Can I use this to punch two holes in index cards? I need to do that so that I may carry the stack with me with binder rings. Thanks for the answer!
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I think you can. I used it to punch a stack of 10 pieces of paper and it worked fine. It should work on index cards.
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I've used this with 1/4" and 3/8" combs with no problem. I've bound about 100 books (~70 pages each) at a time. The only thing is you can punch only up to 20 sheets of 20# paper at once, so it can take some time. I think that is the max capacity for tabletop models. If you punch something thick like acetate cover sheets, then do no more than 4 or 5 at a time; I tried to punch a thick stack and jammed the machine. It was difficult to disassemble and clear the mess out.
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If you don't put the paper in all the way you can make it cut half circles. I like to use the punch upside down so I can see what/how much I am pinching out. Hope this helps.
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What I can tell you is that its a very strong tool. You can punch through chipboard. Although I have never done 5 sheets I would think it could handle it just fine. Give it a try and if you don't like it send it back. I love my Crop-a Dile.
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I would not recommend it but it might work. The blade is sharp enough but you risk the cards slipping a little and then you edges will look bad. I do this to photographic paper but I can cut three manually about as quick and three stacked. Then I don't have to worry about any waste. Cut one card badly and the time it takes and the cost of loosing one card and your better off cutting one at a time. This is a great little cutter and I find a use for it almost every day. I don't know what I would do without it. It's one of the best buys on Amazon. Good luck, I hope this has been helpful. Robert Wallace
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I am using it to punch velcro and it works great! I would say yes to all you questions, but on extra thick material you would want to use caution to be sure you are not taxing the tool That said it is the most heavy duty of three leather hole punchers I have used. Hope that helps.
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Yes the Woodruff Industries hole punch can punch holes in most materials, naturally it depends on the thickness of the material.
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Make sure the paper is sitting right. If the paper shifts then it will be too close to the edge, some times larger quantities of paper will shift as the machine punches the holes, so do't overload the paper.
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You are asking the wrong person. Suggest you search amazon to see if they sell single punches. Ace Hardware sells a single 5/16 hole punch for $9.99 but you might need to order it from their website. Doubt they would stock it in the store. The quality of the punches in this set leaves a lot to be desired. If I only needed one, I would buy it from Ace.
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Yes you can, but you have to open the little "window" on the punch to look through. I totally missed that feature until another crafter showed me. I like it better that Crop-a-dile as it give a true 3/4 inch hole. Still carry my Crop-a-dile as well however.
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I don't se why not as you can punch a stack of around 20 sheets of regular paper at once. I would suppose it would depend on how heavy and how laminated as I don't know what keeps the dyes for punching the holes sharp. I can say I would have given this machine more stars if I could as it is so easy to use! Punching the holes is just merely pressing an on off button, similar to turning on and off any other appliance.
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I haven't tried it on a card of known weight, but it has no problem at all punching an equivalent weight in stacked sheets of paper, and also the "hard paper" backs that are available already. I'd bet it has no trouble what-so-ever with it.
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The silver button looking things on the front can be pulled forward to disengage individual whole punches. This will alow you to punch the exact number of holes you want for any book. The spiral bindings can be cut with wire cutters to smaller sizes as well. Long answer short, yes, you can do smaller books with this machine.
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I have used card stock as pamphlet covers and this machine cleanly punches. Today, I tested four sheets of cardstock. The machine punched through all four sheets cleanly and smoothly, without any extra effort. I have never used cardstock heavier than the usual 65 paperweight. Hope this helps. Thanks.
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No, many different check sizes and hole punches - 2 hole,3 or 4 hole... Check before you buy!
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You will need to punch holes, I did that and it works but not that great. Leaves you with an open hole in the center.
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No, this machine punches small rectangular holes for comb binders. For spiral binding, you need little round holes for the spiral binders.