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A little-known but valuable tip is to punch the holes in your poly tubing when it is cool/cold. Inserting the barb into the small hole can be difficult but it does work. The smaller 3.6mm barbs will use the 1/4" punches. Also the line of Senninger ergonomic punches are well worth the money when punching holes for the barbed take-offs. These require a mainline tubing of 3/4" or larger. We carry the 7mm Punch for 400 Barb for use with the larger 7mm barb take-offs. The barbs are larger than those commonly used with micro-irrigation drippers and sprinklers so can make punch selection more difficult. Using 3.6mm or 7mm Barbed Take-off Adapters?īarbed take-off adapters are used in a drip tape application to easily connect the drip tape run to the poly tubing. It comes with a stainless steel tip that can punch hundreds of holes and is a bargain at just $1.64. If you might expand your system, we would recommend stepping up to our standard punch. This can be a great inexpensive punch if you only need a few holes and are not going to expand in the future. We sell key punches for $0.50! They punch a clean hole however, after they’ve been used for a bit, the plastic tip begins to round and doesn’t punch clean holes. The Deluxe Punch and 2 in 1 Punch & Cutter can also assist with other tasks, such as dripper insertion. These will punch nice clean holes and come with super sharp cutting blades. We have several all-in-one tools for cutting and punching: Punch-N-Cut, 2 in 1 Punch & Cutter and Deluxe Punch with Cutter. If you’re punching holes in 1” tubing, then we recommend a punch without a guide, like the Standard Punch, or Key Punch or Senninger Punch linked above. The green and red Senninger Punches work only off leverage and can also punch holes in tubing that's larger than 1/2".
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The Pro Punch comes with a removable guard that allows ¾” tubing to fit into the punch.
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Most of our punches do this (except the Orbit professional punch or the pocket punch-these can only punch holes in ½” tubing). Need to Punch Holes in Tubing Larger Than 1/2"? We've also experienced good results with the Orbit 1/4" Punch Gun and the Pro Punch. With little effort, clean holes can be punched over and over if needed. Also, a larger punch handle, like the Senninger Punch, is a bit easier to hold on to while punching, which reduces hand fatigue. All of these are easy on the hands and punch nice clean holes, punch after punch.Īnyone that has lost some hand strength due to arthritis or aging would also benefit from any type of spring-loaded punch. Let’s take a look at some examples.įor anyone needing to punch hundreds of holes, we strongly recommend a spring-loaded punch like the pro punch, pocket punch, or 2 in 1 punch & cutter. Depending on your project, a punch can make a big difference in the overall enjoyment of the installation process. Remember these do not create a 1/4" sized puncture or hole, but since the flexible poly tubing stretches the barbs can be pushed in and the poly will make a tight, leakproof seal. Either work well for inserting small 1/4" barbed fittings or drippers. Some have a hollow punch tip that actually cuts a tiny hole in the tubing. Many small 1/4" punches have a punch tip that does just that - punches a hole into the tubing.
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All punches are not alike! The punch tip can make a difference too.
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ARCH PUNCH HOME DEPOT HOW TO
The thinking is that you use your mainline tubing to carry the water close to where you need it, then you punch a hole in the mainline tubing and add a dripper or a reducing connector and run micro-tubing to the plant to be watered ( watch a video on how to do it).Ī lot of people don’t think about what type of punch they want. The exception is if you are using ¼” micro-tubing as your mainline tubing ( read about limitations). Most drip irrigation systems require you to punch holes into the solid mainline tubing. What You Ought to Know About Drip Irrigation Punches Modified on: Fri, 26 Mar, 2021 at 3:01 PM Solution home Irrigation Solutions Articles All About Punches