Sharpening Cheap Chinese Hole Punches

We show you how to bring to life the easily available cheap Chinese hole punches and get them cutting holes properly. If you are into leatherwork or other crafts, then you need a set of good hole punches. Professional hole punches can cost a lot of money but there is no need to pay their high prices. These Chinese hole punches - when properly sharpened - will do the job at a fraction of the cost.
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[@katya_fhs]

Heavily underrated video. Helped me a lot!

[@erindover6617]

Thank you! Now if I can learn to sharpen scissors (previously my Grandpa’s Barbering scissors, and also a pair of my Gran’s sewing scissors), I’ll have just about covered *all of Jack’s trades* 😉

[@michaelrodriguez6210]

Thanks so much for this video. I broke down and ordered some expensive punches, but they wont arrive until june. I've been swinging a metal hammer heavily just to get a hole, and I've got a good gash on my thumb due to the ejection ports being so sharp. This will help me keep my sanity until June.

[@carletonhoffman]

thanks a lot. i wasn't sure how i'd go about this and now i will follow your suggestions.

[@orangefaygo1]

Thank you. Was just about to return the cheap set I got for cutting gaskets.

[@cybertree]

Thanks Yoov! That using a wooden guide saved my butt! You're the man!

[@susanwagner1745]

This is wonderful! I bought mine at Harbor Freight! Now have to find a dremel or something to do the grinding!! Thanks so much!!

[@brotherBvideos]

Thank you sir, great video, I feel confident buying the cheap stuff now, I'm a beginner and the good stuff is a little too expensive, this will help greatly.

[@westleycary5557]

Fantastically brilliant! I'm sure the Chinese tool market appreciates it also, as this shows us how to make them useable! Many thanks! I was ready to toss my set after whacking 6-7oz, 6 or 7 times to get a hole. Thanks again mate.

[@rogierius]

The steel used for cheap hole punchers will still be cheap steel. It dulls or chips again fast. Better to find vintage hole punches and sharpen them on a drill press.

[@pdelmercado]

Awesome tutorial, thanks for your help.

[@BMakar049]

This video was exactly what I was looking for, for the exact same hole punches. Thanks!

[@mcampbell4914]

Thanks for the video. Reviewers that buy these punches make the same complaint about how dull they are, just as you stated. I need a modestly priced set to do some basic repairs, so your instructions on how to sharpen them is quite helpful.

[@bobbibuttons8730]

So useful, I’ve got the same tools and could have cried as they are so blunt

[@matthewdenty7760]

Drill press and sharpening stone, finish with sandpaper

[@jordanwhite1420]

Excellent video! Clear description, good up-close shots, & it actually did what was in the title (many many don't!) !

[@FUUNNIIEEE]

Thank you for making a video Sir. It was very educational.

[@magicman8533]

Very nice and cheap way of sharping a punch.

[@cb01ttr]

Brilliant, just what I needed, thank you!

[@arctichare8185]

Indeed, I'd say if you are only using a hole punch now and then its plenty adequate. Thanks for the tip!

[@hsvsenator355]

Great tutorial, fantastic idea with the jig you’ve made to get the angle. Nice work and thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@imrekocsis4614]

Genius thank you very much i just took delivery of a set of Chinesium chisels and they are super blint. Much appreciated

[@PENFOLD1962]

Eh an ENGLISH person I must be lost lol. The good ol Dremel comes to the rescue once again. Thank you for sharing this video I'll definitely give my blunt hollow punches a spruce up. BIG THUMB'S UP 👍😷👍

[@ZippedUpKitz]

AWESOME! Thank you!

[@poorbuthonest]

Brilliant video

[@rick6429]

Nice, thank-you

[@StonyRC]

Brilliant - I'll do that with mine. Many Thanks.

[@martinemilio7175]

Very interesting video...helped me a lot! Thank you very much.

[@sipinhennessey23]

Great Video Thanks!

[@Silentaudits7]

I can't help thinking that if you put a piece of fence post or better still a hardwood log under the desk , like an extra leg, from floor to under the desk you would stop the "Bounce" effect when you clout the punch and you would get a solid clout which would give you much better results in all materials that you punch. Otherwise a great demo of sharpening punches .

[@cousinit5387]

Someone's been on that meth

[@onurcandemirbilek4874]

great vid! ty

[@Ray2001ify]

yip....sliced my thumb with the opening edges

[@mozyandme]

Hello, how have you mounted the Dremel to the table?

[@anouardjedouani4400]

يرحم الله والديك

[@Hueffed]

I'll bet what you said will work to sharpen a cigar punch.

[@westleycary5557]

I'm trying to do this now! How did you set up the system? I have my Dremel with the handheld extension and board setting in front of me and can't figure out how to arrange everything haha. Thanks for your video and time

[@scootch4224]

If you have a vise clamp the dremel. And get a regular clamp and clamp it to a straight piece of wood or plastic. Make sure to put the piece of wood at the same angle of the edge so you dont destroy the edge completely. If it is still off you can slightly adjust it till you get rhe correct angle. And the punches are very cheap so if you botch it. Its not a big deal.

[@jihyeflutelab]

Oh, good what is the name that hand-piece?

[@wild-radio7373]

🥰👍

[@Donutkommando]

You sound like the Swede from hell on wheels

[@AlexanderMason1]

1:14 you tilted it on purpose so it wouldn’t punch through and to top things off, you didn’t hit hard enough. That is very misleading. This then makes your end results appear that much more impressive when it may not be that much of a difference.

[@cousinit5387]

1;14 one hit 5:08 3 hits This is real simple dual it before video pretend like yr making it better & still make it look bad. What a jurk

[@egdiryellam68]

Like most things Chinese their hole punches are total junk. I have done this to sharpening method and it will work for one hole and the the soft metal just collapses again even when using a soft base (cardboard) to punch out on.