Rapesco 1348 720 4-Hole Metal Punch, 22 Sheet Capacity, Powder Blue

Good sturdy and attractive product, does the job of four hole punching

I ordered this Rapesco 4-hole punch with some confidence, having had an excellent experience with a fancy Rapesco 2-hole punch.It's a well-made item, with a very sturdy lever and cutting blades that punch holes cleanly and without undue effort. I used it to punch 2*72uM laminated sheets of everyday office-quality paper, and it comfortably cut through six laminated sheets at a time. (I figure that's near enough the rated 20 sheet limit. I didn't try it with more than six sheets at a time, though I'm sure it would have done more.)It has split bases that allow the punched paper clippings to be disposed of quickly and without too much drama, though there's a little bit of jiggling involved in getting every last bit out. There's a locking tab to allow the lever to be locked down to minimise storage size, if needed.The only issue I have with the punch is the budget implementation of the paper guide. It's clearly been made to a budget and adjusting it is a bit hit and miss as there are no discrete stops for the various paper sizes. It's fine once it's set up, but if I was using this punch for two sizes of paper, I'd get fed up with it quickly. If you only need it for one size like I do, you'll be fine. As this is a budget punch I am happy with the decision to cut money spent on the guide and focus on the cutting components, which work smoothly and efficiently.All in all it's a nice bit of kit that works without issue and I find it great value.

Does it work is the only thing I care about (it does), so I got mine in hot pink to save a few quid.It loses one star as the product page showed a *very* vague centre marking, which you would use to centre your page (if you didn't want to use the grey guide on the left). I have added my own marking with a pen. I don't know how long that will last.To be clear though, this star was only taken off because it represents a difference from the description. The grey guide on the left works perfectly well to line up your page, so there's no real issue here (as long as it doesn't break).The hole punch lock seems like a bit of a pointless feature, but it works, and it's easy to disengage (without even touching the slider)The page guide (on the left in my picture) also seems a little bit pointless.* 1 : when *NOT SET* to a specific page size it will be at it's most useful (4 hole A4)* 2 : it's hard for me to read (I think that's a colour thing, but I do also need glasses)* 3 : there's 2 A4 settings!- The A4E setting will let you hole punch the top of an A4 sheet (I can't see myself ever using this)- The A4S setting will let you punch the side of an A4 sheet .... with 3 holes rather than 4?I'm not sure how this is ever going to be useful!The unit seems quite sturdy, so that's good. Only time will tell if it lasts.

Admittedly I've just received the item and have only used it to punch holes in 12 sheets of 100 gsm paper and 12 sheets of 170 gsm photo paper, but it did the job cleanly, easily and accurately without jamming up. It needed to be accurate as all 24 sheets had to line up. It feels heavy and sturdy. It does say it can cut 22 sheets but I think it's always a mistake to load to the max - maybe that would indeed make 'plugs' that jam the holes. I probably did only 4 sheets of paper at a time and the photos individually. The locking mechanism is handy so that it can be put back in the box, as it isn't something I'll be needing too often. What I have noticed, though, is that it punches slightly smaller holes than my regular 2-hole punch - hard to measure but I reckon approx 5mm vs 6mm. I'm pleased I bought it.

This is perfect for any project,I was a bit unsure as I needed to hole punch 600 pages of heavy laminated pagesBut I honestly breezed through each & every one of them with no issues at all,The hole punch did its job and is strong & amazing value for moneyI have showed the amount of pages I had to do in the 3x A4 files picturedI can highly recommend this & am very happy with my results

great for the price

The 4-hole puncher is great! I got the candy pink colour and it looks exactly as pictured. It works perfectly well so far, and can punch about 20 sheets at a time. I also did not have any issues with the punched paper circles leaking out of the compartment—I understand that some discarded paper circles can get stuck in the main puncher itself, but it's something that is easily manageable. The paper guide's marks were not accurate—although I still use the paper guide after I have manually adjusted it to an A4 (as the A4 mark on the paper guide does not exactly correspond with the actual A4). I'm happy with the weight (which comes with it being made of metal). And it feels and seems durable. I'm so far very pleased with its performance. I would not have rated this 5 stars because of the paper guide's inaccuracy. But I did because of delivery efficiency. I bought this directly from Amazon and it arrived on the same day I purchased it! Well done, Amazon!

The measuring 'stick' is inaccurate- set it on A4 and the holes are nowhere near where they should be on an A4 sheet. You can only get accurate placement for A4 if you set the measure on A6/888.