Manual keyway punching tool

A keyway cutting tool comprising a pair of elongated handles, pivot means connecting said handles together, linkage means including a pair of links, means pivotally connecting the links together at one end of their ends with the other of their ends being pivotally connected to a respective one of said handles, punch means having a pair of keyway cutter extensions extending longitudinally therealong adjacent one end and means adjacent the other end connecting the punch means to said link pivot means so that said punch means can be moved by bringing the handles toward or away from one another, said cutter extensions each having a recessed portion intermediate its longitudinal length with a cutting edge formed thereon adjacent said recess and being of different size to cut different size keyways, die means connected to said handle pivot means in stationary relation relative to said punch means, said die means having a bore for slidably receiving said punch means with said keyway cutter extensions extending out of said bore at the end of said die means remote from said handle pivot means when said handles are open and said die means having a surface on said remote end thereof for engaging and maintaining a workpiece thereon during cutting, said bore having a pair of different size recesses extending longitudinally therealong for receiving said longitudinally extending keyway cutter extensions when said handles are closed to move said punch means into said die means and cut the workpiece, and stop means disposed between said punch means and die means for controlling the extent of movement of said punch means relative to said die means when said handles are opened and closed.