2008
entire network: 1,019 Posts
KitMaker Network: 332 Posts
Posted: Friday, July 31, 2009 - 01:26 PM UTC
I posted some time back in this thread about pogo pins used in electrical and electronic connectors, especially in the automotive field. I finally took some photos of some I have and use. As mentioned, I have used these as punches for thinner material, creating weldseams, adding chipping and surface texture, distressing, and have thought about creating functional shock absorbers. Use some imagination as you look at these.

They come in various tip configurations, lengths, and diameters. Typically wire is soldered into the narrow ends of the holders, the pieces that don't have the plungers. There are 2 types: the round hollow one and the one that is flattened so a wire is laid atop of it and soldered. I have used the latter for a weld seam tool and fabricated a tool from the round ones. I didn't have any of the smaller size of the flattened tail variety handy but you get the idea. The ends of all of them are spring loaded and compress into the bottom part.

I have some that aren't pictured her that the end comes to a sharp point. While probably too long for ammo, they are useful for other things.

Here's an overview of some different types. Socket or holders are on the right:



A concave tip:



The typical diamond pointed tips good for adding chips by dipping in paint and dabbing against a surface, or with a little more force adding texture or distressed areas:





and a small one:



Here's a solid ended one that I think would make a neat scratch build functional shock:



Here are the holders. I have also filed the top part of the narrow round tail off at an angle for an even finer weld seam tool. A slight dressing around the circumference of either round end with a file to make a bevel makes a good punch as long as the material isn't too thick so it takes a lot of striking force to cut through:











I have made handles from both wood and Delrin that fit the holders modified for weld seam tools. They also work well for punch applications as it keeps the striking devive away from fingers! I have also used unmodified holders glued in handles so I could change tips easily. I hope this is useful to some of you.
plastickjunkie
Visit this Community
Florida, United States
Member Since: December 31, 2009
entire network: 399 Posts
KitMaker Network: 92 Posts
Posted: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 02:01 PM UTC

Quoted Text


Quoted Text

I just bought some hole punches from Harbor Freight very reasonable



http://www.harborfreight.com

item# 95547
these are an absolute must-have for scratching...



The Harbor Freight puches are great. I picked up a set for $21 with my NRA discount coupon.
retiredyank
Visit this Community
Arkansas, United States
Member Since: June 29, 2009
entire network: 11,610 Posts
KitMaker Network: 3,657 Posts
Posted: Friday, October 01, 2010 - 01:18 PM UTC
Precision Punch has a $30 minimum purchase. Try MicroMark instead. Only $27 plus shipping.
-Matt

Quoted Text

I found this site on plastic punches yesterday. Thought maybe somebody would like a gander at it as prices might be cheaper then the Hobby related ones. You know the $80.00 and $90.00 sets. I see the same punches that come with Waldron set. All that is needed is to drill your own Pelxiglass piece and the metal plate.
http://www.precisionpunch.com/

Look under pins and punches! as site won't open to page one of those html things

Moderator.....(I updated the link!!!!!) -Matt

OddBall84
Visit this Community
Netherlands
Member Since: May 20, 2015
entire network: 335 Posts
KitMaker Network: 45 Posts
Posted: Friday, July 31, 2015 - 02:08 AM UTC
Just found the following hexagonal punch sets, which would be the one to go with? Any others out there for a reasonable price?

http://www.daxmagic-webshop.nl/tools/rp-toolz/rp-hpd-set.php

http://www.modellbauversand.com/Werkzeug-Zubehoer/Punch-Die-Set-Hexagonal::880.html
11Bravo_C2
Visit this Community
Texas, United States
Member Since: May 12, 2015
entire network: 475 Posts
KitMaker Network: 47 Posts
Posted: Monday, June 06, 2016 - 11:55 PM UTC
Waldron Punch and Die sets here:

http://www.rollmodels.net/standard/show_detail.php?hileveldesc=Tools&manufacturer=Waldron
11Bravo_C2
Visit this Community
Texas, United States
Member Since: May 12, 2015
entire network: 475 Posts
KitMaker Network: 47 Posts
Posted: Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 11:59 PM UTC
Nice collection of P&D at UMM.

http://umm-usa.com/onlinestore/index.php?cPath=21_145
 _GOTOTOP