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Title: Grommet press.
Post by: Grebo on July 07, 2011, 09:27:38 am

Wellll, I finally got the grommet bits for my osborne button press. ;D

Test run today on some soltis, ready for the scary first T top & oodles of grommets.
Man, I just put 10 grommets in, never touched the hammer, no squashed fingers, smashed hands or ringing in the ears.

I can get used to this . 8) Cool.

Suzi

Title: Re: Grommet press.
Post by: Mike8560 on July 08, 2011, 02:25:55 pm

Oh it's a ton oc fun suzi. Hammering for me is long gone
I've got a bench press that I like to use sitting down cause it take a whe to do a whole top.
Ehat do you have for grometts ? I used to be able to
vet selfpiercing but inhabmvnt found any that work for a while so I punch my holes using a hand cutter the pressthe snaps in. I'll tell ya thou half way around a t top and I wish now inhad a power press
Auto loading grommets would be cool too.

Title: Re: Grommet press.
Post by: Allan on July 08, 2011, 03:48:01 pm

Suzi , Mike

Do either of you use stainless steel grommets in your press and if so what size??

If so can we have a photo of the press please

I use 1/2" stainelss steel self piercing grommets and I cannot set them with a 1 tonne arbor press
I use a 2 tonne workshop press

Allan

Title: Re: Grommet press.
Post by: Mike8560 on July 08, 2011, 05:33:59 pm

I use #1 spur grometts I don't have a pic buy I'll get one tomorow

Title: Re: Grommet press.
Post by: Mike8560 on July 08, 2011, 06:30:41 pm

I went out and tool a pic here it is
http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy102/Mike8560/b1540573.jpg

Title: Re: Grommet press.
Post by: Allan on July 08, 2011, 08:24:19 pm

Thanks Mike

These are the presses I use

(https://forum.upholster.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1018.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf308%2Fmacsea%2FCanvas%2520Bits%2Fth_IMG_1623.jpg&hash=6168d43f582fe4d6d345b7e69b32c8f4) (http://s1018.photobucket.com/albums/af308/macsea/Canvas%20Bits/?action=view&current=IMG_1623.jpg)

This one for the grommets

(https://forum.upholster.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1018.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf308%2Fmacsea%2FCanvas%2520Bits%2Fth_IMG_1624.jpg&hash=005938f161ee242d9479b644ba28efa1) (http://s1018.photobucket.com/albums/af308/macsea/Canvas%20Bits/?action=view&current=IMG_1624.jpg)

This one for the snaps as it will not set a stainless steel grommet even though it is a one tonne arbour press

Allan

Title: Re: Grommet press.
Post by: morrisman on July 08, 2011, 09:57:31 pm

I had problems with grommets . Mainly those cheap chinese ones the hardware stores here sell.

I had a think about it, the big problem is they are very thin and they distort very easy . I decided to beef them up by placing the washer part over the other part making it more robust , a sandwich of washers makes it stronger. .

I have a workshop press like Allens . I used a steel ball , like out of a ball bearing , to squash down the grommet and it works great .

I made a little grommet die in the lathe , to position the grommet as it squashes...lathes are very cool and every shop needs one . A Southbend 9 is ideal . or a Hercus here in OZ .

Mike

Title: Re: Grommet press.
Post by: kodydog on July 09, 2011, 06:31:32 am

Wow Allan! That top one looks like a manly press. Looks like something out of a machine shop. I have a gear driven press like your bottom one. I don't have a call for SS but with brass I need to be careful not to press to hard or it'll drive the grommet right through some fabrics.

Title: Re: Grommet press.
Post by: Mike8560 on July 09, 2011, 08:35:48 am

I forgot mine will set as but it's not gear driven so it takes more force I asune them one
the handle just pushes down on the gromet

Title: Re: Grommet press.
Post by: Grebo on July 11, 2011, 01:31:15 am

Here's mine, from our host Ken ;D
Currently nailed down to an old workmate, tends to flex a bit in use, so needs a new home. :-X

(https://forum.upholster.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi63.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fh158%2Fgrebo2%2FPosting%2Fth_P1000532.jpg&hash=6bc962a666a2018d009b932e47e505b5) (http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h158/grebo2/Posting/P1000532.jpg) (https://forum.upholster.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi63.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fh158%2Fgrebo2%2FPosting%2Fth_P1000531.jpg&hash=c5d414d3748586676f9c48775dfc629b) (http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h158/grebo2/Posting/P1000531.jpg)

New bits via Osbourne UK.
#3 cutter in place.

Suzi

Title: Re: Grommet press.
Post by: hdflame on July 11, 2011, 03:05:01 pm

I need to buy some #4 spur grommets and would love to find a self piercing one.

I was thinking that Miami Mike had posted on here one time about selling self piercing SS grommets. Anybody have a source for them?

So far I've just been using the cheap brass coated ones from Lowe's and setting with hammer. I have to have some with a 1/2" hole in the middle, that's why I need the #4.

Title: Re: Grommet press.
Post by: Mike8560 on July 12, 2011, 01:52:51 pm

Ahh suzi that
m y button press you have there

Title: Re: Grommet press.
Post by: Grebo on July 13, 2011, 12:03:37 am

Quote from: Mike8560 on July 12, 2011, 01:52:51 pm
Ahh suzi that
m y button press you have there

;)

No it's mine now.. ;D & you can't have it back.

Suzi

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