Alternatives to Waldron punch and die set

Yes, I saw that ad in the last FSM, which was what prompted this post.

At one point I was thinking, why would I ever need that? ... but after coming across numerous situations where it would have been really, really nice to be able to make very small circles of styrene, be it for ships or aircraft, I bowed to the inevitable.

I wonder how this set will work?

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=47734

MikeV wrote:

I wonder how this set will work? http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=47734

No resaon that should not work.  Only problem is the size.  The 1/8" may be practical for some instruments... maybe the 3/16 if you are doing soem large scale.

There was sometiong one time about making a set from drill bit shafts, plexglass and a hockey puck.  Anyone rememeber that or better yet... have the plans?

Found this Mini Punch Set, by LF Tandy, at AC Moore for $8 this morning.  5/64 the smallest up to 11/64.  Just a metal barrel with changeable tips.   

The small one worked great for cutting out small instruments.  These instruments are the smallest ones on a Mike grant 1/48 IP decal sheet. 

So I have to revise what I said in the previous post.  1/8” is huge.  The instruments in the pics are about ½ that.

Geez, there's an AC Moore right down the street from where I live.......definitely have to stop in there and pick up a set of those. Thanks, Marc.

waikong wrote:

AC moore is a crafts store (like Michaels?), go to there web site to see if they have one in Ohio. The brand is Tandy, do a search on Tandy & punch, you'll see other places that sells it if you don't have an AC Moore near by.

Yeah...what he said

Just an FYI,

1) If you order a Tandy punch set, be POSITIVE you are getting the "Mini Punch Set" and not the "Maxi Punch Set".  There are two differents sets with different size punches.

2) I just did some digging around for information on the Tandy website.  On their website, you can order additional size punches for their punch sets.  They make one more size smaller than the smallest one in the "Mini Punch Set."  It is a "00" or 1/64" punch and it costs $1.49.  Below is the link to the page wehre this punch can be found.  (it is the third punch down from the top in the left row)

http://www.tandyleather.com/products.asp?dept=68&pagenumber=6

Hope this helps!

Good find there cableguy

This did not get much of a viewing in the General Discussion area and I should have put it here.

http://www.finescale.com/FSM/CS/forums/599331/ShowPost.aspx

Cableguy's right about the Maxi vs Mini, I picked up the last mini from ACMoore this weekend, they had a bunch of Maxi's and only 1 mini, so I almost picked up the wrong one. One nice thing the waldron set has over this is the clear plexiglass (?) holes where you can position you piece before cutting it out. Seems very precise for cutting out instrument gauges.

No question about that waikong.... but for 8 or 9 bucks thois falls into the #2 spot i think.

BTW  what time you getting to MosquitoCon?  I'll be at the front gate from 11-1.