Drip Irrigation Punches & Tools: Choosing the Best Type for your Project

Are you looking for the best punch or tool to use in your drip irrigation system install? Adam demonstrates tools and shares insights, tips, and advice to help you select the tool for your project.

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Drip Irrigation Punches and Tools can dramatically affect your comfort level and speed while installing a drip irrigation system. These tools can make the difference between an enjoyable installation experience and a dreadful one.

Drip Irrigation Tools can be separated into 3 categories:
1.) Standalone Punches - These tools do one thing: Punch holes in tubing. Punching can often be an important task in a system and some of these single function punches can be much more convenient and specialized than their multitool counterparts.
2.) Multi-Function Punches - These tools are incredibly useful, often mixing a Punch capability with other useful time and pain saving functions like insertion tools and tubing cutters.
3.) Non-Punch Tools: These include standalone insertion tools and pipe cutters. These tools make it much easier and quicker to accomplish these tasks and are essential for medium to large installations.

In this video, we help you decide between all these tools based on the size and attributes of your project and your own comfort level with ergonomics.

Standalone Punches
- Pro Punch - 1/4" Hole: https://www.dripdepot.com/pro-punch-q...
- Standard Punch - 1/4" Hole: https://www.dripdepot.com/standard-pu...
- Purple 1/4" Barb Punch: https://www.dripdepot.com/punch-size-...
- 1/4" Punch Gun: https://www.dripdepot.com/professiona...

Multi-function Punches
- Economy 1/4" Hole Punch: https://www.dripdepot.com/economy-qua...
- 2 in 1 Punch & Cutter: https://www.dripdepot.com/2-in-1-punc...
- Key Punch: https://www.dripdepot.com/key-punch
- EZ Punch Pro: https://www.dripdepot.com/ez-punch-pro
- Pocket Punch: https://www.dripdepot.com/pocket-punch
- Punch-n-Cut: https://www.dripdepot.com/punch-n-cut
- Deluxe Punch with Cutter: https://www.dripdepot.com/deluxe-punc...
- Coupling Insert Tool: https://www.dripdepot.com/coupling-in...

Non-Punch Tools
- 1/4" Insertion Tool - https://www.dripdepot.com/dig-quarter...
- Poly Tubing Pipe Cutter: https://www.dripdepot.com/poly-tubing...

1/4" Insertion Tool Compatible Button Drippers:
- Woodpecker JR PC Emitter: https://www.dripdepot.com/woodpecker-...
- Woodpecker Jr PC Dripper for Drip Manifolds: https://www.dripdepot.com/woodpecker-...
- Inline Dripper: https://www.dripdepot.com/inline-dripper
- Self-Piercing Dripper w/Check Valve: https://www.dripdepot.com/self-pierci...
- Online PC Dripper: https://www.dripdepot.com/online-pc-d...
- Economy PC Button Dripper with Nipple Outlet: https://www.dripdepot.com/economy-pc-...
- Pressure Compensating Drip Module, 24 GPH: https://www.dripdepot.com/pressure-co...
- WP Non Pressure Compensating Dripper: https://www.dripdepot.com/wp-non-pres...

Written guide: https://help.dripdepot.com/support/so...

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
00:35 - Why Do We Need Specific Tools for Drip Irrigation?
01:30 - Tool Styles
01:45 - What to Consider
02:49 - Why Barb Insertion Tools are Useful
03:11 - Standalone Punches
03:33 - Pro Punch
04:17 - Purple 1/4" Barbed Punch
04:41 - 1/4" Punch Gun
05:10 - Standard Punch - 1/4" Hole
05:48 - Multi-function Punches
05:55 - Key Punch
07:27 - Economy 1/4" Hole Punch
08:10 - 2 in 1 Punch & Cutter
08:43 - EZ Punch Pro
09:35 - Punch-N-Cut
11:02 - Deluxe Punch with Cutter
13:06 - Pocket Punch
13:57 - Coupling Insertion Tool
14:44 - Drip Clip Punch/Installation Tool
14:58 - Non-punch Tools
15:04 - 1/4" Insertion Tool
16:29 - Poly Tubing Pipe Cutter
17:31 - Drip Irrigation Punch & Tool Tips and Tricks

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