Drain Holes and Screw Chasers

Window and Door Industry Solutions

Punch Tools offers specialized expertise in the window and door industry, with a deep understanding of drain holes and screw chaser placement on difficult locations, angles, and intricate extrusions.

Whether you need a custom design for interior/exterior weep holes, multiple drainage points, or complex aluminum and vinyl extrusions, we provide precision solutions tailored to your profile.

Key Capabilities:

• 45° Corner Precision: Specialized left-to-right feed-through centerline designs.
• Multi-Wall Punching: Able to punch through multiple interior walls for drainage.
• Material Versatility: High precision cuts for both Aluminum and Vinyl/Plastic.
• SolidWorks® Engineered: All punch stations designed in 3D for perfect accuracy.
• Efficiency: Long length feed-through with razor stops and one-bolt punch replacement.

Example: Single-piece vinyl extrusion achieving interior and exterior drain holes.

45° Corners & Drain Placement

• High precision interior and exterior cuts
• 45° ends, at or near corners
• Clearance for screw chasers

Highlighting the varied placement of drain holes available on either the interior or exterior walls of a 45° cut vinyl piece.

X-ray view of internal channels

Alternate view of drainage placement

Screw Chaser Holes

Our custom presses mate perfectly with the frame's interior screw chaser channels. This allows for a perfect, hassle-free finish when joining two 45° angle cuts.

The screw chasers pull the extrusions together for a seamless joint.

Specialized Punch Stations

Stand-alone hydraulic or pneumatic punch stations designed for quick, distortion-free results in one hit.

Punch Station Features

• Unique punch blade design for quick, one-bolt removal.
• Powered by shop compressed air with simple foot pedal controls.
• Solid steel bench with welded frame and bolt-to-floor tabs.

One-bolt removal system

Mating pair cut on aluminum muntin

Punch Station Views

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