McGill Metal Products 303 Heavy-duty 1-hole nickel-plated utility punch, 1/4 dia., 20-sheet capacity

by McGill

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.9 x 4 x 7.8 inches ; 1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0006HX1DU
• Item model number: 303
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,629 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 7, 2008

Product Description

Punches cloth, foil, plastic, leather. Built-in clipping receptacle. Punches 20 sheets of paper. Sheet capacity is based on 20-lb. bond. Also punches cloth, foil, plastic and leather. 2" throat reach.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars MaGill Punch, June 22, 2008

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Andrew M. Kauder "trackie" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: McGill Metal Products 303 Heavy-duty 1-hole nickel-plated utility punch, 1/4 dia., 20-sheet capacity (Office Product)

This punch was not of the quality of the one I use at work. It does not do through the things I need to punch like the other one I use. It works great for paper but not the tyvek paper I need to punch.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't work well on flexible plastic nor tarps, May 28, 2011

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M. Bennett "ttennebkarm" (Sunnyvale, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: McGill Metal Products 303 Heavy-duty 1-hole nickel-plated utility punch, 1/4 dia., 20-sheet capacity (Office Product)

To be fair it does work very well on paper and cardboard, which might be its primary goal.

But it doesn't work any type of flexible plastic such as tarps or thick garbage bags. You can see the impression of the hole punch, stretched into the surface of the plastic. And sometimes on an outdoor tarp it might cut a little bit of the circle out, but never a nice punched hole.

I don't think it's a problem with the strength of the tool, I think there's enough leverage. But I suspect the edges of the punch and socket don't line up close enough to cut. Just a guess.

I did work OK on rigid clear plastic.

And of course Amazon's no hassle return policy is an easy fix.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Now that's a hole punch, November 10, 2010

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Lawrence Burr - See all my reviews

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This review is from: McGill Metal Products 303 Heavy-duty 1-hole nickel-plated utility punch, 1/4 dia., 20-sheet capacity (Office Product)

I do a lot of punching in my job and this product is a lifesaver. Punches 10 sheets with ease, 20 sheets with a real good squeeze. It holds a ton of dots securely until you want them dumped.