I had a bought several sizes of these punches. When I used the 1/16″ after a few taps it shattered in one spot. It was a tiny imperfection in the steel that caused the tempering process to make it brittle there. The other sizes had no such issue. It was the weekend, so I left a message on Starrett’s answering machine explaining how it shattered. I sent back the old one for replacement from amazon. I just got a call from Starrett, and man I’m impressed, they are sending me out a new one as an apology. Even though I already have one coming from Amazon, this shows they really want the customer to be happy! They explained it was not usual to have one shatter that way, that under too much stress, it might bend, but not splinter that way. I was
Great customer service!
I always seem to break 1/16th punches all the time. I thought for sure it was just me, but after getting a couple of these, I can see it was not just me. These continue to perform and not deform! Really solid pin punches that can take the abuse. My Dasco punches tend to”mushroom” at their striking point, but not these babies! Another amazing part is that knurling on handle. Make keeping punch stable so much easier. Dasco punches would tend to slide since they are smooth and are just painted. Sorry Dasco, glad you’re made in USA, but it’s clear that you’re not up to par with these.
Solid. Better than Dasco
Used on some pin joints on Voyager class evac cybertron. It removed the pins perfectly. I don’t use a hammer I took the pin punch on my work bench an pushed through the pin NOTE: its very important when removing pins from toys if thats what you are using it for to make sure you are not pushing from the knurled side. It typically has a star type pattern or rougher looking then the smooth side. If you do this you will loosen the joint and may even crack the hole around the pin. I can not help with regards to pins in guns or sights. I only purchased for use on toys to fix broken ones.
Used on some pin joints on Voyager class evac cybertron …