AFMAT3 Hole Punch, Electric Three Hole Punch Heavy Duty, 20-Sheet Punch Capacity, AC or Battery Operated Paper Puncher, Effortless Punching, Long Lasting Paper Punch for Office School Studio, Black

I thought I was taking a chance on this product - thought yeah heavy duty - right - we'll see about that - it could just be flimsy junk. Boy it is SO NOT! I couldn't imagine this holding up to the monster I replaced with it - I am here to tell you it does and then some! Surprisingly fantastic! It delights me every time!By now you can tell that I am a diehard paper puncher - I keep a ton of docs in binders vs. file folders. I'm not abusing it by stuffing in more pages than it's specified to handle so I am not trying to test it or break it! Sure, one could argue it takes longer to punch the sheets if you have a ton to do (I often do) - so you just do batches. No I don't sit there and count out exact numbers of sheets - I do it by feel or eyeballing the batch - if they slide in easily and you're not shoving it in there you're fine. It's easy to monitor since you can tell just by the visual that it looks about right where the holes will ultimately lie on the pages. If the batch is in at an angle than take a sheet or two out and reposition straight and fully in the unit . You'll be able to figure it out very easily. And I saved the best for last - when you push the punch button you know exactly what this little beast is made of. The confident whirring sound is solid and unhesitating - and the cut is perfect and complete every single time. This little wonder has a job to do, it knows it and it doesn't fail. I love this thing. (I know. Office supply junky. Yes it's true). So far I've resisted the urge to buy a couple more in different colors (I am pretty much a basic black office supply girl) but when I quickly learned how powerful this thing is I thought - man - I could have one for the home office, one for the office office and hmmm perhaps one for the car since it's also battery operated! But then I decided that was not just a little obsessive but ridiculously so, and I worried that I was developing an unhealthy relationship with an inanimate office staple (office pun, see what I did there*) but it's easy to see why! I may just take the plunge and do it. Get more, but not for the car, maybe for the bathroom lol (yeah I do multitask and sometimes bring papers in with me to sort and prep for filing!) Have not tried the battery power - why? I like it plugged in, it's kept very conveniently located to a close power supply/outlet where I keep it, so why mess with perfection? Moreso, why tempt myself for getting one for the car and risking a ticket or six? It's bad enough we can't text and drive anymore.... I can see it now.... yes your honor, guilty - I was absolutely punching and driving. I do keep thinking about the blue one though... we'll see....* Yeah I bought a Bostich something or other but forgot about it. I remembered when I realized how much it hurts the bases of my arthritic thumbs when I use the manual stapler. I punch a lot more than I staple. But now that I remembered I got the thing I'll fire it up and report on it later. Note: Clearly I am not nearly as enamored with auto staplers as I am about paper punchers. Now if only I could get my stupid multi function printer scanner copier faxer to work with my laptop as awesomely as the paper puncher works with me, I would be absolutely unstoppable! OK that's enough review, I must go back to prepping my papers for their homes in their binders!!

I always need to think of creative ways to do what I want. My objective with this was to punch something larger than 8x11 for 3 ring binders. I DO have a binding punch, but since it's for binding coils, to get it to punch big enough for a 3 ring binder is tedious and not always accurate - or pretty! My manual puncher has a stopper so I was unable to punch anything larger than 11". I also needed it to punch things OTHER THAN paper.First, i was happy to see the adjustable paper slide. However, it only locks in specific sizes, so that was of no use to me. It's easily removed, and I did so.Then was the issue of exactly WHERE it will punch. It's a little hard to see underneath, so I took some easy tonsee vinyl, punched it, and stuck them where the holes will be (see pic).Ready to punch!I have 8 mil binding covers needing to be punched. Just to be sure, i used a dry erase marker to mark where it should be, lined it up, and perfect, easy punch. If this can handle 20 pieces of 20# copy paper, i figured this would be no problem.True test:I have 9x13 "waterproof document holders" I use for storing vinyl scraps, branding copies, etc in. Again, I can use my binding puncher, but I have 3 problems: first, the hole size is too small. Second, I have to punch each hole 6+ times to accurately get them punched all the way through AND make the holes large enough. Third, I can't tell if it's straight in there; if there's a slight crease in the bag, it punches all cockeyed. Was really hoping this puncher would alleviate those problems. After marking where it needed to be punched, set it up. It solved the straightness problem as you can easily see if it's all the way back. Punched it once. Twice. Beautiful! Punched all the way through and accurately. (3rd picture)Since these bags are MUCH thicker than 8 mil, all the questions about if it can handle a lot of paper should be answered. This can absolutely handle 20# copy paper in larger quantities fluidly.The only thing I would change about this is maybe an indicator or sticker or sorts that shows where the punch will be.Very impressed with this and would absolutely recommend it for anyone trying to be more creative or using it "outside the norms."

I have needed a hole puncher at home for quite some time, this was a good price and it works very consistently. Only had it for a short time but it's a super efficient machine the power cord is sturdy I don't worry about the power supply it does have a battery option. Overall satisfied.

Purchased this item for my class, it works perfectly!

I spent too many hours three-hole punching my session handbooks because I am that type of guy. I am unsure what inspired me to research an electric hole puncher, but I appreciate that invisible muse. This saves time and slows any carpel tunnel syndrome problem if I do this manually. I'm punching 300 manuals ( 50 pages each), so it is getting real test. So far, I am very happy and getting into the groove of how many pages make it simple versus the slight pause as it thinks about if it can punch the holes. It could break down now, and I would still be happy about the wrists that are not sore from doing it manually.