Your a Lady after my own heart. Too many people throw away items, which with a bit of determination and patience can fix them. Very kind of your to share your experiences. 😊

Sandpaper helped a bunch. I got an old Martha Stewart punch from the thrift store and really thought it was a dud but after a little TLC it'll cut a wonky corner. More love is needed. Thanks for the ideas. I'm going to find my giant roll of freezer paper now. For anyone who might need to know this. If you are trying to take apart an old Martha Stewart punch there are tabs at the front(mouth) and on the handle. Gently pull the top of the stamp and the handle apart until you can wedge a flat screw driver in between the two pieces of the handle. Twist and the top and bottom should separate. Now the metal punch is firmly nestled in the top, here there are tabs on each side. Gently work your screwdriver into the side and pry out the metal piece. If you move the plastic out some you'll see the tabs. Remember how everything fit together. Unless you like puzzles, then have at it. To put it back you have to get the metal piece back in evenly and then pry the tabs back into position. Then make sure the front tab on the top is in position before sandwiching the handle back together, I had to use my screwdriver to get the handle tab back in. Hope this helps.

Hallalujah! I have a punch that was close to going in the garbage.....but thankfully I held on to it....and now I'm not afraid of breaking it. Thank you so much for this video!! You saved the life of my punch. lol

I think the main thing that helped mine was the wax although I did take it apart as well. Never thought I really could take it apart which is why I didn't mess with it. I use this corner stamp more than any others so I'm so grateful that it is now working again and I won't have to buy a new one which I almost did until I saw your video

Used a wax pencil on my 3 inch circle punch (specifically a product called Zipper Ease found at any fabric store). And it worked! No more getting stuck. Thank you for your idea of using wax!

My mother just passed down to me a large set of these cutters. We’ve had them since I was little and of course a few were stuck. This video (even though it’s older) helped me fix them so fast! Thank you, very helpful

What a resourceful and brilliant woman!!

Thank you! I too have found this helpful. My corner rounder was not cutting cleanly. I took mine apart - it's a different brand and was easier. But that didn't fix it. But the wax trick works like magic. Now my homemade envelops look professional again.

I found your video and since I was desperate, I’m so glad I did! My flower punch had a manufacturing flaw - a small piece of metal stuck inside one of the flower petals that wouldn’t allow the punch to release. After it was filed down and I used a wax candle, it worked much better but I have to keep putting was in before every use. It’s worth it since the punch is discontinued! Thank you!

Wow! You were so determined and you figured it out! Thank you!

Thank you! I have an XL Fiskar Lever punch that doesn't depress properly, and watching you disassemble this helped a lot

Thank you for taking the time to do this video. Much appreciated!

Ahhh this helped me fix mine. It was 2 seconds away from the trash can and this was my last ditch effort lol great video. Thank you!

WOW! I am so amazed! You are so determined and successful !!!! Love love love this video!!! Thank you sooo much!!!!

Many Thanks for your video!!! My teacher friend had a fav punch that she used a lot, it was severely "stuck". I saw this and tried it and now it works - she is sooooo happy! Thank you, Thank you, thank you! The parafin was fixed the "stick" and now its smoothe again.

You are one determined woman! Awesome problem solving!

This is insanely helpful! I appreciate the shared thought process❤

I just had to watch your video again! Love it! It is so great that you talk about each thing you tried that DID NOT WORK! Try try again! Until hurray! Its fixed! Wow ! Do you know how rare you are? After an hour or so, I think most people would just dump the dang thing in the trash out of total frustration! HATS OFF TO YOU! Great Determination! Now I am totally in aw! T I have a box full of punches I bought at the HS Thrift store. When I got them home, I found only one of them worked. Now, because of your example of will and determination and skill, I am spending my days or weeks or months or whatever it takes, I am fixing them! Yeah! ScraPerfect!!!! Again, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! (I wonder if an emergency candle will work or metal polish?

Thanks SO much - I have been fighting my punch for too long. ♥️

You are a very persistent woman! Thanks for sharing this.

That was amazing and I really admire your perseverance.! Great Job!!

Now that’s some dedication! Me- into the trash can and off to Michael’s for a new one! Thanks for sharing 😊

Thank you. Mine just stuck and then stuck again but having got it free twice, I think I will use the candle to see how it works and take it from there (mine are cheap and dont look like its possible to take apart without breaking it, its the only tiny 4 species leaf punch I have ever found so its important to me, I have looked everywhere and cant find a similar one, I really use it a lot in dioramas as the size and variety is perfect). Thanks again its reassuring I'm not the only one and I seem to be of the same personality type as yourself as my initial thought was to get inside it lol!

You my dear are the best!

YOU ARE 1 SMART COOKIE❗❗❗ THANX SO MUCH...😀

Great video!

super helpful, easy to understand, short and to the point

THANKYOU so much, an oldie but a goodie. I was about to toss my (expensive) Fiscars round punch, as it was hopelessly jammed. Disassembling was a bit different to yours, but l learned enough from watching to be able to work it out. Sprayed with some WD40 and now working like brand new. Getting it back together was more of a challenge. Next time l shall need to take photos as l go. LOLS

I've got a couple of stamping up punches that are stuck...going to give this a try...thank you so much for sharing...

Thanks a ton for this video..it really helped me assemble my punch back.. which accidentally fell down and all the parts came apart... Just cud not figure out where the spring fits.. the video helped😍😍👍👌

I just took a stencil opener, a long one and jammed it into the side. It popped open. I took a chance and it worked.😊

Well done girl! I'll try it.

Yes, thank you so much!! I just bought a few cute ones from the thrift that were acting up. I even stretched the spring out a little bit more for some resistance hoping that might encourage the punch to retract after use and I used petroleum jelly as a lubricant (wiped it off after getting everything working). Sanded down the edges put everything back together for some sand paper and aluminum action and what do you know? Good as new! But I was nervous about its mechanics. So glad it's insanely simple and your video is the perfect reference! Thank you so much!!

I just love how women will always find a way!

Many years ago I went with a friend to an art supply store. There I found a product called Cutter Guide. It's a liquid that you apply to the cutting edges of your punches, guillotine blades, etc. It has worked fantastically. None of my punches have gotten stuck. I'm down to just a tiny bit at the bottom of the bottle, so I tried to find the product. Alas, they apparently no longer make it. It came from a company called Inspired Crafts in Newman Lake, WA. Non-Toxic and made in America. Wonder if there is a way to get them to start making it again. Fabulous product.

Thank-you so much!

Aw heck, wish I'd seen this before I'd thrown away a sticky punch! Thanks for the tip. I now have another sticky punch I can try it out on.

THANK YOU SO MUCH for this great video!! I'm trying to find the clear mat you attached to the Strong Arm, but all I can find are form-fitting, molded black things for holding cell phones. My hands shake from Parkinson's Disease. My punches slip so easily when I try to place them on my Power Punch* platform (my fingers accidentally tap the punch as I remove my fingers from it). This non-slip mat would help me in many ways. Can you tell us more about it--where you got it, what it might be called, etc? Thank you. *Punch Bunch makes a Magnum Power Punch for "effortless punching" that is very helpful for those who have weak hands, arthritis, etc.

This was AWESOME!!! Thank you

Thank you!! I bought a huge Fiskers shear and punch set a many years ago and several of these got stuck and though they were a lost cause so the whole thing got packed away. I pulled it back out again today for the kids to use and decided to look it up how to fix the stick punches since when I originally bought it, it was about 20 +/- years ago before much of this kind of info wasn’t as readily available to look up! I will try this and see if it works!

Brilliant, I'll try this!!!! Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you so much!! You saved my punch which was about to be binned! XXXX

Thank you, I fixed with aluminum foil, I am glad to see your video. If next time folk won’t fix, I hope your video will still be here 😅😅😅😅

Thank you!!! This worked!

Extremely helpful. Thank you so much.

Wonder if this would work on a punch that no longer seems to be lined up correctly

Thank you, I'll have to try it when I find my stuck punch!

You are 1 smart cookie 👍✅❤️

Thank you this was SO helpful! It works again!!! 🙌

Perfect! Thanks!!👏😁

Thank you for sharing this! I was finally able to fix one of my stamps. I really hate having to repurchase items!

Thank you so much for this video it really helped 😃

I am trying to find the strong arm device. Thanks Laura

I bought a brand new punch, fiskars 1.5” for thick material and it wouldn’t go up all the way. I tried all the methods, even took it apart and put graphite powder in it (the stuff for key holes). Finally I gave up and washed it under hot running water, dried it, and now it works fine. So go figure. Maybe it was the water. Maybe it just needed used it a bunch of times. I definitely don’t recommend wax paper. It got stuck real bad.

Okay, so it seems foil is sharpening by realigning and breaking off any rolled edges, on a microscopic scale. The edged on your punch have rolled over from years of use, and forcefully pushing through a slight misalignment, which is why the file worked as you were removing those burrs. For others that is a diamond type round file and for a project like this the higher grit the better, any diamond file should work so long ad it can contour the edges your placing it against. I wouldnt touch the actual areas of the punch design, if you were to widen the gap between the punch and die it may never cut again. Wax paper is lubricating it, while simultaneously dulling it(from use cutting through paper part) . Ive never tried this but based on what ive been seeing i bet taking a block of green polishing compound which has an abrasive suspended in wax and rubbing it on construction paper or other fibrous material will achieve desired results for all failures. Ill have to give it a try and let you know if i can just find my punches. Also the dashboard sticky, there is a roll of it sold under the name Alien Tape. Its a non adhesive, washable reusable tape. This kind of tape is considered nano tape as its microscopically porous surface creates suction to most surfaces.

The wax you are using is called "paraffin" wax. It is used mostly for food canning.

Really helpful

So helpful!!!

I repaired one few months back but was not able to put back the plastic cover ,may be some tabs are missing to hold it I just taped !! I have to use strip of punch width paper and use !! Although it was not very costly one ...now very difficult to buy even simple punches ,!!

I had a fabulous border punch that got stuck. I took it apart. I did everything you did except filing it. It did not work. I also found it difficult to put it back as the springs were very small. I had to throw it away :( If I have this problem again at least I would know what to do now. Thanks for sharing.

i also tried putting WD-40 though it's too oily, had to dry it first.

I think the reason why they stuck up is bcoz no oil,punch it in wax paper,for baking,aluminum foil for sharpening,the edges of the puncher,I think this will help,,

Thank you for the tips. I have a Martha Stewart branch punch that I am using now to make Christmas trees on greeting cards. I can't wait to use aluminum foil to sharpen it and wax paper to lubricate it. It is quickly dulling and starting to stick. Where did you purchase the Strong Arm?

The problem is the pot metal used in the construction is quite soft and deforms with use. Many craft cutters like this are simply designed for occasional use and will eventually fail.

Ive been very ill this winter so to treat myself I bought several crafting items on-line. One item was Memory keepers 2'' tab punch from Michael's. Reg paper didn't cut so I tried thicker cardstock and got 1 tab. It was clunky and I had to stand up to put enough pressure to cut thru. As I pushed the large teal button it went down, then back , not smooth. I tried several more times without any luck. it cuts 2 small slits (bottom sides of tab) but seems to be too tight to cut the rest. I cant send back I don't have a printer for shipping label, Im too ill to try to take to store . Brand new . I don't want to take it apart. Ill try alum foil and then wax and tell you if either works...any other suggestions? Silicone?

I'd love to know where the StrongArm comes from. I looked for it on Amazon and didn't have any luck finding it. Also, to Esther, will candles work ? I don't have any paraffin....

Where can I get that strong arm that you were showing on this video at the end?

When I clicked onto the link that is supposed to be for showing us how to get a punch unstuck, it went to an advertising page for jobs and other things. Not anything about getting a punch unstuck.

Omg! That looks so dangerous! I don’t trust myself I think, I would be better off buying a new punch. Thanks for this video. 😊💕

My problem is that once I take it apart I can't put it back right. Lol

Thanks so much