How to Make a Hole Punch
Hole punches are handy household and office objects that can be useful for many administrative tasks. Once you create your own homemade hole punch, you'll keep forever organized by using it to effectively compile your important papers into one folder. Build a heavy-duty hole punch that allows you to quickly hole-punch documents and also pierce through tougher materials such as heavy duty card and cardboard. Once you have created your own household hole punch, you will be organizing your papers for days.
Things You'll Need
- 6x4-inch piece of plywood
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Black marker
- Two roofing nails
- Hammer
- File
- Eraser
Instructions
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Place your plywood on a hard working surface. Pick up your ruler and draw a straight line, using the pencil 1/2-inch down the 6-inch length of the wood.
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Use a black markers and measure 2 inches up the ruler line. Draw a black dot. Continue another 2 inches, and draw a second black dot. You should have two dots on your plywood that represent the area where you plan to create your holes.
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Hammer both of your roofing nails through the black dots: Roofing nails are stainless steel nails with a flat head. Hammer these straight through the plywood.
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Place your plywood opposite-side-up, so that the diamond points of your nails are facing upwards. Pick up the steel file and file straight across the tips of both nails. File the tips off the nails so you create two sharp flat surfaces.
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Align a piece of paper with the plywood and press it down firmly over the nails in the desired positions of the holes.
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Tips & Warnings
Break an old eraser in half and when you are not using your hole punch, and place bits of your eraser over the ends of the nails to keep the sharp edges hidden.
References
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