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Eyelet Installation Question...
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 12/3/1999 4:06 PM |
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fuzzface |
Eyelet Installation Question... Hi...Everyone... I live in South Korea. I wanted Cup style eyelet (like fender..) but only I can get is Keystone style elelet... How can I install it? and let me know suitable size of these style eyelet. You are my only hope! ^^; thanks bye |
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| 12/3/1999 4:43 PM |
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| pumpstein |
http://www.mouser.com/ There is a tool for this - it's called an 'eyelet staking tool'. |
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| 12/3/1999 5:05 PM |
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| Bryan Prud'Homme |
Re: Eyelet Installation Question... I've been using the Keystone eyelet sold by Mouser, part number 534-45. This part (for 1/8th inch hole) may be slightly more narrow than the eyelets Fender used, but still works very well for Fender style fish paper boards and glass boards too. Fender style eyelets are open at both ends just like the Keystone products. Forgive me if I failed to understand what you meant by "cup style eyelet." I used to use a large center punch to flange the eyelets and gently hammer them flat. Then for a while I used the staking kit from Mouser (part number 534-1721), but later found a rounder eyelet tool at a local hardware store that works much better, but I still finish off the flanged eyelets with a small hammer. A friend of mine uses a drill press to install the eyelets. I hope I have said something helpful. Bryan Prud'Homme |
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| 12/3/1999 6:07 PM |
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| Gil Ayan |
I too use a center punch, 3/8", to install eyelets. The key to "success" is to gently hammer on the back of the eyelet with the center punch, but not till the eyelet is totally flush to the underside of the boars, nor till you tear the eyelt. I just hit it till it becomes "funnel-shaped" and then I gently hit it with a hammer. In the end, rather than looking like it's been "smashed on," it looks like it was rolled on. I think the only disadvantage in using the hammer and center tap is that you obvioulsy take longer to achieve the same results as you would with a dedicated tool. Also, be careful. When you flip the board over to hit the unflared part of the eyelet, if you whack things to hard you may damaged the top part of the eyelt to where some of the tin gets scratched and then it becomes more difficult to solder to them. Gil |
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