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Hi Trimsters, I need your advice. I want to make gift tags/gift cards with a little round hole at the top but my "hole-making thing" which makes two holes for archiving papers in a folder makes a very ragged hole. I don't have a tiny punch nor a tiny die. Any suggestions? Ideally whatever it is would need to be able to make a hole in a folded piece of 300 gram card stock. Anni x

Sounds like you need a cropodile or similar. I also have a tool/leather punch I think called a wheel punch that does 5 or 6 different sized holes. The wheel turns to line up with the different size punches with a base plate. C looking up the right name for that now.will get back to you on this.

I have an individual hole punch, like the hand gripper/plier style. You can get these in various hole sizes. Must admit my ones cut a hole similar in size to a standard hole punch so when I want a smaller size punched I tend to use my old eyelet punch and a hammer! LOL I have been off the crafty track for a while now so I am sure there are more options available. x

Hello again Anni...it's called a revolving punch. Plenty there if you Google. Amazon do them and they are so much cheaper than a cropodile. There is also something called an eyelet punch like Dingledel said that you bash with a hammer, but I would think the revolving punch would do you as it has 6 different size holes. Hope this helps.

Just been down to OH's workshop and there is a revolving punch there. Will try it out in a minute. An eyelet punch and hammer? Will check that out too, thank you both! Anni x

Pokey tool????????

My revolving punch came out of Colin's shed too Men can be useful sometime.Make sure there is nothing stuck up the punch holes.

"Nannybroomsticks":25js4nod wrote: My revolving punch came out of Colin's shed too Men can be useful sometime.Make sure there is nothing stuck up the punch holes.

[/quote:25js4nod] Oh I bet my hubby hasn't got something as useful in his garage! lol

I bought an eyelet thingy last month but can I find it, looked high and low for it ,but nowhere to be found, just thought now reading this thread could it have walked to my OH s den , will venture there when he has gone out

The revolving punch has apparently been through too many revolutions..I have even sharpened the largest of them and nada! I think I will invest in a handheld punch or, if I am really flush, a 3-in-1 tag maker which cuts the card to the right size, makes the hole and inserts the little metal ring.Will have a shufty on the net, they are rather expensive here Any more suggestions? All are welcome! Anni x