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Punching holes in stainless

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I've made a few bait with lips from stainless, but drilling the holes to secure the lips is too hard with a drill. The drill bit walks off the pilot mark and its like trying to drill a hole in a stainless steel knife; it can be done but it ain't fun. On the other hand, I like the look of a bait with a stainless lip and because it is thinner than polycarbonate, stainless can impart excellent vibration and it takes a beating.

 

I know there are small punch devices but I'm not a tool guy.

 

What should I look for and how much should I expect to spend?

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

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I think Harbor freight had a punch out tool for $50 with different heads
I pray that I may live to fish.......
Until my dying day.
And when it comes to my last cast,
I then most humbly pray:
When in the Lord's great landing net
And peacefully asleep
That in His mercy I be judged
Big enough to keep.

"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts his tactics"
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Hey FF, before I got my metal punch from Harbor Freight ($25.00), i just used a regular punch and a hammer and made a shallow divot where the hole would be then drilled it out, this kept the small drill bit from wandering.

 

hope that helps!

Tom

 

p.s., if you buy the harbor freight metal hole punch, it is a deep throat, so you will have to grind the front a bit so the lips fit.

Be the chimp, not the frog.....

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this is the one from HF

Punches holes in sheet metal, aluminum, and brass as thick as 11 gauge.

  • Hole sizes: 1/8'', 3/16'', 1/4'', 5/16'', 3/8'', 7/16''

  • Throat depth: 3-1/4''

  • Jaw opening: 2-1/8''

  • Depth adjustment scale: 1/4'' 'to 3'' in 1/4'' increments
Hole diameter and gauges: 1/8'' up to 11 gauge, 3/16'' up to 14 gauge, 7/16'' up to 20 gauge; Tool weight: 6 lbs.

 

ITEM 91510-0VGA

 

 

$24.99

 

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I pray that I may live to fish.......
Until my dying day.
And when it comes to my last cast,
I then most humbly pray:
When in the Lord's great landing net
And peacefully asleep
That in His mercy I be judged
Big enough to keep.

"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts his tactics"
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