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                        Waldron Punch & Die Sets

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                        piperjoe
                        • Member since
                          February 2008
                        Waldron Punch & Die Sets
                        Posted by piperjoe on Friday, December 5, 2008 10:13 AM

                        Received my Waldron Punch & Die Sets yesterday, both the Precision set and the Sub-Miniature set, and I have to say I am very impressed with the tooling involved.  Forgot to order the toolmaker's mallet so will be going shopping for that in a bit.  These sets are very nice and I can't believe how small of a punch is included in the Sub-Miniature set...down to .018!!  How in the heck would you glue those wee punched pieces to the model??  All suggestions and comments from those familiar with this product would be welcome as I want to keep these tools around for a long time.  Thanks!

                        I ordered the Waldron sets from Roll Models, Inc. via their website and I was very surprised at the speedy delivery and great packaging by this company.  It was my first order with them and I can vouch that it won't be my last.  They even included their 144 page catalog listing so I can have a nice source for model items.  Nice job Roll Models. Inc.!

                        Joe

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                        HawkeyeHobbies
                        • Member since
                          August 2006
                        • From: Neenah, WI
                        Posted by HawkeyeHobbies on Friday, December 5, 2008 10:53 AM
                        Roll Models acquired the Waldron line a while back...it was one of those product lines that would have disappeared if someone hadn't picked it up. I too purchased a set...I just use a small piece of scrap wood to tap the punch. I'd be too temped to use a mallet on the model that isn't going as smoothly as expected.Evil [}:)]

                        Gerald "Hawkeye" Voigt

                        http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/

                         

                         

                        "Its not the workbench that makes the model, it is the modeler at the workbench."

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                        piperjoe
                        • Member since
                          February 2008
                        Posted by piperjoe on Friday, December 5, 2008 11:27 AM

                        Hadn't thought about just using a piece of wood for a mallet...um..where DID that 2X4 scrap Oak go to...(just kidding!)  Thanks for the advise.   I fully understand the "mallet on the model" statement; I have a Calvin comic over my R/C build table that shows him using a hammer on a plane and afterward saying it's anti-aircraft fire to HobbsSmile,Wink, & Grin [swg].....

                        Do you just slip plastic cut into strips between the metal and clear piece and have at it?  And do you find you have to tap the tool very hard to work well? 

                        Joe

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                        HawkeyeHobbies
                        • Member since
                          August 2006
                        • From: Neenah, WI
                        Posted by HawkeyeHobbies on Friday, December 5, 2008 12:03 PM
                        I use it for everything from making masks from masking tape...clear lenses from acytate, metal discs from foil and aluminum sheet to cutting out holes in styrene or dials from decal sheets. Depends on the thicknesses...but usually just a good quick rap drives the punch through cleanly.

                        Gerald "Hawkeye" Voigt

                        http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/

                         

                         

                        "Its not the workbench that makes the model, it is the modeler at the workbench."

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                        Summit
                        • Member since
                          October 2007
                        • From: Inland Northwest
                        Posted by Summit on Friday, December 5, 2008 12:07 PM
                         piperjoe wrote:

                         How in the heck would you glue those wee punched pieces to the model??  All suggestions and comments from those familiar with this product would be welcome as I want to keep these tools around for a long time.  Thanks!

                        Joe - what works for me is I have pieces of waxpaper cut into 2" squares that I can tape down on my building mat. On these squares I add a drop of liquid cement or CA and smear it around with a toothpick making  it very thin. I will take the little disk with my best tweezers and touch the disk to the cement and stick it in place.  Hint have several disk on hand as the tweezer snap can really make them fly. I have also lucked out by using a round toothpick sanded flat on one end and wetting the blunt end with saliva (stick it to your tounge) and using it to pick up small parts. 

                        Sean "I've reached nearly fifty years of age with my system." Weekend GB 2008
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                        smokinguns3
                        • Member since
                          June 2005
                        • From: San Tan Valley,AZ
                        Posted by smokinguns3 on Friday, December 5, 2008 12:25 PM
                        I must be about the only guy here that dosent have that set yet. id also like to get there hex punch set.
                        Rob I think i can I think i can
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                        piperjoe
                        • Member since
                          February 2008
                        Posted by piperjoe on Friday, December 5, 2008 1:03 PM

                        Thanks guys for the hints on how to use this set.  Hey, I didn't know they had a hex punch set...I can see where that would be useful. 

                        Joe

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                        smokinguns3
                        • Member since
                          June 2005
                        • From: San Tan Valley,AZ
                        Posted by smokinguns3 on Friday, December 5, 2008 9:30 PM

                        i dont think waldron makes a hex set but i did find these.

                        http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/tools/aed/aedpd.htm

                         

                        Rob I think i can I think i can
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                        piperjoe
                        • Member since
                          February 2008
                        Posted by piperjoe on Saturday, December 6, 2008 7:02 AM

                        Thanks for the hex punch set information.  After reading the review I believe it is easier to just slice the hex pieces off plastic hex stock with a thin razor blade.  And less expensive, too Smile [:)].

                        Joe

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                        qmiester
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Central USA
                        Posted by qmiester on Saturday, December 6, 2008 3:04 PM
                        Don't know if they still have them in their line, but at one time Historex had a hexagonal punch set.
                        Quincy
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                        piperjoe
                        • Member since
                          February 2008
                        Posted by piperjoe on Saturday, December 6, 2008 3:57 PM

                        Thanks, qmiester, I'll take a look at that.

                        Joe

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                        smokinguns3
                        • Member since
                          June 2005
                        • From: San Tan Valley,AZ
                        Posted by smokinguns3 on Saturday, December 6, 2008 8:11 PM

                        found it no pics though http://www.historexagents.com/web/punch&dieindex.html

                         

                        Rob I think i can I think i can
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                        piperjoe
                        • Member since
                          February 2008
                        Posted by piperjoe on Sunday, December 7, 2008 10:09 AM

                        Thanks, Ron.  It would be nice have both the hex set and the rivet set....but....I think I'll stick to the 'ole "salami slice" routine for now.

                        Joe

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                        Foxer
                        • Member since
                          April 2009
                        • From: Berkshires, MA
                        Posted by Foxer on Saturday, April 25, 2009 12:33 PM
                        I'm looking for the old Waldron Punch hex set, now by Roll Models. Inc, but am having troubles finding this product on their web site .. if indeed I found the correct site. Could someone please post the correct link to this punch set?

                        Mike

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