Eyelet Installer

[Stan H]

Hi All...anyone know where to find an eyelet install tool that works well with the small pickup eyelets that we use? The small arbor press and pointy rod that I use leaves a little to be desired in the asthetics department.

Stan

[madialex]

Hi All...anyone know where to find an eyelet install tool that works well with the small pickup eyelets that we use? The small arbor press and pointy rod that I use leaves a little to be desired in the asthetics department.

Stan

Hi Stan, I use a punch, is about 1/4 inch around but the middle comes to a blunt point, I filed it to the shape I wanted it. 1 good hit with a hammer and its done.

[NightWinder]

Stan, Stew mac has a new tool just for that. Seen it in their new catalog. BTW, I heard your pickups. Really nice tone. You do great work man!!

[Stan H]

Thanks, NightWinder!

[NightWinder]

Seriously, I was blown away when I heard your stuff. Had to verify twice who made It. Stan, you are the man. Kudos to you brother. I am very pleased at your work.!

[Stan H]

Aw shucks, man...you're too kind Which pickup did you hear?

Oh yeah, the eyelet setting tool is StewMac p/n 5976...just what I needed!

Stan

[David King]

Mouser has one also for about $25, maybe that's what you already have? It seems like it would be handy to crimp them after winding with a pair of pliers or something.

[NightWinder]

Muris Varajic. I watched his videos....and improve sessions. Flat out bad ass guitar playing. The videos have a great tone......but it is apparent he is using a digital source. I'd like to hear that same pickup in a 800, or a Bassman. You make the pots too, right. We have touched on this subject a month or so ago?

[Stan H]

Muris Varajic...simply amazing! Yes, I build custom tone controls and harnesses as well. Muris also uses one of my Varitone controls.

[Spence]

Just use a nail punch, ball pein hammer and a file. Cheap, quick, easy and efficient.

Oh wait a minute, I can feel an equation or two heading this way and a CNC eyelet punch design......

[WolfeMacleod]

[QUOTE=Spence;19132]Just use a nail punch, ball pein hammer and a file. Cheap, quick, easy and efficient.QUOTE]

That's similar to what I do. Press the eleylet into the hole, flair is slightly with a center punch, and then I use a Machinists .250 "square" of steel that I place over the flared bit and bang it a couple times with a hammer to flatted it. Works great.

I don't know exactly what the "square" is, but it's just a square of steel exactly .25 thick, for some sort of thickness and squaring guage...

[David Schwab]

I don't know exactly what the "square" is, but it's just a square of steel exactly .25 thick, for some sort of thickness and squaring guage...

It's got perfectly machined right angles.

[David King]

Hey if you don't mind me asking are you all installing these before or after winding? If you're doing it before assembling the flatwork with the magnets doesn't the wire get hung up on the rivets?

[WolfeMacleod]

Hey if you don't mind me asking are you all installing these before or after winding? If you're doing it before assembling the flatwork with the magnets doesn't the wire get hung up on the rivets?

Before. And no, they don't. The rivest stick out just a hair above the flatwork, and when I flair it and mash it, it's flat again.

[black_labb]

i was planning on just glueing or similar a piece of copper for the input and output with 2 holes in it, one to solder the wire from the winding and one to solder the wire that goes the the electronics, i havent made any pickups yet, but would this be suitable? i am making all the parts for the pickup myself so there wont be any issues of making sure it fits on the bobbin. does anyone see any issues with this idea?