Brass eyelets for laces - leather boots 5mm ID 7mm length?

[lostplanet]

As title, looked all over the place, I have some 5mm brass eyelets but they are not deep enough to go through 2 layers of boot leather.

needs to be a minimum of 7mm deep/height.

I need 4 with washers on the back.

any ideas?

thanks

 

[crosslandkelly]

Have you tried the Le Provo or the Tandy websites

 

[leon-1]

I got some which are about that size from my local haberdashery in Newton Abbot. I am not 100% sure what the make was.

 

[lostplanet]

Tried le prevo and tandy, seem to be a bit of an odd thing. I think having the proper terminology would help, some call them grommets or eyelets and have a certain neck length or barrel

The closest I can find is a hexagonal rivet but they are £18 !

http://www.truetrim.com/shop/article_2610.1.001/Hexagonal-Eyelet-5mm-internal.html

A us maker with similar request

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=498

I think my best bet is to go to a old school cobbler.

I also have a freind that does car upholstery so I might give him a ring too.

Thanks fellas, anyone still has suggestions please add...

 

[lostplanet]

found this too stimpson,

http://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/4347811/newest-stimpson-eyelet-catalog-stimpson-company-inc

http://www.stimpson.com/pdf/eyeletcatalog_stimpson.pdf

 

[grip]

You could give these a try
http://www.algeos.com/acatalog/Eyelets.html......Grip

 

[david1]

http://www.algeos.com/solid-steel-rivets---flat-head---2.4mm-x-13mm.html