Does your Punch get Jammed?
Does your Punch get jammed? I have a few tips for you if it does!
Does your punch get jammed?
I had a customer email me the other day saying the punch she order over a year ago was jammed and she couldn’t get it to work. I rang SU and these were the tips suggested before getting it replaced:
- Drop or throw it gently on a carpeted surface.
- Step on it to punch through card.
- Put it in the freezer overnight.
My customer tried the freezer option and it worked. The metal shrinks in the cold and then expands again when warm. Whatever is misaligned fixes itself during the shrinking stage.
I myself have stepped on a punch before, it was actually a little more than a step, made a dreadful noise and I thought I’d broken it. But it started working again.
Here’s another tip for your punches (not jammed related)
- Sharpen punches by punching through several layers of alfoil.
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Punching through a few layers of wax paper can also help keep them from getting stuck and tin foil does help sharpen them. I have tried the dropping the punch trick a couple of times and it’s worked just try not to drop it on a corner or it could crack its case.
I stood on mine and it broke
When I read this article I thought those were the silliest things I heard. But being my pumpkin punch was never used as it came jammed I thought I would give the suggestions a try; start with number 1. Dropping on carpet did nothing then went to number 2. And stepped on it. As stated in other responses it made a loud noise and then I was able to close it. So now onward I go to punch some pumpkins. Who knew! Thanks for posting this.
Just going through a bit of this with some punches, that haven’t been used in awhile, being excessively stuck. Banging them when they seize up with the paper in them is pretty effective, then running successive pieces of waxed paper through them till they smooth out. I also have a can of Punch Doctor which has always worked wonders, and wonder if it’s a silicone spray. Finding that the plastic parts can get old and break, rendering it useless to continue. Good luck with yours!
It took me a minute to look up alfoil… I’m in Texas and we call it aluminum foil. Would it be better to use regular thin foil or the heavy duty stuff? I have heavy duty foil to put the bottom of my oven to catch drips. I have this small lever punch and it kept freezing up. I found a slender tool to push it back up into the open position again. That seemed to work, but I’m going to have to foil treat it before I can use it again. When I use a punch, I usually have to make 15 of everything. I teach a class at our local senior center. So it’s imperative that I keep everything working.
I’ve had more success punching through sandpaper than foil for a lasting improvement. Usually start with a medium grit, then a finer grit. This is especially useful to get any sort of residue off the edges of the punch dies (metal parts).
Mine just jammed the other day and I was successful in gently prying it open. I do however have lots of trouble with the sliding mechanism the allows the punch to open and then slide again to put in the lock position. I would love a fix for that ?
Can I ask. When putting in the freezer do you put it in with the punch in the open or closed position please. I have tried the wad40 which worked for a couple of times but then seized up again. I haven’t tried dropping on the floor but will later today .
My husband used a drill press for leverage,works great
My punch won’t close all the way. There doesn’t appear to be any loose paper in the stamp mechanism. Do you know anyone who has a Merry Moose punch willing to sell?
I had one that was giving me fits. Hubby put a couple drops of WD40 in it and now it’s perfect!!
Thanks for the tips!