paper drill press

Making holes in tags is something was a finishing job that I did frequently on the ancient drilling machine I operated in the print shop where I worked many years ago. I had never seen a punch for this task other than the familiar 3-hole desktop type for a few sheets of bond paper at a time. High capacity

It seems so long ago when we wrote our very first blog post on 5 Ways To Extend The Life Of Your Drill Bits and we've covered quite a large number of topics since then. Yet paper drill bits continue to be a very popular subject.

Lately, we have been getting quite a few phone calls on paper drill bit

Q:            “I'm using your drill bits to cut through laminated sheets. Is there a different bit that I should be using? I recently cut 5000 cards and about half-way through the job the bit was so dull that it no longer cut!”

A:   Laminated sheets wreak havoc on paper drill bits, but there are

Q: "We occasionally need to drill holes for some binding jobs we do, but the amount we do does not justify the cost of a Paper Drill. Can I use your paper drill bits in a regular handheld drill to do it?

A: We actually get this question a lot. We do not recommend it since the paper drilling bits

Q:   “We have a drill press, but the drill bits we purchased to drill paper will not fit - they are too big and we have tried different sizes. How do we get it to work?

A:  The drill bits we supply are specifically designed to work with paper drill presses. The shafts are hollow which allows the

Q: “ We have a Challenge Paper Drill, but the bits we have been ordering seem to be too big. We have to adjust the height so high that everything just blows out the back of the drill. We have been ordering the Challenge “Style A” drill bits, what can we do?"

A: Odds are you just need a different length

1. Sharpen Your Drill Bits Daily
Dull bits are the leading cause of burned or discolored paper. Sharpening your bits daily takes just a few minutes and ensures that they will easily cut through your paper and even clear or vinyl covers. Challenge Machinery, manufacturers of the HandyDrill and the EH-3C