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    Grommets and grommet presses

    Hi all, I've been using stainless steel grommets for t-tops since I started. I never did get a press, always say that I don't do enough of them, until I get started on one and hate to see all of the holes I have to pound a stainless steel grommet into with a hand held die.
    I bought a #1 grommet die set for my press-n-snap but it doesn't have what it takes to compress stainless grommets.
    As far as I can remember, I've never replaced a cover that had stainless, always nickel. Do you guys around saltwater use stainless or nickel grommets? Should I just switch to nickel?
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    Hey mate,
    Our system is a little different, our #4 eyelet = your #2 grommet.
    Do yourself a favour, get a good press, we have two in the shop and they are time and effort savers, bloody expensive though.

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    • #3
      99% of what I do is with a press. No good place to swing a mallet on a customer boat. I'll post pic and a link to our favorite. We have 2, one is an eBay set, the other is grommet world. com or something.

      HP

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      • #4
        Thanks, I've been looking for a press but having trouble deciding on what to get.

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        • #5
          Sorry, been crazy busy here. This is the type we have,

          They just seem to set better, hold fast. I liked them over the eBay type, cheapo didn't always set have to rip them out...

          HP
          Package Deals TEP-3 and Self-Piercing Grommet Package Deal | Grommet Mart
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          • #6
            Originally posted by HolePoker View Post
            Sorry, been crazy busy here. This is the type we have,

            They just seem to set better, hold fast. I liked them over the eBay type, cheapo didn't always set have to rip them out...

            HP
            That's actually the one I've been looking at. Only reason I haven't bought it yet is I'm trying to figure out if there's stainless steel rolled rim spur grommets and a die set to self pierce. Would be so much easier that punching the hole then setting the grommet.

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            • #7
              We use these to cut the cover before putting the eyelet it. Only use stainless steel.

              http://www.stayputfasteners.com.au/p...tToolFlier.pdf
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              • Coversome
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                Coversome commented
                08-17-2018, 04:10 PM
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                Never seen those, I'll have to get some. Thanks!
            • #8
              Sailrite have them 😎

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              • #9
                Originally posted by Coversome View Post

                Would be so much easier that punching the hole then setting the grommet.
                I punch all my holes with the cutter die for the press. Self-pierce can go wrong with just 2 layers of sunbrella, and I hate digging them out.

                HP

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