Hand twist press eyelet setter - help needed!

[WoodsmanJim]

I picked up this at a carboot at the weekend as it looked very useful indeed!



It came with one set of eyelet setting dies, the top half of which has damaged threads. I'd like to use this for hole punching as well as eyelet setting but can't seem to find and hole punches to go in it! Doesn't help that I couldn't ID the manufacturer, but I think these are 99% a universal size for attachments. Does anyone know a decent place to get a few different eyelet setter, and some hole punch dies for this, preferably without breaking the bank. The ones I've found seem incredibly expensive!

Also the upper and lower halves don't seem to be the same size, does this look right to you lot?

The dies:





Any help would be hugely appreciated, I'm hoping to use this on a whole bunch a projects I've got lined up, if I can get it sorted

Many thanks,


James

 

[Toddy]

That's an eyelet setter for tarps, canvas tents and sails.
I don't think they come with a cutter since some of the eyelets are 'self cutters'. Might be wrong about that though.
The top and bottom 'moulds' on my setters are different sizes because one goes inside the tube of the eyelet to stop it crushing askew, and helps it to crumple tidily and well shaped back on itself neatly trapping the fabric. The other completes the set and keeps the head of the eyelet in line and well shaped while it's being set and pressed firmly home.
Try and eyelet agin your pair and see if they line up like that.

No idea where you'd find spares though….Ian (bilmo-p5) has brilliant google fu for stuff like this, hopefully he'll spot the thread

M

 

[bilmo-p5]

Here's a few links which will likely be worth an email or phone call...

http://www.opas.co.uk

http://www.dtpsupplies.com/index.html

http://www.greengrizzly.co.uk/en/1-home

 

[WoodsmanJim]

Thanks to you both, great info.

James