Just TRY and find a greenlee chassis punch....

giguchan · Post by **giguchan** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 8:13 pm

Well, Don't try going to the local HD or lowes looking for one... you get very funny looks...
But i did borrow one...... it makes a nice sandwich....
Gig

RocketNJ · Post by **RocketNJ** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 8:17 pm

My local electrical supply house carries them.

George

giguchan · Post by **giguchan** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 8:21 pm

wish i'd known that... I used them in HS industrial arts class.. i actually forgot how well they work.. but i did find one - well 2 My buddy let me have his until i'm done and i found a few on ebay...
holesaws yeah right...
thanks for the reply..

phrawg · Post by **phrawg** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 8:58 pm

I see them all the time in the local pawn shops where the trades people
pawn them for beer money till the union hall calls them out for another
job. Then they go take a payday loan to get them out to use to make
a paycheck so they can pay the loan. When the job is done plus a
couple weeks they go back in pawn for beer money etc etc etc ....

that is unless I need a set and catch them when they hit the sales
shelf

Got a lot of specialty tools that way. CHEEEEEEEP !!

Pawnshoping. Great fun Phrawg

Dan562 · Post by **Dan562** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 9:03 pm

I have found Greenlee Hole Punches at ACE Hardware Stores, the entire sets, Home Depot, the entire set, Newark Electronics, the entire set or individual ones, Electrical Sopply houses carry them and /\/\ AAD (NPD) carried these punches too. The only thing I will mention is the ones at the Electrical Supply houses are a little bit different in size to the ones sold for Electronic equipment. I don't know why they have two different versions. I will agree that hole saw don't come close to the quality of the hole that the Greenlee provides.

Dan

giguchan · Post by **giguchan** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 9:05 pm

BWHAHAHAHEHEHA!!!
That was a riot!!! I will start checking out!! my LPS's!!(local pawn shop)
I just use the pawns for camera gear... I never thought of using them for tools....
thanks for the tip..

beaujo_fire · Post by **beaujo_fire** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 9:33 pm

The reason that the greenlee punches at electrical supply houses are of a different size is because they are sized for say a 1 1/2" punch is for a 1 1/2"
electrical conduit connector which is actually closer to 1 7/8" in diameter. The ones for electronic industry are sized as listed.. 1 1/2" will make a 1 1/2" hole for you....

Dave

kb0nly · Post by **kb0nly** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 9:38 pm

beaujo_fire wrote:The reason that the greenlee punches at electrical supply houses are of a different size is because they are sized for say a 1 1/2" punch is for a 1 1/2"
electrical conduit connector which is actually closer to 1 7/8" in diameter. The ones for electronic industry are sized as listed.. 1 1/2" will make a 1 1/2" hole for you....

Dave

dito, beat me to it. The electrical ones are quick reference labeled according to the size of the conduit, rather than the size of the hole it makes for the threaded piece that goes on the end of the conduit.

giguchan · Post by **giguchan** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 10:30 pm

Well,
thanks dan.... and all the rest of you guys.. well you must have the midas touch.. because here in NY I tried all of the stores you mentioned with no luck... got all kinds of looks.. with the exception of the electric supply houses.. actually i guess it's a good thing I might have screwed up and a made a wrong size hole in my truck..I know it's probabally not good for the cutting blade but i tried my borrowed punch on a piece of cardboard- just to see if i remember how to use it...NOW I SEE why i will never use a "holesaw" again... you just cant beat a CP for any kind of work that requires a clean hole ..
Gig

Sun Feb 20, 2005 5:37 am

Oh man, what I would'nt give for a good pawn shop in my area. When I go down to West Virgina to visit familt, there's one on every corner. I'm like a kid in a candy shop when I go down.

giguchan · Post by **giguchan** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 11:48 am

I love them...
I used to look down on them and the element that used to frequent the shops.. but i went in and realized that they serve a purpose and that i might benifit from this business.
So now when ever they get some camera gear instock they give me a call and i run there to see what they have...
I am worried about stolen merchandise though... I don't want to get locked up buying something that is stolen or anything like that...actually they even have moto gear not the kinda stuff that folk talk about on here but you might find some lesser gear radius and the like....
Don't even get me started on the power tools.......

Cowthief · Post by **Cowthief** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 11:54 am

Hello.

The things are the ONLY way to go if you want something like a DB9/15 cutout.
Exact cut every time!

giguchan · Post by **giguchan** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 11:57 am

Like i said...
I tried it out on a piece of cardboard... and was not surprised.. the same quality hole i was always used to using...
spec for the home brew guys.... makes a nice hole for a bottle(tube)
Gig

Just TRY and find a greenlee chassis punch....

Just TRY and find a greenlee chassis punch....

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