Anyone have a line on eyelet rivets?! The ones I have in my kydex kit are too damned short for the .08 kydex I have! Amazon has none available to Canada, and then ones that are, are $50 bucks for 100 of the bloody things!!! Anyone making an order to Knife Kits, or have a bag they would be willing to part with? I need 3/16 by 1/4 long eyelets, if anyone can help a guy out!!
how many layers of 0.08 Kydex? I carry these and they should do two layers GS8-9 Black Eyelets I carry what customers need for the most part so if longer is needed I will get them.
Thanks John, I actually found them on your site and ordered them a little while after I posted this. They're the wrong size, and I don't have a tool for the 1/4 inch eyelets. I don't have a way to flare them, so I will have to backyard Billy a flaring tool. I might be lucky enough to find one at Michael's, but I won't hold my breath, because the store here in Medicine Hat sucks a buffet of rubber dicks!
there is this one for sheaths, without the bracket it can set eyelets anywhere https://canadian-artisan.com/eyelet-setter-1-4/ Also Walmart, princess auto and canadian tire may have an eyelet setter
Yeah, the one I have is for 3/16 rivets, so I just need the die and setter, but 60 bucks is a bit pricey. I am likely going to get an arbour press anyway. If I can get things flowing once it warms up, I have so many people that want knives, and I may actually be able to make a little extra money making some, so that's a huge bonus for me, not being able to work.
Arbor press or hydraulic press are both good ideas. Dies can be pricey for them but they pay for themselves in time saved. A 12 ton hydraulic press can be used for leather cutting dies another time saver
I'm not sure what route I'm going to go, that remains to be seen. I'm VERY limited on space, so a hand powered arbour press will likely suffice. I honestly prefer doing things manually if I can.
