Banner Eyelet Machine

[Gavin MacMillan]

Jag signs / Banner people

There are loads around and they all seem to be the same as the one in Robs demo on this site. Really good to work with.

Sorry for bit of hijaking but my one of these is not magnetic – looks like it would make things a wee bit quicker, can I buy a magnetic part?

[Graeme Speirs]

dtp supplies is where I got mine from sign uk last year, they had about £30 off the normal price so well worth it, its a great solid machine that will last forever, they also supply lots of different eyelts etc.

just google em.

cheers
graeme

[John Stevenson]

Yes, I also got mine from dtp at Sign UK last year.

I think it cost £200 and it’s really built to last.

John

[Phil Grundy]

Atwells eyelets In Rochdale Lancs eyelets.co.uk

[Mathew Gibson]

cheers guys will check them out!!!

[Peter Munday]

Just bought mine from Attwells £140 something plus £45 for 1000 brass eyelets cracking machine and it pierces the hole as well.

Peter

[terry sheban]

Gavin:
I don’t know a thing about the self-piercing eyelet (we call them grommet machines in the U.S.) that are sold in the EU, but I hope I can help answer your question about finding a magnetic attachment for your machine. The self piercing machines in the U.S. mostly use a two piece upper die that holds the grommet. The two sections of the die (just imagine a circle cut in half with a small grooved channel around the exterior) are held together with a rubber o-ring. When you insert the grommet into the die the o-ring gives slightly and the die spreads just enough to accommodate the grommet. So the grommet is held in place without magnetics by the tension of the o-ring around the two sections. I’ve had three or four of these machines for about 20 years and set thousands of grommets a year with each of them. The rubber o-rings break down after 4 or 5 years but you can actually replace them with an ordinary rubber band.
Terry

[Gavin MacMillan]

Ahh, cheers Terry, I’ll need to have a look when I get back to the workshop.

G