Waldron Punches?

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Francis X. Kranick, Jr. - 28 Feb 2006 04:12 GMT

    It seems I'm behind the eight ball on this but is there anyone/anyplace
that has any of these sets available? Some retailers tell me they
expect orders to be filled in a couple weeks and others tell me
Waldron's gone and no more are available.
    So far, RollModels is out (waiting on a refill), Meteor sold out the
first day they got them, Brookhurst expects a restock...

    Anyone? Anyone? Beuller?

Thanks.

Frank Kranick

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Peter W. - 28 Feb 2006 05:53 GMT

Brookhurst sold out already?!

I just ordered punches from them about a month ago. And they are out
again?

I also got another set (yes, I have 2 now :-) ) from
http://www.johnsdiscounthobbies.com/

Yes, Waldron has closed their business. They actually has a "thank you
for your patronage" ad in the FSM magazine. So, it is official.

I should have bought the punches years ago instead of waiting so long.
But I've lucked out!

Peteski

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Francis X. Kranick, Jr. - 01 Mar 2006 01:35 GMT

> Brookhurst sold out already?!
>
> I just ordered punches from them about a month ago. And they are out
> again?

They told me they'd let me know when their next order comes in - that
was about a month ago. Hey, you have MY punches! ;-)

> I also got another set (yes, I have 2 now :-) ) from
> http://www.johnsdiscounthobbies.com/

They're out, too...

> Yes, Waldron has closed their business. They actually has a "thank you
> for your patronage" ad in the FSM magazine. So, it is official.
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>
> Peteski

I'm holding out hope on this one. I, too should have gotten a set
years ago...

Frank Kranick

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SL - 03 Mar 2006 09:49 GMT

> > Brookhurst sold out already?!
> >
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>
> Frank Kranick

Hi Folks,

I happened to be looking through January 06 SAMI yesterday & they reviewed
an ideal replacement to be produced by The Small Shop people,
(http://www.thesmallshop.com/index.htm) and is called the'Nutter'.

Unfortunately no price is given & it does not seem to be on their website
yet. Anyway, rather thana machined punch & die set that requires maintenance
of certain tolerance to remain effective, Alasdair of company, has developed
a set of machined brass tips to be used with a unique proprietary metallic
sheet which allows modellers to punch without worrying about precise angles
or chipping die set.

There a pictures of the results & it certainly looks to work very well. If
anyone wants I'd be happy to e-mail an attached photo of the article (remove
'nospam') & you can try getting in touch with them directly for more info.

Cheers,
Stephen.

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david@bbbweb.com - 02 Mar 2006 17:11 GMT

> It seems I'm behind the eight ball on this but is there anyone/anyplace
>that has any of these sets available? Some retailers tell me they
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>
>Frank Kranick

Its possible that I can source some here in the UK but at UK prices
and shipping they work out very expensive.

David
SBX Model Shop
http://www.sbxmodelshop.co.uk

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Bruce Apple - 02 Mar 2006 22:35 GMT

Apparently Waldron punches have become very difficult to obtain, and it does
not look like it is going to get any easier, based on my experience. (I too
have struck out on all attempts to buy a set.)
Question: Does anyone know of an alternative to Waldron?
Thanks,
Bruce

>> It seems I'm behind the eight ball on this but is there anyone/anyplace
>>that has any of these sets available? Some retailers tell me they
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> SBX Model Shop
> http://www.sbxmodelshop.co.uk

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Rufus - 03 Mar 2006 02:09 GMT

FineScale had an article on punches in thier April '98 issue...wich I
happen to have on hand...

They mention Historex, Presision Brand, Reheat, and Waldron. Historex
and/or Reheat are probably your best second choice, though both are very
hard to find in the USA...I'd REALLY like a set of the Historex hex
punches, but can't find a distributor.

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> Apparently Waldron punches have become very difficult to obtain, and it
> does not look like it is going to get any easier, based on my
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>> SBX Model Shop
>> http://www.sbxmodelshop.co.uk

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William H. Shuey - 03 Mar 2006 21:57 GMT

> FineScale had an article on punches in thier April '98 issue...wich I
> happen to have on hand...
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> hard to find in the USA...I'd REALLY like a set of the Historex hex
> punches, but can't find a distributor.

I would try Aero-Club and Hannant's before giving up.

Bill Shuey

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thelaws - 04 Mar 2006 01:41 GMT

>> FineScale had an article on punches in thier April '98 issue...wich I
>> happen to have on hand...
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>Bill Shuey

The last I looked (about a month ago) Hannets was at least double the price
of Roll Models where I got mone a couple of weeks ago. Pete

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Rufus - 04 Mar 2006 03:41 GMT

>>>FineScale had an article on punches in thier April '98 issue...wich I
>>>happen to have on hand...
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> The last I looked (about a month ago) Hannets was at least double the price
> of Roll Models where I got mone a couple of weeks ago. Pete

Fortunately, I bought a set of Waldron punches years ago...it's the
Historex ones that are about imposible to find. Looks like you have to
get them direct from Historex Agents. And you better be flush in the
wallet...

http://www.historex-agents.co.uk/web/punch&dieindex.html

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Rufus - 04 Mar 2006 03:31 GMT

>>FineScale had an article on punches in thier April '98 issue...wich I
>>happen to have on hand...
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> Bill Shuey

No joy...:( The only place I've been able to find on the web that even
lists them in Historex Agents, UK. Very pricey, when you consider
Pounds Sterling against the Dollar...and they only stock the hex and
rivet punches...I seem to think they also do some other shapes.

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Peter W. - 05 Mar 2006 19:41 GMT

Here is one:

https://www.modelmecca.com/cgi-bin/shop.pl?go=Search&partnumber=FT%200001

Peteski

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