Round punch - video

**Jon** · Apr 16, 2021, 05:51 PM

Round punch. By Rigoni Ironworks. 7:06 video:

Previously:

Blacksmith flatter - video
Armorer's hammer - video
Engineer's hammer - video

**N00b Machinist** · Apr 25, 2021, 07:15 PM

It looks to me like that hammer or punch head may be a bit heavy for a simple, tappy-tappy friction fit. I have a mental image of someone taking a good, long swing and that head launching across the shop. No wedge required to hold that head on the handle?

**mklotz** · Apr 25, 2021, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by N00b Machinist

It looks to me like that hammer or punch head may be a bit heavy for a simple, tappy-tappy friction fit. I have a mental image of someone taking a good, long swing and that head launching across the shop. No wedge required to hold that head on the handle?

Isn't it true that punches aren't swung like a hammer? I thought they were held in position by the handle and struck on the top with a separate hammer to drive them through the workpiece. Am I wrong?

**desbromilow** · Apr 25, 2021, 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by mklotz

Isn't it true that punches aren't swung like a hammer? I thought they were held in position by the handle and struck on the top with a separate hammer to drive them through the workpiece. Am I wrong?

Marv is correct - but to noob's point I did notice some of the other tools in the "hammer rack" were wedged, including one of the flatters which is used in a similar fashion to the hot punch. Personally I'd want the handle wedged just so if I was rough dropping it back in the rack, I'd have confidence that the handle would remain in the head.