Pro Rotary Punch With Multi Hole (560712)

The head carries round holes at 3.5, 4 and 4.5mm, flat holes at 7x3 and 8x3mm, and an oval hole at 6x4.5mm. Those non-round profiles are the reason to buy it. A flat or slotted hole is what a buckle tongue, a strap keeper, a rivet post or a fastener with a rectangular shank needs, and cutting one with a round punch means overlapping two or three holes and leaving a ragged, weakened slot that tears in service. A single clean shear produces a slot with an intact edge that holds. The oval does the same for fittings that need a little movement or a non-circular seat.

The punching head is 45# carbon steel, blacked and heat treated. That grade is a medium carbon steel — the same family used for shafts and general machine components — and correctly heat treated it takes and holds the fine circular and slotted cutting edges these need. Blacking is an oxide conversion coating that resists rust without adding thickness, which matters on a cutting edge where any coating build-up would blunt the profile.

The catalogue describes it as suited to leather belts, canvas and fabric with an adjustable cutting head, and in practice it also does gasket material, rubber and cork sheet, webbing, plastic sheet and tarpaulin.

The buyers are leather workers and saddlers, harness and strap makers, shoe repairers, upholsterers and canvas workers, tent and awning manufacturers, engineering workshops making gaskets, and hardware dealers supplying craft and repair trades.

One honest note on the specification. The spec block lists two products together — it gives the six round sizes under item 560710 and the round/flat/oval profiles under 560712. The set of profiles listed for 560712 is the one described above; 560710 is not a product we currently list, so if you need the plain six-size round punch, the standard rotary punch 560708 covers 2 to 4.5mm.

Keep the punches landing squarely on the anvil, click the wheel fully into position before squeezing, and stay off material harder than the tool is intended for, since sheet metal will chip these edges and a chipped punch tears rather than shears. Message us on WhatsApp for a price.