XtremepowerUS 28-Piece Transfer Punch Set (3/32″ – 1/2″) Toolmakers Heat Treated Alloy Steel Mechanic With Holder

Ok, the very first thing to take into consideration is, these are a $15 tool… they are not machinist quality, but they sure are working for what I needed them for.Since the information isn’t available in the ad itself, the rods are just short of 5″ in length (4 15/16 to be exact) and the points themselves are about 1/8″ high. The rods that have a shoulder, start at the 15/64″ rod and larger, leaving the rods from 7/32″ and lower without a shoulder (take a look at the pictures in the ad to get a better idea of what I’m talking about here).The base is rather sturdy and fairly heavy (actually a surprise), which make it a pretty good and stable base. The rod sizes are marked in a raised letter fashion. I will say the sizes are a bit hard to read, but when I get some extra time, I plan to mark the raised parts of each fraction with a permanent marker to make them easier to read. That will be tricky as they are not raised up very high and will probably mark the surrounding plastic base too. I might mark the entire top of the base with a marker and sand the ‘fractions’ to remove the marker itself… Actually, if your only pulling one or two rods at a time, you really do not need the sizes marked… but I’m a bit OCD – so we will see what develops.. LOLThe black oxide finish isn’t the best I’ve ever seen, but should hold up well even if stored in a basement workshop (ie: slightly damp). If the surface of the rod gets damaged, you will probably want to dip them in oil or spray with something like WD-40, just to be sure. All of the points that are on my set, seem to be dead center and well formed. Again, these are NOT of a machinist grade tool, and I rather doubt they would hold up to marking hardened steel (although I have not tried that as of yet either)… with out putting them through a hardening process.I installed several threaded inserts in some oak and needed to accurately mark the location of the center of the insert on a mating piece of ash… and these worked just fine, giving me a nice and snug fit with having so many choices with a 1/64″ increment. I also mounted an electric motor with thick ‘feet’ to a stand and needed to mark the location of where to drill the holes for the mounting bolts, and again, the rod left me a perfect divot to use as a spot to start drilling… and again, the hole wound up dead on… I sure as heck can’t complain.Hope this helps some.