What is a three-hole punch used for?

A 3 hole punch is an office must-have and a simple way to keep all your documents organized and stable within a binder. The patent for the first hole punch dates back all the way to late 1800s, making it a classic.

How far apart are 3 hole punches?

4.25″
With three-hole punched paper, you can eliminate the need to punch sheets pages with a machine or hole puncher. They are punched with the standard hole spacing for 3-ring binders with 4.25″ between each hole.

What is the standard hole punch size?

The holes should be 12mm or half an inch from the edge of the paper. The hole is usually punched at a diameter of 6±0.5 mm depending on the manufacturer. This size of hole punch is set by the International Organization for Standardization and is therefore accepted as the standard size of hole punch across the world.

Can you adjust a 3 hole punch?

You can punch multiple sheets at a time and the holes punch the same location consistently. Most three-hole punches adjust, so your papers fit correctly into the binder. You can loosen the punchers and slide them along the metal edge, which is often ruled to help you get the results you want.

Who invented 3 hole punch?

Summary: 3-Hole Punch History The first hole punch inventor was American Benjamin Smith who, in 1885, developed a handheld device that was used to punch a single hole in train tickets. German Friedrich Soennecken is widely seen as the first inventor of the three-hole punch, which he received a patent for in 1886.

What is a three hole?

The three-hole pipe, also commonly known as tabor pipe or galoubet, is a wind instrument designed to be played by one hand, leaving the other hand free to play a tabor drum, bell, psalterium or tambourin à cordes, bones, triangle or other percussive instrument.

Why does my hole punch not work?

If the barrel is not inserted into the coil or if any of the barrel casings have loosened, the punch will stop working. Remove the bottom punch holder. It is generally shaped as a plastic cover that overlaps onto the hole puncher. Make sure you remove this over a trash can.

Why is my hole puncher stuck?

Punching through waxed paper or silicone treated baking parchment can help add a lubricant (wax or silicone) to the surfaces of the punch to help keep it from sticking. Keeping punches clean, brushing out any paper residue and treating the cut surfaces with products like “Cutter Glide” will help as well.