This is a toss up. It also depends on how sharp your bits or dies are. Drill bits should be sharpened every three to four hours of use. Punching dies need only be sharpened two or three times per year.
Many customers ask: "How many sheets of paper can it punch at a time?" This is not a very good question. If you always punch the maximum amount of paper that the punch will allow, the more likely it is that the center sheets will have ragged holes and you will be replacing your dies often. Dies are not cheap. A die in a heavy-duty automatic punch should last more than 10 years. A better question to ask: "How many strokes a minute can it punch?" A fast punch can punch over 100 strokes per minute. If you average 10 to 15 sheets per stroke (this will not beat up your die), that's 75,000 sheets per hour. Of course, a good operator will be able to even better these numbers.
- Companies:
- Spiel Associates
- People:
- Abbott
- David Spiel