Originally Posted by
carpetman
35 Whelen--My dad was an electrician (in Wichita Falls,Texas) and I have his set of Greenlee knockout punches which he had as long as I can remember. Yes, they make a perfect hole, of course for a gas check you are using the material that makes the hole. With the Greenlee you start out with a hole so it would be ruined as a gas check--that's why a press is being used. I've not cut thin aluminum with them but they do require some pretty heavy force. I use them for making the entry doors in purple martin houses and use an impact wrench to drive them.