Hand Held Punches

What are dovetail punches?
Allpax dovetail punches are designed for quickly and easily making tight, interlocking joints for a gasket of any flange width. Dovetail joints offer superior tensile strength owing to their trapezoidal shaped pins & tails that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. This enhances the quality and workmanship of a structure or piece of furniture. In comparison to a series of nails or screws, the angles of the pins & tails are much more effective at providing structural strength.
These dovetail punches feature a tongue and groove design that fits tightly together, thus creating an interlocking joint between two pieces that resist being pulled apart in any direction, except one. This dovetail interlock guarantees a comfortable fit before compression. As soon as the gasket is under compression, the interlock seizes, eliminating any possible leak paths.
Browse through Raptor Supplies' online catalogue of Allpax dovetail punches to find the perfect tool for your needs. Made from durable & heat treated alloy steel, these Allpax dovetail punches have a finely honed cutting edge. As a result, the operator can extend the use of scrap by forming large pieces from smaller ones. Allpax dovetail punches also reduce labour cost by easily making only one cut without pre measuring, marking or scoring. They are capable of handling gaskets with thicknesses ranging from 3/4 to 3 inches. They have an open view design, so guesswork can be eliminated, since a clear view is available at all times, and waste of costly gasket materials can be significantly reduced. Allpax dovetail punches come with a padded rubber grip to offer maximum comfort during continuous operations. The operator can also use more than one piece of gasket material by dovetailing the pieces together.
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Mayhew solid punches are used in conjunction with pin punches for knocking out rivets and loosening seized & tight pins / keys for automotive & industrial machinery maintenance applications. These hex punches feature alloy steel construction for withstanding harsh impacts without bending / breaking and black oxide finish for resisting highly abrasive conditions. They are machined for accommodating tight tolerances with ease. Choose from a broad range of these solid punches, available in 5/32, 3/16, 5/16 & 3/8 inch tip sizes.

Hand-held hollow punches manufactured by Mayhew are ideal for cutting inner and outer diameters of gaskets, washers or sealing rings. These punches, in conjunction with a sleek striking mandrel, can be used to make precise cuts on a wide variety of materials, like foam, cardboard, leather, rubber fibre, plastic, lead or light gauge sheet metals. These Mayhew hollow punches are made from black-oxide alloy steel and feature dual cutting heads for punching concentric circles in a single strike. Raptor Supplies offers a wide variety of these hollow punches in different tip sizes and lengths.