have you tried ebay w/ those? i had a stack of similar metal stuff and see a bunch of clock parts under arts and craft.
use the punches for everything. i make sure to save a couple of the ones that have a very small (dont know what this field calls them) male joint (?) pieces. usually they are on one end and the other end is flat. i sometimes use those ends to tap a bolt in the loosening direction if its stuck. i think the norm is to hit it w/a flathead screwdriver but the indention of the piece that has the male joint on it sometimes lines up perfectly and the male piece steadies it; it stays better than a flathead for me.
one other thing ive been using that i really like is fondu forks. i had a couple weeks of finding several fondu sets so i had 50-60 forks. i started playing around w/ altering them in different ways to make little tools. one i broke off one prong so that it was maybe a couple millimeters long and left the other prong long. originally i was trying to loosen up the plastic and paper inside these Rise of the Machine,,,,,,, | Flickr - Photo Sharing! things. the one i was working on had thick paper on top of the plastic pieces inside those slot gaps. i put the little shelf like prong edge from the broken one on the paper or plastic and used the long prong to steady it along the edge. gave it a little hit and they both fell out nice and easy. i also use the long prong to fish around inside and pull out stuck pieces. i am sure there are tools and better ways to do it but i dont have much strength w/ my back/neck so i make little tools to make it easy w/ not pushing/pulling.
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