Letter Punches
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 36pc 5 32 LETTER NUMBER STAMP PUNCH SET tool new steel  US $24.99
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 Tekton MIT 36 pc Letter Number Punch Stamp Set Warranty US $16.99
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 36pc Big 3 8 LETTER NUMBER STAMP SET New stamper punch US $29.99
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27 Piece Lowercase Calligraphy Alphabet Letters Punch Set For Metal 3mm List Price: $69.99 Sale Price: $50.99  |
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27 Piece Punch Set. Alphabet Letters A-Z. 3mm (1/8") Size. For Stamping Metal. Stamp names, words, messages and more with this alphabet punch set. Personalize pieces made of copper, silver, brass and more! 3mm (1/8 Inch) height characters... |
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36 pc 1/8" Number and Letter Punch Set List Price: $15.99 Sale Price: $5.85 |
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36 pieces 1/8" Number and Letter Punch Set, 1/8" A-Z, &, 0-8 (Turn 6 Upside Down for 9), Storage Case Included |
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Dr. Seuss Punch Out Letters List Price: $4.99 Sale Price: $4.77 |
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Reusable 4" letters printed on coated paper. Perfect for creating personalized classroom projects on bulletin boards, windows, chalkboards and hallways. |
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Beadsmith 36 Piece Letter & Number Punch Set For Stamping Metal 1/4 Inch 6mm (1 Set W/ Wood Case) List Price: $36.99 Sale Price: $45.89 |
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Deluxe 36 Piece Letter & Number Punch Set. With Wooden Storage Box. Upper Case Gothic Font. 6mm Size (1/4"). Great for personalizing jewelry and craft components! Use them to stamp copper, silver, brass, as well as wood, plastic, leather and more... |
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Fiskars 12-23518897 Hand Punch, 1/8-Inch, Circle List Price: $18.49 Sale Price: $2.98 |
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New decorative punch shapes, extended Softgrip color-coded handles, built-in confetti catcher. |
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TEKTON 6610 5/32-Inch Letter and Number Stamp Set, 36-Piece List Price: $22.99 Sale Price: $12.44 |
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MIT LETTER & NUMBER PUNCH features: * Heat Treated, Chrome Vanadium Steel Punches * Black-Oxide Finished for Durability * 36 Punches Marked A-Z and 0-9 * Stamp Metal, Wood, Plastic and Leather * Permanently Imprint Names, Initials, and Codes on Personal Belongings * Helps Deter Theft and Recover Stolen Items * Punches Store in Stand-Up Wooden Index Box * Size: Shaft Length 2-3/8", Shaft Width 1/4", Character Size 5/32" |
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Trademark Tools 75-TZ9093 1/16-Inch Letter and Number Punch Set List Price: $24.99 Sale Price: $11.00 |
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All the letters and numbers are constructed of heavy-duty carbon steel. Each number or letter measures approximately 1/16-Inch (1.5mm). These punches are great for jewelry and other intricate designs. Comes in a plastic storage box with lid. |
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27 Piece Lowercase Handwritten Alphabet Letters A-Z Punch Set For Metal 2mm List Price: $69.99 Sale Price: $50.99 |
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27 Piece Punch Set. Alphabet Letters A-Z. 2mm Size. For Stamping Metal. Stamp names, words, messages and more with this alphabet punch set. Personalize pieces made of copper, silver, brass and more! 2mm height characters... |
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Metal Marking Punches Stamps 36 pc Letter Numbers 3 mm List Price: $53.97 Sale Price: $29.17 |
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Metal marking punches, hand stamps block style Alphabet (A-Z-&) and Numbers (digits 0-9) Stamp Sets. The Stamps in this set are 3mm - 1/8" character sizes. Great for various metal marking needs, on leather and wood, as well as good starter sets for jewelry artists... |
Reviewing the Gbc Proclick P50 Binding Punch
Overview:
- Small portable desktop punch for the GBC Proclick Binding System. Proclick is a revolutionary system that allows users to open and edit documents in the field using a small and simple zipper tool that easily fits in your pocket.
Strengths / Features:
- The P50 is extremely easy to use, all you need to do is insert between 1-4 pages into the punching slot and slide the handle across. Although the P50 is rated for up to 6 sheets of paper I found that it was difficult to punch more than about 4 at a time. However, if was also difficult to punch a single sheet of regular paper at a time since it wasn't very rigid. Punching 3-4 sheets at a time or 1 cover should be ideal. I also found that it was easiest to use the P50 on a hard flat surface where the machine won't move during punching. However, you can use it in a car or in a mobile situation if need be.
- The P50 is capable of handling both letter size sheets and oversize covers. You just have to line up the edge of your paper with the correct guide on the machine and then proceed with punching.
- The P50 is both lightweight (only a few pounds) and portable making it the perfect solution for companies with sales representatives. I know a number of organizations who give the P50 to their salespeople in the field and have a larger volume machine in the office for the production of the original documents. This provides the ability to quickly and easily insert literature or sales sheets into a presentation or report on a moment's notice.
- The P50 is also a popular choice for home users and extremely small offices that are looking to try out color coil binding. It can be used along with 3:1 pitch spiral coil to produce the least expensive coil binding option available on the market. However, for this application a pair of oversize oval coil Crimping Pliers are recommended to assist in cutting off the excess coil and bending over the ends so the coil doesn't spin back off the book.
Weaknesses / Limitations:
- The punching capacity of the P50 is extremely limited. This makes it an ideal choice for personal use, small offices and for representatives in the field. However, the four sheet limitation can make binding more than one or two 50 to 100 page proposals almost unbearable. For most offices, the savings in time by purchasing a larger machine will more than make up for the difference in the cost.
- The P50 is just a punch, it does not offer any assistance in finishing the documents with Proclick. Every box of Proclick spines comes with a special zipper tool that will assist you in closing the spines. However, you may find that it is faster to just snap the rings together by hand.
- The P50 can punch documents with an 11" binding edge or oversized covers that are 11.25" x 8.75". However, punching other sizes of documents with the P50 can be very difficult. The closed throat design does not lend itself to punching longer documents. Additionally, the absence of disengageable die pins makes it difficult to punch shorter documents since a partial hole will be left on the edge of the document.
Recommendations:
- The Proclick P50 is ideal for personal use, home offices and for mobile sales representatives.
- It offers a convenient, portable and flexible binding system that you can take with you. It also give you the ability to edit documents on the fly.
- It is not meant for volume applications and most likely will not withstand Heavy Use. Organizations requiring a system to bind more than a few presentations per week or month should probably consider a different system.
About the Author
If you need more information or would like to purchase the GBC Proclick P50 Binding Punch or any of the other ProClick Binding Machines that we carry please feel to visit our site or contact us with your questions.
This review was written by Jeff McRitchie who is the director of marketing for Mybinding.com. Jeff has written more than three hundred articles and more than two hundred reviews on Binding Machines, Binding Supplies, Report Covers, 3-Ring Binders, Index Tabs, Laminators, Laminating Supplies, Paper Shredders and Paper Handling Equipment.
