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Key Mortise/Plectra Punches

This punch is designed for punching mortises in key levers to provide clearance for the balance pins. The punch is equipped with a chamfered pilot that will guide the punch along a predrilled hole slightly narrower than the balance pin. The 3/4” long triangular blade creates the mortise. The 5/16” diameter punch creates enough clearance for most keyboards. If the key dip is more than  the usual, the 3/8” diameter punch should be used.

8081 Standard Key Mortise Punch,
5/16” diameter, designed for our .096" balance pins., hardened blade.

80815 Standard Key Mortise Punch
as above, except not hardened.

80812 Standard Key Mortise Punch,
3/8” diameter, otherwise as #8081.

80817 Standard Key Mortise Punch,
3/8” diameter, not hardened.

8082 Custom Key Mortise Punch,
t-type, hardened

Key Mortise Punch

Standard Key Mortise Punch
t-type Key Mortise Punch

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80813 Standard Key Mortise Punch,
t-type, 5/16” diameter, a hardened key mortise punch as above with a cross bar (in the shape of a lower case t) which will help to better align the slot in the direction of the key.

80814 Standard Key Mortise Punch,
t-type, 3/8”” diameter, same as #80813 except for the diameter.

Key Mortise and Plectra Punches

Cat No

Description

List Price

Special

#8081
#80812
#80813
#80814
#80815
#80817
#8082
#8083
#80835

Key Mortise Punch,  5/16”, hardened
Key Mortise Punch, 3/8”, hardened
Key Mortise Punch, 5/16”, t-type, hardened
Key Mortise Punch, 3/8”, t-type, hardened
Key Mortise Punch, 5/16”, not hardened
Key Mortise Punch, 3/8”, not hardened
Custom Key Mortise Punch, hardened
Tongue Mortise Punch for delrin
Tongue Mortise Punch for bird quill

$60.00
$60.00
$80.00
$80.00
$45.00
$45.00
$105.00

$40.00
$40.00
$53.50
$53.50
$30.00
$30.00
$70.00