I'm such a dweeb....how can I "unmake" a hole?
So...I wanted to punch some holes in a metal control panel to add a couple more buttons so I bought the Harbor Freight knockout punch set here:
http://www.harborfreight.com/knockout-punch-kit-91201.html
Which at $25 is a great deal and they work quite well so far....
Anyway, in the product description and all over the box it says this:
Includes punches and dies for 1/2", 3/4", 1" and 1-1/4" pipe and conduit.
Which I (wrongly) assumed meant that they punched holes of those sizes. So I grabbed the third largest one which I thought was 1" to punch the holes, figuring I'd need to dremel it out a bit to make it fit. Went to work, punched the hole. Inserted the button and....it fell right through.
Went back and measured and the third largest one measures...yep....1 1/4".
Crap.
So...I wanted to punch some holes in a metal control panel to add a couple more buttons so I bought the Harbor Freight knockout punch set here:
http://www.harborfreight.com/knockout-punch-kit-91201.html
Which at $25 is a great deal and they work quite well so far....
Anyway, in the product description and all over the box it says this:
Includes punches and dies for 1/2", 3/4", 1" and 1-1/4" pipe and conduit.
Which I (wrongly) assumed meant that they punched holes of those sizes. So I grabbed the third largest one which I thought was 1" to punch the holes, figuring I'd need to dremel it out a bit to make it fit. Went to work, punched the hole. Inserted the button and....it fell right through.
Went back and measured and the third largest one measures...yep....1 1/4".
Crap.




