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DIY Punchdown Tool

By JeffHecht

9 years ago



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  • Latest reply 9 years ago by G-P-E
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    #1 9 years ago
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    JEF

    JeffHecht

    Pinside member

    US Dayton, OH

    11y 48,650 124 11

    Hopefully some you folks out there will find this useful.

    If you're cheap like me and can't part with (what seems) extraordinary money for an IDC punchdown tool, this might be the solution for you. I made my own punchdown tool using a piece of scrap 1/16" fiberglass PC board material and a small piece of wood for a handle. It works extremely well. The pictures below illustrate the dimensions. I used my scroll saw to accomplish the cuts needed.

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    Please let me know if you have any questions.

    Jeff

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    #2 9 years ago
     
    JWJ

    johnwartjr

    That Pinball Place

    US Columbus, IN

    12y 77,400 6,479 14

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    #3 9 years ago
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    JEF

    JeffHecht

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    US Dayton, OH

    11y 48,650 124 11

    Well... there you have it. $10 isn't prohibitive at all. The ones I had seen were significantly more expensive than that. Thanks for the link.

    Jeff

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    #4 9 years ago
     
    JWJ

    johnwartjr

    That Pinball Place

    US Columbus, IN

    12y 77,400 6,479 14

    They do make better quality IDC pushers than the one I linked.. but I've been using the $10 one for years and haven't broken one yet

    Now, if you were using one all day, every day, you might need a better one.

    You probably had more fun making yours though

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    #5 9 years ago
     
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    shaneo

    Pinside member

    AU Canberra

    10y 31,550 90 7

    That's ingenuity!
    Oft, those in remote parts of the globe need to make our own.

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    #6 9 years ago
     
    GPE

    G-P-E

    GPE

    US Omaha, NE

    13y 76,800 2,778 4

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    Quoted from JeffHecht:

    Well... there you have it. $10 isn't prohibitive at all. The ones I had seen were significantly more expensive than that. Thanks for the link.
    Jeff

    I don't blame you for making your own. The Molex 63813-3503 or 3504 looks much like what you made. And - Molex hiked the bajeebers out of their prices in January.

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