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CJQ
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Location: Coopersburg, PA - USA
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 Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 6:35 pm Post subject: Harbor freight |
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| I live 10 minutes away from a store----- was there this after noon . Bought an EL-CHEAPO tool had to re do it to make it work right . Squid is right . If you want quality think twice about going there. |
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Dennist3
Joined: 20 Feb 2004
Posts: 564
Location: USA, Virginia, HAMPTON ROADS
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| Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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I went looking for one of those....and I I could find was a thing that looks like a punch that you hit with a hammer...not to mention the only grommetts I can find around here are the tiny ones which work for something but 200 lb line will barely fit through it......
my questions are 1 where can I find a grommet press and 2 where can I get some decient size grommetts?
thanks,
Dennis |
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Kitesquid
Master Kite Builder
Joined: 29 Aug 2003
Posts: 1719
Location: USA Virginia King George
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| Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 8:38 am Post subject: |
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| Dennist3 wrote: | I went looking for one of those....and I I could find was a thing that looks like a punch that you hit with a hammer...not to mention the only grommetts I can find around here are the tiny ones which work for something but 200 lb line will barely fit through it......
my questions are 1 where can I find a grommet press and 2 where can I get some decient size grommetts?
thanks,
Dennis |
Bosun's locker????
Seriously... Try Steve at the Kite Studio. I could not find them in the online catalog, but I know he carries them.
I try to stay away from hardware as much as possiable, but sometimes it is nessesary.
I just don't like hard parts on my sails... Call me wierd, but that is the way I am.
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King George VA
P.S. Yet another long winded post by the Squid..... 
P.P.S. The wind is like the air, only pushier. |
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dpb
Master Kite Builder
Joined: 17 Dec 2003
Posts: 115
Location: Portland, OR
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| Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 1:56 pm Post subject: |
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Dennist3 asks:
| Quote: | | my questions are 1 where can I find a grommet press and 2 where can I get some decient size grommetts? |
I would check Steve first. If he doesn't have what you want, then check stores who specialize in outdoor gear like tents (e.g. REI), and sailmaker shops (for sailboats). Believe me that ship's sails are meant to take a lot more stress then we will ever put on a kite (unless you intend to pull a 40 ft, teak hulled ketch around the Pacific with your kite).
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Progcraft
Joined: 29 Sep 2003
Posts: 1144
Location: Calgary, AB, Canada
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| Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Kitesquid wrote: | | Call me wierd, .. |
Ok.
Your wierd
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Kitesquid
Master Kite Builder
Joined: 29 Aug 2003
Posts: 1719
Location: USA Virginia King George
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| Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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BTW what was the grommet press used for in the class?
I assume putting grommets in sails of kites, but it could have been used for other purposes...
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KiteSquid
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King George VA
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Dennist3
Joined: 20 Feb 2004
Posts: 564
Location: USA, Virginia, HAMPTON ROADS
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| Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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ok your definatily wierd!!!...
But that is what keeps us comming back for more!
Dennis |
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marty
Joined: 22 Jan 2004
Posts: 88
Location: Arlington, MA USA
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| Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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Where can I buy both a punch and eyelet setting tool? I've got a bunch of 1/8 inch eyelets that is much harder than the usual brass eyelet, and the pliers just don't cut it. I've been burning a hole using a soldering iron but iit would certainly be great to do everything all at once.
Thanks.
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