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Abstract

A knockout tool for forming a hole in a material, such as a sheet of metal, is provided. The knockout tool includes a body, a die mounted on a first end of the body, and a punch mounted on the second end of the body. A die plug is coupled to the first end of the body by a drive component, and a thrust bearing is positioned between the die and die plug such that at least a portion of the thrust bearing can rotate between the die and die plug. When the drive component is rotated in a first direction, the die plug and thrust bearing convert rotational movement of the drive component into linear movement and move the die into engagement with the punch.

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