General Tools Heavy-Duty Automatic Center Punch #78 - Nail Punch Tool to Mark and Scribe - Machinist Tools

good

I have to but one of these every decade or so. They occasionally wander off to environs unknown; likely someone else's shop. General tool is the standard others copy bought my first General Tools automatic center punch off the rack at Sears over forty years ago. I have never broken one, they just evaporate. I have three models currently this one is the best, the version with out the replaceable tip works is good, and the narrower pencil version is lighter to carry for occasional use.

I’ve got Starrett auto centre punchers and these general auto centre punches and obviously these are not as good, infact I purchased the steel option punch above and when it came there was rusty oil coming down the bent shaft, yes that’s right, it came bent. I had to strip it down degrease it and get rid of the rust which was caused by the adjustable spring on top and I also complained and and Amazon have sent me a replacement and the replaceable tip on the first one came half hanging off and after inspecting it the threads were stripped so it just spins in the hole so I’ve used blue thread lock which has sorted it out. My point is how did this pass QC (Quality Control) as it’s a mascot to this companies general workmanship and craftsmanship and pride so shows off there handy work. If this is a image of who these people are and there standards then it give people reason to belive that all of there tools are in this decrepit state or are of poor quality. It’s the Chinese ethic of quantity not quality as with everything they peddle to us westerners ! Crap !

muy buen producto, buen precio, práctico de usar

Machined, adjustable, effective. Another fine General Tool.

Muito boa qualidade , e original bem embalado , eu tenho a menor da mesma marca e resolvi comprar esta que e maior e toda em aço e muto boa nota 10 , e tem a ponta removivel facil subistituir