I have continued to use the same manual center punch for years, and it keeps going. The basic Harbor Freight cheapo.
I tend to work with thicker panel material, and step bits work better for xlr's there. A Greenlee manual panel punch can only go so thick before it's impossible.
My drill press is fairly wobbly, but can be finessed. I think there are a lot of drill presses out there that barely qualify for the job, yet are still better than a manual drill by a long shot.
Dremel work requires a learning curve. Anyone starting out should ruin a few pieces of test material trying different techniques before moving on to the real job.
I tend to work with thicker panel material, and step bits work better for xlr's there. A Greenlee manual panel punch can only go so thick before it's impossible.
My drill press is fairly wobbly, but can be finessed. I think there are a lot of drill presses out there that barely qualify for the job, yet are still better than a manual drill by a long shot.
Dremel work requires a learning curve. Anyone starting out should ruin a few pieces of test material trying different techniques before moving on to the real job.