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→General Procedure
====General Procedure====
====General Procedure====
# You will need to find a piece of scrap sheet metal larger than the punch you want to use. The material will also need to be large enough to hold onto.
# You will need to find a piece of 16 gauge or thinner scrap sheet metal larger than the punch you want to use. The material will also need to be large enough to hold onto.
# Drill a hole roughly 1/16" in the location of where you want the center of the punch to be.
# Drill a hole roughly 1/16" in the center location of where you would like to punch.
# Make sure the handle of the punch is up and rotate the top carousel to the desired punch.
# Make sure the handle of the punch is in the up position.
# Lift the locking handle and rotate the bottom carousel to the matching letter.
# Pull the carousel release lever towards the front of the machine to allow rotation of the carousel.
# Rotate the top carousel to the desired punch and release the lever while rocking the carousel to verify it has locked in place.
# Lift the bottom locking lever for the lower carousel and rotate it until the top and bottom letters match. This will align the top punch with the lower die.
# When in position release the lower lever and rotate the carousel to verify it has locked into position.
# Slowly lower the punch handle to verify proper alignment of the punch and die. If you feel resistance DO NOT FORCE THE HANDLE. Get help from a supervisor if needed.
# Slip your material into the slot between the punch and dies.
# Align the small center punch located on the end of the punch with the small hole you made earlier in your material. You many need to move the handle to get the punch at the correct height.
# Pull down on the punch handle and you should feel the punch push through the material.
# Pull up on the punch handle to retract the punch.
# You can now remove your material and it should have a hole where the punch sheared though the material.
# Reset the space.
==Safety==
==Safety==