Reddit reviews EK tools Circle Punch, 1-Inch

Hey all, Here's a thing you can do.

Here are some pre-made monster tokens for LMOP that can be used with other campaigns. Cultists as casters, goblins or undead as melee.

Here is a tool to make your own tokens

Here is a 1" holepunch i got so getting those tokens or the ones from the post into easy to use circles requires like a bajillion percent less cutting.

Here are 1" plastic circles you can attach those cutouts to for a simple and easy replacement for minis but are sturdier than plain paper and come with a small carrying case!

I had to punch out a lot of labels, and this hole puncher for scrapbooking worked for me. I've read online that to sharpen it, use the hole puncher on an aluminum can; I can't verify this because I haven't had to sharpen mine.

Other people have suggested using a leather-punching tool. I used this, and it didn't work at all on cardstock, even after I tried to sharpen it.

I don't know if there's a one-step answer, but I have a three-step one.

Step 1: http://www.amazon.com/Adhesive-Magnetic-Circle-Magnets-Stick/dp/B0036FJAAC

Step 2: http://www.amazon.com/Gowrite-Erase-Rolls-White-AR1806/dp/B0027HJ52I/ref=sr_1_1?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1395030082&sr=1-1&keywords=whiteboard+paper

Step 3: http://www.amazon.com/EK-tools-Circle-Punch-1-Inch/dp/B00C90WM14/ref=sr_1_1?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1395030063&sr=1-1&keywords=one+inch+punch

Nice job. I did the same but I used 10 gauge lamination (costs $3 per sheet at Office Max). It give it a nice pop and you can write on them with a dry erase marker. Pro-tip add numbers to the bottom of the graphic, if you have many of the same type. This makes it a lot easier to track the HP and status. If you do not laminate you can also use a hole punch to easily cut them out .

for large creatures!

The hole punches are pretty cheap on amazon ($11 for 1", and $12.50 for 2"), so even if you only deal with a few dozen large creatures over your DM life, it could still save you a decent chunk of time. But I'd totally understand if it's not a regular thing for you/your campaign(s).

For me, because I play on a whiteboard on the wall instead of on a mat on the tabletop, I instead use 2" per 5ft so that my players can more easily see everything.

I also print a lot of doubles for each token in different colours. This means that each mini has a unique colour (or different hair, weapons, etc). Which gives me flexibility to represent different setups for a fight, and it helps me keep track of each creature's hp without having numbers on every single mini.

To store and organise all of them, I bought some 3-ring binders, and clear photo sleeves. I also "borrowed" a sheet of sticky labels from work.
Originally I just used one envelope per monster type, and rubber-banded them together. But I found that got really annoying to deal with once I got to like 15 different monsters - an alphabetised folder is much faster and easier to flip through.

They'd be easy enough to make. Just get a 1" circle punch and glue some pictures together.

ProTip: Don’t print your tokens on actual potatoes.

In all seriousness, though, if you can print on heavy card stock, this giant hole punch could be your answer.

I print on mailing labels ($4 for 10 sheets, 50-60 tokens per sheet if I fill it), hole punch, and stick it onto 1” wooden discs ($10 for 100)

Idk how accessible Amazon is in Brazil, your costs may vary, but it’s still pretty cheap and professional-looking

I simply download pictures of whatever mobs I want to make and minimize them to an appropriate size and print out a sheet of them. Here's an example of a group of kenkus that I made a while back.

Then I use self-stick furniture pads & a round paper punch to make custom tokens. I've found that with my particular punch it's better to use a thicker paper, like a cardstock or construction paper.

Then for storage I simply put them into a fishing tackle box. I've made several hundred that way.