SEDisc Cutter with 5 Star Punches Set (5 PC.) - JT-SP321-5STR

I was frustrated with this at first, but it has turned out to be surprisingly effective. After some trial and error, I can now use it to perfect circles nearly every time. The only downsides are that due to the holes being located so close together (and one of them RIGHT next to the solid edge) you can't necessarily use it to punch a smaller circle through a larger circle. But for the price, this is a great tool.User tips: 1) USE BABY OIL. Every time, all over the plug. It makes a huge difference. 2) For ~22 ga copper/silver/~24 ga bronze/brass or thicker, ANNEAL FIRST (torch fire). The metal will fight you much less. 3) The first few times at least, you might want to draw a circle on your metal, so that looking down through the hole you can see whether your metal is centered. I still do this with the silver given how expensive it is. 4) Use a HEAVY BRASS HAMMER to punch through the plug. A steel hammer will work harden the plug, shortening its' life, and a rawhide mallet just doesn't hit hard enough. A two pound brass hammer bought at the hardware store for $12 works perfectly for punching through the plug in one try. The rawhide mallet took multiple tries, leading to scarring and warping on the metal. 4) Mark the tops of the plugs so that you know which end you can hit. 5) Do any texturing of the metal AFTER you have cut it out of the disc cutter. I tried rolling texture onto 30 ga copper and then punching out discs, and lost most of my texture. Punch first, roll/hammer/etch second.Also the first few times you do this I'd suggest using a cheap metal (copper vs silver) and having two people. I dropped one of the plugs on the cement floor the first time, and I'm lucky it didn't mar the cutting edge.

Read a lot of reviews about rusting and how people couldn’t get it to cut through. I use anywhere between 18 to 24 gauge sheets of copper and sterling and have only had one slip on a strike. I use a simple heavy flat headed hammer on my anvil and I can get through in less than 3 strikes. Recommend using WD-40 to grease it up to better ensure a clean cut. I only wish it had a 1.5 inch hole.

This is NOT an expensive disc cutter, so do not have that expectation.It will cut you discs with a slight burr, but really pretty cleanly (after the first few cuts--no idea how good the metal it is made from is).The only major complaint I have is the spacing in between. It is set at almost 1/8" which is huge when you are cutting gauge thickness metal. While you can pull out the screws, there are pins that appear to be pressed in. Meaning, you really can't pull these pieces apart and adjust the thickness.

Works perfectly but it's hard to center coins in this set up

I saved this in one of my lists hoping someone would buy it for me for over a year! I was cutting the shape out on 22 gauge sterling silver sheet by hand. It would take so long to cut and file. It’s SO FAST cutting with this tool! I love it!I use a little wood shim to stabilize and cut lube.

Initially a few of the punches were jamming. I lightly sanded them in a lathe and lubricated them. Do not use them if you cannot push the punches into dies easily.Once they were broken in they worked perfect for 26 gauge aluminum sheet using a rubber mallet.

I am making a dash panel for my hotrod truck. I used this punch for the holes in the dash for switches. It worked great.

It works OK. I had to have my husband remachine a couple of the holes so the pegs would actually go in, but for $40 I'm not going to complain. I also took the screws out and only use the pins because I constantly have to take it apart to get the pegs out. It's annoying because I have to take it apart to take the pegs out of the metal instead of just hammering them all the way through; I prefer the ones without the enlarged heads.

I use these for punching shapes out of silver and copper. This one didn't quite line up so I returned it and spent twice as much on one that does line up. If you are planning to use it infrequently and/or don't mind a little mark or slight cutting edge, this one is adequate. If you're planning on using it frequently and/or on precious metal, you're better off spending a bit more.

I returned this because I really couldn't use the dies closer to the top end because there is no space to centre anything. The opening of the fixture basically ends where those top dies are. Take a look at it from the side and you will see. If you only need the bottom row of dies it's fine...I didn't.

Product is ok, I do not recommend this for people who are making coin rings as the back dies can not be used.

Just to be clear, when this product arrived there was a stamp on it that says the product can/ could cause cancer...? Yeah that was interesting and scary. But I'm using the product with full PPE. So order to your own discretion.

My set has some of the holes too close to the bolts and I Can't punch a hole in most of my coins. I can only use half of the holes