Starrett 18A Automatic Centre Punch With Adjustable Stroke

Not much I can say very good make, you only need to buy it once

This was bought to replace my forty year old Starrett automatic centre punch. It works with the same crisp action as the original and if you account for inflation, the price is comparable to that which I paid back in the eighties. It’s a top quality centre punch for the money.

Absolutely great piece of engineering and great price

To be honest, I'd never heard of these before. Basically, it's an Automatic Bradawl/Centre Punch, so rather than hitting it with a hammer to mark a hole, with this, you simply apply downward pressure which results in a mark/hole/indent in the material.It may sound a bit lazy or pointless but I'm finding it MUCH easier to use than the manual bradawl/punch, especially for marking on a vertical face i.e. for marking a hole on a kitchen cabinet side panel. where you would normally hold the manual bradawl in place, reach for the hammer and then notice that the bradawl has moved a mm or two........ Grrrrr!It works just as well when used horizontally or vertically.It's robust, well made, adjustable and easy to store in your toolbox.No issues to date and I'm very impressed. As such, Highly Recommended!

Yeah, it’s ok. Ish. Bought this to replace a broken one I bought years ago from Halfords. Thinking a Starrett one would be much better. The quality is good and the mechanism works well but it’s just not that powerful! I ended up swapping the stronger spring from my old one and now it’s great but as it comes, no.

The punch works perfectly but need a fair bit of pressure to operate. The point has not blunted after 50 or so holes.

Extremely well engineered product. It was put to use immediately upon delivery and improves the accuracy of marking out significantly. The adjustable feature allows repeat centre marking to consistent depth. In some cases it can replace the need to pencil mark and be used directly upon the material to be processed. I've been very impressed with this seemingly inconsequential tool and it's the first thing I put on the bench when preparing to mark out. Highly recommend.

Have had this in my basket for donkeys but couldn’t quite justify the price just as a hobbyist woodworker. Slipped it in to a huge haul at Christmas (oops) and I must admit the quality and feel of the thing is great. You gets what you pay for