Urban Ore #16: Twirlit Single Hole Punch

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For $4, a rusty old cast iron screw hole punch. Thought this was pretty fancy pants, so figured I would give restoring it a go

Before I ask....


What is a twirlit?
The Twirlit Paper Drill is a hollow steel drill with a sharp cutting edge operated by a simple thumb screw type bar under tremendous leverage and mounted on a solid cast iron base. The average paper hole punch uses a lever mechanism to move one or more solid punches through paper.



Interesting, seems to be a $20 item on fleabay so if you can use it, you got a deal at 75% off w/free shipping 👍
I had to do much what you just did (ask the AI) because I had never seen one. Getting ahead of myself, I am quite glad I picked it up.