the difference between an automatic center punch and a hammer/nail

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the difference between an automatic center punch and a hammer/nail

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Technically? Alot. If your question is there ultimately any difference in functionality, then not so much. If you’re careful, you can start a guide dimple with a hammer and nail easily. The advantage of the auto punch is that it’s smaller, lightweight, and since it uses the force of the internal spring for the punch, a hammer isn’t needed. This all means that you can theoretically do more punches faster and more accurately, and use less energy to do it.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Every center punch is sharper than every nail, and harder than most nails. Being sharper makes placement more precise, and being harder makes it less likely to slip.

Anonymous 0 Comments

If you want to make an indentation at a precise location, automatic center punches are significantly faster and easier to use. They are able to replicate the effect of a hammer hitting a nail, in a single tool that can be used with only one hand, in smaller areas.

The disadvantage, is that they only do one thing.