Quote Originally Posted by gqualls
Broadwing,

To comment on the punches .... I took my biggest four punches from Harbor Freight to a machinist and he turned them down to fit my drill. Seems I either payed him $10 or gave him flies, I can't remember. but, once I got them home, they worked better than I anticipated.
This is a good idea and I might sill give that a go.

Just to update, everything turned out fine, punched a few last night using a hammer and a suitable surface as not to damage the punch. The shape is great and all the layers are stuck just fine - no pulling apart.
thanks for all of your input!
-erik