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Okay ---we have been told and told to use the SU Owl Punch as well as other new ones flat on a surface and not hold them. Well ---they are right! I stamped the Owl stamp and went to punch the owl and held it UP in my hand to squeeze and punch it ---well, not only pinched my finger --but also my belly! Actually got a cut in my stomach from it!! Guess --should tell me I have a couple inches to get rid of! LOL Anyway ---lesson learned! Only use new style of SU punches flat on a surface!! If this saves just one more person from pinching their belly..........
Good Heavens!!!! Gutting by punch! LOL. Hope it gets better soon. I use them all the time in just my hands and haven't been pinched yet. Guess I've been lucky. I have heard that the new triple punches need to be put on the table to be used. I tried my demo's triple punch and it does work much better by putting it on the table and pressing down. Hope nobody else gets injured while punching!
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Ouch! Yes you have to be careful with the new punches if you punch them upside down. I've gotten my hand quite a few times. Not a fan of the new design although I love the actual punched out shapes!!!!
Yes, the punching on a stable surface works nicely and saves your body parts from getting pinched, but if you want to punch out an image that you've already stamped, punching upside down is a necessity.
I've used the new punches upside down on a flat surface. I line of the stamped images then push down on the outer edge. This method works for me. Yes, I did pinch portions of my hand when using them upside down and not on a flat surface. Just make sure, after you line the images up, not to move you c/s by accidentally hitting it - done that too. I like the images the punches make but the punch itself is heavier than the old style.
If you had to get medical aid, what would you tell the medical staff???
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Originally Posted by Crafter 4 Life
I've used the new punches upside down on a flat surface. I line of the stamped images then push down on the outer edge. This method works for me. Yes, I did pinch portions of my hand when using them upside down and not on a flat surface. Just make sure, after you line the images up, not to move you c/s by accidentally hitting it - done that too. I like the images the punches make but the punch itself is heavier than the old style.
If you had to get medical aid, what would you tell the medical staff???
Thanks for the warning! ;) I've also used the new punches upside down to stamp, and like that they store flat, but much prefer the old style for punching...
Thanks to posts like these, I have managed to not punch myself all the time that I've owned the new style punches (since they came out).
jwarhank: you can make so many things with the owl punch. It's one of my most versatile punches. You can make penguins, ghosts, monsters, pigs, bats, roses, reindeer, turkey, etc.
I managed to pinch my finger pretty good with the new style of hole punch by EK Success. This one will lock closed at well, and I wasn't used to the way the moving parts functioned. I had that mark on my finger for a month.
I've used the new punches upside down on a flat surface. I line of the stamped images then push down on the outer edge. This method works for me. Yes, I did pinch portions of my hand when using them upside down and not on a flat surface. Just make sure, after you line the images up, not to move you c/s by accidentally hitting it - done that too. I like the images the punches make but the punch itself is heavier than the old style.
If you had to get medical aid, what would you tell the medical staff???
Good luck.
__________________ "You can't use up creativity. The more you use the more you have." -- Maya Angelou
I used a punch and caught my hand, but the best story I've heard is when a member of my stamp club caught a tiny piece of her breast!!! Yep, she had quite a bruise and vowed to NEVER do that again.
Warning on SU Owl Punch
pinchy owl punch
