OK, back to reality for the rest of us poor slobs.
A cool thing worked out for me yesterday so I thought I’d share…
When I wanted a punch to make a mark for drilling a hole into a piece of metal I was like most folks scrounging around for a nail to smack with a hammer.
This;
works so much better especially if you have clumsy fat fingers and it does not require a hammer. You just push the point down where you need to start a hole and the spring action will automatically kick back to produce a precise punch every time.
It puts the mark right where you want it.
This tool came in unexpectedly handy last night as I was trying to change the bearings in my SLR center-link.
The split ring that holds the bearing in one side had rust welded into place. When I tried to get it out with a pick it would not budge. When I tried a flat screwdriver I broke the tip of it off. Now there was nothing to grab. I even tried pressing it from ether side while soaking it with PB blaster for a day. No luck…
I decided to try and drill a hole in the end of it to fit a pick into. I hit the split-ring with the auto punch a couple of times to start the hole and the end broke off some more. f@ck.
I then had an epiphany; I hit the split ring with the punch a few times about an inch from the end and it pushed that inch out enough to grab with a needle nose! Yanked out the split-ring and pushed out the worn bushings. Easy peesy Japanesey.
I’ve seen them priced as low as $3 and as high as $30. I believe they all work the same and therefore have a cheap one.