{"id":407,"date":"2022-04-12T16:59:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T20:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/walletbullion.com\/?p=407"},"modified":"2022-12-09T17:18:22","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T22:18:22","slug":"new-hole-punch-tool-and-custom-size-punches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walletbullion.com\/new-hole-punch-tool-and-custom-size-punches\/","title":{"rendered":"New hole punch tool and custom size punches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My first not so brilliant idea to get the holes in these cards made was to use a hot cutter of some sort. This was an abject failure.<\/p>\n<p>The second method that lasted for a few months to get the ball rolling was to use a modified slot punch for ID cards. I found a used one for $60 bucks at that store on the river. It worked, but it still was a PIA and had to punch 5-6 times for one hole.<\/p>\n<p>I found a manufacture that could make me a hand punch and also could make me custom sized dies! The punch has arrived and now I have 4 punch dies to choose from. 1 of them i&#8217;ll probably never need but who knows.<\/p>\n<p>Punch Sizes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8mm x 11mm for Valcambi Grams<\/li>\n<li>8mm round for RCM Gold Maple Grams<\/li>\n<li>11mm x 16mm for gold grams similar to the Pamp grams<\/li>\n<li>13mm round for ????<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-407 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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