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Old 02-05-2010, 05:49 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by BILLC View Post
Snap ring pliers?

I was thinking about this for a while, just haven't run out and bought a sacraficial pair to try it. I wanted to put them in like the old CCB ones that have the dimples to hold them in.

Sure would like to see the Lu tool that shapes them as well.
Get a brad point drill of the correct fractional size and the grommet fits tight enough that once epoxied it isn't coming out. When you bend the grommet in the grommitizer it becomes slightly oval which makes it fit tightly.

You can grind the tips of a snap ring plier to put a dimple inside the grommet instead (NIB's method).

Here is a simple grommitizer you can make for yourself (Lu's is better) http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripert...ommitizer.html
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