eye-lets vs turrets

[thyblues]

Hello:

I was wondering (like always) if there is a difference if the board has eye-lets or turrets. They are a beach to put on. Do you sell some kind of tool for installing them?

Thanks,

[Wicksy]

eyelets are just metal holoes punched in thick card plates arent they? Fenders were built like that. If you want to try it get down to a dress makers and see what kind of crimpers they have. My mum has a set that does eyelets a little too big for making boards with. They're easy enough to get hold of.

[Riscchip]

Turretboards.com sells some stakes for installing eyelets. As I recally, you just hammer the stake to flare the eyelet and secure it to the board. I expect you could use the Hoffman staking tool as well (hoffmanamps.com).

[BrianH]

A staking tool chucked in a drill press works very well for flaring.