Is there a faster way to install eyelets?

[davidawbrown]

:?  What could be easier than loading eight (or more) eyelets up on a small screwdriver and shoving them in?  I mean, with the hammer you've got to load the nail up, hold the loaded nail and tap the eyelet it in with the hammer, then (apparently) tap the nail back out with the hammer, and repeat.  What's wrong with shove, shove, shove, shove, done?

Maybe I'm missing something...  :-\

Ed

My eyelets bend a misshape when I try to do that.
So I gave up on doing it that way!
(After about 50 eyelets went in the BIN!

Regards
Dave

[nella]

I took a small bolt and put two nuts on it(used one as a lock nut) to set the depth and ground the threads off so the so the grommets would just slide on and put it in my drill press and press the grommets in the holes. The bolt cleans out the holes and seats the grommets well.   

[Richard M]

I do eyelets and agree, what a pain.  That said, I know many beeks that use staples instead.   Use a staple gun to place staple just below/above hole as appropriate to where the wire will pull against it.

Staples is all I've used from Day 1. (Although admittedly Day 1 was only this time last year)

[beehappy1950]

I guess I dont have the patience to put in wires. I just do an x on the frame with fishing line . No islets , no splitting. Easy to cut out and repair. More power to you. Harold

[ShaneJ]

I never use eyelets on new or used frames but I do have an eyelet tool made from a timber file handle and a bicycle spoke. It probably holds 20 or my eyelets.

[monarchis]

There no faster way! Without eyelets.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tep7cN-Sg04

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