Quote Originally Posted by Louey View Post
The name they go by is Transfer punch set. They vary in cost from 10 bucks up to almost 200. Depending on what you plan to use them on. I've used these for years in many things.
Most of the time, on header flanges, they only have one hole that is to the right size, called a locator hole. The rest are bigger to allow for mis-aligned holes, and heat expansion.
Example of transfer punch set.
http://www.harborfreight.com/28-piec...-set-3577.html
i still lay out two holes.then i have used long body pointed set screws for threaded transfer . laying out the hole and finding center some times work s better then just a transfer punch what bears on this is how thick the pattern is