Automatic center punch for templates

An automatic center punch for templates, comprising in combination, a base against which a template blank is positioned, a pair of stops on said base for placement thereagainst by said blank, a first pair of spaced apart rails respectively positioned on opposing sides of said base and forming a track running in a first direction, a first carriage slidable elong one of said rails and a guide unit slidable along the other one of said rails, said first carriage and guide unit rigidly secured together by a second pair of rails forming a track running in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction, a second carriage slidable along said second pair of rails, a precision telescopic punch carried on said second carriage aligned to punch a center in said blank, all four of said rails being substantially identical and being of circular cross section with a notch formed in the top thereof, a crank handle respectively associated with each carriage operating a drive along its respective track for movement of the carriage along its track, a readout gauge respectively associated with each carriage for providing an indication of movement of the carriage along its respective track, and counters for each gauge for counting the number of rotations of a dial within its respective gauge.