Brass eyelets

[Chris Hammond]

I’m trying to source some brass crimping eyelets for a specific task. The diameter isn’t hugely important as long as it doesn’t exceed about 10mm, but the length is. I need to fix together two strips of 6mm ply, so the tubular aspect needs to be at least 15mm/16mm.
All I can find on Amazon etc are shallower eyelets for leather and clothing.

Anybody able to help please?

[OLDESOX]

try these guys site looks promising;https://uk.rs-online.com/

[Chris Hammond]

try these guys site looks promising;https://uk.rs-online.com/

Thanks mate but their longest eyelet seems to be 4mm.
I think I might try countersinking both pieces of wood by half their width on a pillar drill and see if the ones I have will work.

[Cyprio]

EBay from China

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265276450979 ... media=COPY

[paintman]

Think the 15/16mm minimum length is the problem.
Appreciate they're copper, but would something like these be any use?
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296369289284
or these:
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/295585292225

[Bob Watson]

I’m trying to source some brass crimping eyelets for a specific task. The diameter isn’t hugely important as long as it doesn’t exceed about 10mm, but the length is. I need to fix together two strips of 6mm ply, so the tubular aspect needs to be at least 15mm/16mm.
All I can find on Amazon etc are shallower eyelets for leather and clothing.

Anybody able to help please?

What about using brass tubing cut to your desired length and rivet the ends with a rivet and riveting block.

I'm not sure it would work with a long piece of tube without "buckling" but could be worth looking into???

[Bob Watson]

I’m trying to source some brass crimping eyelets for a specific task. The diameter isn’t hugely important as long as it doesn’t exceed about 10mm, but the length is. I need to fix together two strips of 6mm ply, so the tubular aspect needs to be at least 15mm/16mm.
All I can find on Amazon etc are shallower eyelets for leather and clothing.

Anybody able to help please?

What about using brass tubing cut to your desired length and rivet the ends with a rivet setter and riveting block.

I'm not sure it would work with a long piece of tube without "buckling" but could be worth looking into???

[Chris Hammond]

EBay from China

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265276450979 ... media=COPY

Cheers bud. No objection to shopping in China but I need them before the 10th November.

[Chris Hammond]

I’m trying to source some brass crimping eyelets for a specific task. The diameter isn’t hugely important as long as it doesn’t exceed about 10mm, but the length is. I need to fix together two strips of 6mm ply, so the tubular aspect needs to be at least 15mm/16mm.
All I can find on Amazon etc are shallower eyelets for leather and clothing.

Anybody able to help please?

What about using brass tubing cut to your desired length and rivet the ends with a rivet and riveting block.

I'm not sure it would work with a long piece of tube without "buckling" but could be worth looking into???

Tbh Bob I mean the eyelets that you close up with the appropriate crimping tool. As in tarps etc. I have the tool but my eyelets aren’t long enough.

[OLDESOX]

CHRIS do you need the hole through them silly question i know but copper nails can be used as rivet as in clinker boat building

[Bob Watson]

I’m trying to source some brass crimping eyelets for a specific task. The diameter isn’t hugely important as long as it doesn’t exceed about 10mm, but the length is. I need to fix together two strips of 6mm ply, so the tubular aspect needs to be at least 15mm/16mm.
All I can find on Amazon etc are shallower eyelets for leather and clothing.

Anybody able to help please?

What about using brass tubing cut to your desired length and rivet the ends with a rivet and riveting block.

I'm not sure it would work with a long piece of tube without "buckling" but could be worth looking into???

Tbh Bob I mean the eyelets that you close up with the appropriate crimping tool. As in tarps etc. I have the tool but my eyelets aren’t long enough.

I did realise that Chris, my suggestion was because you couldn't find the eyelets long enough!

Thinking about it; drill the holes the same dia' as the tube, then drill a slightly larger hole a few mm deep, insert the tube and use a suitable size piece of metal dowel or similar to form the end of the tube over the bottom of the bigger dia' hole.

If you follow!

[Chris Hammond]

CHRIS do you need the hole through them silly question i know but copper nails can be used as rivet as in clinker boat building

It’s more if an aesthetic mate tbh.
I suppose I should point out what I’m making really. It’s just to form wooden poppy crosses for some war graves I visit annually. So I’d prefer something not too tatty.
The last few years I’ve struggled to find them in the various poppy boxes on the shop counters. I need 15 of them, so I’m making my own with some six mil ply.

I’ve stuck a decent donation in two or three boxes and collected the poppies to fix on.

[Chris Hammond]

I’m trying to source some brass crimping eyelets for a specific task. The diameter isn’t hugely important as long as it doesn’t exceed about 10mm, but the length is. I need to fix together two strips of 6mm ply, so the tubular aspect needs to be at least 15mm/16mm.
All I can find on Amazon etc are shallower eyelets for leather and clothing.

Anybody able to help please?

What about using brass tubing cut to your desired length and rivet the ends with a rivet and riveting block.

I'm not sure it would work with a long piece of tube without "buckling" but could be worth looking into???

Tbh Bob I mean the eyelets that you close up with the appropriate crimping tool. As in tarps etc. I have the tool but my eyelets aren’t long enough.

I did realise that Chris, my suggestion was because you couldn't find the eyelets long enough!

Thinking about it; drill the holes the same dia' as the tube, then drill a slightly larger hole a few mm deep, insert the tube and use a suitable size piece of metal dowel or similar to form the end of the tube over the bottom of the bigger dia' hole.

If you follow!

That’s pretty much what I was driving at earlier Bob. I’m going to set them into the ply half way and hope I can crimp them shut that way.

Edit: scratch that. That won’t work because one side of the eyelet has to spread.

[Bob Watson]

I’m trying to source some brass crimping eyelets for a specific task. The diameter isn’t hugely important as long as it doesn’t exceed about 10mm, but the length is. I need to fix together two strips of 6mm ply, so the tubular aspect needs to be at least 15mm/16mm.
All I can find on Amazon etc are shallower eyelets for leather and clothing.

Anybody able to help please?

What about using brass tubing cut to your desired length and rivet the ends with a rivet and riveting block.

I'm not sure it would work with a long piece of tube without "buckling" but could be worth looking into???

Tbh Bob I mean the eyelets that you close up with the appropriate crimping tool. As in tarps etc. I have the tool but my eyelets aren’t long enough.

I did realise that Chris, my suggestion was because you couldn't find the eyelets long enough!

Thinking about it; drill the holes the same dia' as the tube, then drill a slightly larger hole a few mm deep, insert the tube and use a suitable size piece of metal dowel or similar to form the end of the tube over the bottom of the bigger dia' hole.

If you follow!

That’s pretty much what I was driving at earlier Bob. I’m going to set them into the ply half way and hope I can crimp them shut that way.

Edit: scratch that. That won’t work because one side of the eyelet has to spread.

Use a larger Dia' drill bit in reverse??

[Chris Hammond]

I’m trying to source some brass crimping eyelets for a specific task. The diameter isn’t hugely important as long as it doesn’t exceed about 10mm, but the length is. I need to fix together two strips of 6mm ply, so the tubular aspect needs to be at least 15mm/16mm.
All I can find on Amazon etc are shallower eyelets for leather and clothing.

Anybody able to help please?

What about using brass tubing cut to your desired length and rivet the ends with a rivet and riveting block.

I'm not sure it would work with a long piece of tube without "buckling" but could be worth looking into???

Tbh Bob I mean the eyelets that you close up with the appropriate crimping tool. As in tarps etc. I have the tool but my eyelets aren’t long enough.

I did realise that Chris, my suggestion was because you couldn't find the eyelets long enough!

Thinking about it; drill the holes the same dia' as the tube, then drill a slightly larger hole a few mm deep, insert the tube and use a suitable size piece of metal dowel or similar to form the end of the tube over the bottom of the bigger dia' hole.

If you follow!

That’s pretty much what I was driving at earlier Bob. I’m going to set them into the ply half way and hope I can crimp them shut that way.

Edit: scratch that. That won’t work because one side of the eyelet has to spread.

Use a larger Dia' drill bit in reverse??

Sorted it mate thanks. I think I was massively over thinking it.

[Chris Hammond]

Have they changed the max file size for photos now? I can’t get my normal method to work??