Hole punch

[GWC]

Hi folks, after surfing, searching and asking about I'd thought I would ask the community. Is there a paper punch out there that will punch a hole 0.5 - 1.0 mm? What I am looking for is two fold, to actually punch holes and the other is to make "rivets" with the output.

Thanks

[rickstef]

do a search for a Japanese Book Drill,
it will cost a fair bit, but it is a quality tool, and the original bits are super sharp

I had to buy replacement bits recently, and I found them at Talas, a book binding supply company in Brooklyn New York

https://www.talasonline.com/Japanese-Push-Drill
https://www.talasonline.com/Japanese...placement-Bits
https://www.talasonline.com/Japanese...ent-Drill-Bits
the smallest size is 1mm, but they up in .5 mm to 5mm
I am not sure if a .5mm bit exists

Rick

[mbauer]

Or get a leather punch. That is what I use, easy to do and the "chad" travels the length of the punch to the center of the punch, mine has a plastic cap that hold them in until I open and dump them.

Mike

[jeffbail]

Go to AliExpress and search for mico punch set. It comes from China but for what we do it work fine. Sizes start at .5 mm set is .5-.8-1.0-1.2-1.5-1.8-
2.0-2.5-3.0-3.5-4.0-4.5 and 5.0. You may have to wait about a month for shipping. I think price was around 20.00US They also had other sizes too.

Jeff

[CMDRTED]

a caution with the micro punch from china, if the tap set jeffball was referring to is the type you have to hit with a hammer the chad part will be small enough but the hole because of the outside taper will be larger than the stated size.

[bo56a1]

Hi,
Look at the hungarian RP TOOLS website . I have bought one of their punch-and-die set for holes until 2mm of diameter about three years ago . They are made with good quality materials, are affordable and mine works well.
Sincerily yours

[Ckendzierski]

Was thinking with it being paper I could just set in place and give slight twist with hand push down lightly

[jeffbail]

The outside is tapered but I have found that if you bunish the backside the hole seems to go back to size. Also I haven't had to try it on thicker card just copy paper and up to .2mm card.

jeff

[jeffbail]

that should be burnish not bunish Dang these fat fingers

[KCStephens]

For really small holes and rivets I use a large gauge hypodermic needle from a printer ink refill kit. similar to this. https://www.amazon.com/Duda-Energy-S.../dp/B00DXPRTHG
These can be sharpened with a file and sand paper by chucking up in a drill
You can poke the little paper disk out of the needle using a piece of wire.