Eyelet Setting Tool – (USA Made) - (fits #8 Eyelet Size - 1/4 Inch Dia.) - Tabletop Design - (Includes: Flaring Die, Ram & Guide) - for KYDEX Holster Making, Sewing Crafts

Works extremely well. Even if you don't use the brace/holder.The spike portion of the punch keeps everything in line. Very good tool.You need to get it in a steady manner but in as few strikes as possible. Less strikes, less marring of the eyelets. If you're unsure, a few whacks to get it almost there, and 1 good one.

Bought this eyelet setting tool to finish my knife sheaths , four year project. ICD started going off seven times , three surgeries, 20 days in hospital, I finally got these eleven knives finished, I was really surprised by how easy this eyelet setter was to use but I used a small arbor press I got form HF 12 years ago , they don’t carry this size any more . Skip the hammer go with a press and add a drop of oil to the forming tool every 10 eyelets , works great. Thanks for reading my review on this , Double Tap

Little pricey, but the quality of the steel it’s made from is extremely durable. I immediately pressed kydex rivets into knife sheaths and it was so simple with an arbor press. If you want quality knife and gun holster sheaths using rivets to hold it together this product is it.

I really like this little thing. I’m giving it 4 stars for 2 reasons. 1, it’s way too expensive for what little material it’s made of, and 2, I couldn’t really get it to work with a hammer. It’s too small, and if not secured it just bounces all over the place and marks up the rivets. A guy in a YouTube video showed me to use a regular bench vice. I already had the bench vice, and although it’s a little slow and cumbersome, it produces perfect results. If you need to buy a bench vice to go with it, you’d be smarter to buy a cheap arbor press. Probably much less awkward than doing it on its side like I’ve been doing.

After using my own homemade eyelet flaring tools, which at best produce a flattened rim around the backside of the eyelet, for way longer than I want to admit, I finally ordered one of these and just used it on an old sheath which I have included a picture of. Can you can guess which of the 3 eyelets in the picture is the one I did with this tool? If people are splitting eyelets you’re hitting them WAY too hard, it’s thin brass, finesse goes a long way. Also, the few drops oil really helps. I used a hard rubber mallet to hit the tool with and it seemed to work out pretty good. It’s not a one hit slam though, couple small taps then a few harder ones but no where near the force you would use on a nail for example. I have lots of experience doing it the wrong way with the wrong tools, so it’s a lot easier to really appreciate this tool.

I wanted to replace the grommets in a pair of my boots and found this company that sells a longer shank. I had purchased some light-duty grommets from another company that came with a die set, but I discovered that not all grommets are made the same. I purchased a less expensive hand die set, but it didn't fit the grommet either. So, I went back to the company that sold the grommets and purchased this benchtop model. Bingo! Everything fit perfectly, and the grommets swaged nicely.

It came out the package and immediately to testing with a few eyelets not even stuck through any material; This is truly excellent! If you set rivets n eyelets with an unguided setting tool using only your practiced ability to do so but want to upgrade without throwing a bunch of money at one of those arbor press type setters, this is awesome. I'm slow and meticulous with the old hand setters but this tool has expedited the process, from scooting along in 1st to redlining last gear by comparison. Carefree, just a couple hits with a hammer without worrying about dimpling or damaging the rivet. With a bit of practice to find good technique, I think this could be close in speed to what the arbor presses do for a lot less money.

I also bought the cheap hold it your self one and I can't get that tool to work very well.With this tool, every single eyelet looks perfect.I love well made quality tools and this certainly is a nice one.I wish the punch tool was taller, but, that isn't worth docking a star.