Manual press for installation of eyelets and buttons

Holes on clothes, shoes, haberdashery require careful processing. After all, it depends on the reliability of lacing and the appearance of the product. To the edges of the holes on textiles always look neat and durable, you need to fix them with eyelets. But it is very difficult to manually install this type of hardware. Therefore, special presses are increasingly used for this purpose.

What is a grommet and where is it used?

The cringle is a special metal or plastic device designed for finishing clothes, shoes, accessories, textiles, and printed products. It is used to design the edges of the holes that were made in the product for threading laces, ribbons, braid.

Designed to strengthen the circular slits in fabric, leather, paper and other materials, does not allow the edges to fray and tear.

What is the structure?

The design of the round rivets is very simple. It includes only two parts - the sleeve and the washer. The sleeve is often called a block. It consists of an outer ring and a leg.

The outer part will cover the hole outside. Leg blochki used to design the inside. A washer is put on it, the edges of the leg are bent and flattened.

What materials are made from?

Most often, metal is chosen as the material, but plastic is also possible. Among the most common materials:

• Steel. The metal is durable, keeps its shape well, is notable for its inexpensive price. But it has a significant drawback: under the influence of moisture, steel quickly rusts.
• Brass. The metal is very soft, which makes it easy to fix the block on the product.
• Stainless steel. It is considered the best material. He is not afraid of corrosion, it is very durable and therefore has a high wear resistance. Minus stainless steel - the high cost.
• Coated steel. To improve the performance of steel, it is often coated with other metals. It may be copper, nickel or zinc. The nickel layer is the most beautiful, but also the most expensive. Nickel is the cheapest coating, but apparently it does not look very attractive. Copper is easily recognized by a yellowish-red hue.

Where does it apply?

Sealing rings increase the strength of the holes in the products. Initially, they were used only in the ship case, or rather, for the manufacture of sails.With the help of trimming the edges with iron rings, it was possible to achieve a more reliable fastening of the cloth and its better tension. Today, the scope of use of the finishing rings is much wider:

• Sewing business.
• Sewing shoes.
• Haberdashery.
• Paper bags with textile handles.
• Tourist equipment.
• Curtains.
• Car awnings.
• Banner advertising.
• Flags.
• Scrapbooking.

How to install?

To install the sealing rings with your own hands, you will need two tools: a perforator and an installer. Using a perforator or a hole punch, a puncture is made on the material.

Note! Perforators come in various forms. It all depends on the material on which the holes will be made: paper, cloth, leather, etc. When choosing the right model, be sure to pay attention to this characteristic.

By design drills can be of two models:

• forceps;
• perforator percussion type.

The tongs are similar in appearance to the pliers, but only on the upper part there is a wheel with nozzles. Scroll wheel, you can select the desired diameter of the hole.

The perforator of the percussion type is a rod with several nozzles. To install the hardware in this case requires a hammer and a certain skill.

Installer also comes in two forms:

• forceps;
• core

In the first case, the sleeve and washer are fastened with forceps. But there is one caveat - each model of forceps is designed for a specific diameter of the block.

Kern - metal rod with a pointed end. It is inserted into the sleeve, then, tapping it with milk, you can fix the riveting on the canvas.

Now a combined model has appeared on the market - a perforator and an installer. Such tool facilitates fixing of metal rivets.

Sealing rings are installed in several stages:

1. The hole punch is made a hole in the material.
2. The sleeve is inserted into the hole.
3. A washer is strung on the leg of the sleeve. The material is between the head of the block and the washer.
4. Using the selected installation tool, the leg of the block is flared.

Important! If the material is elastic, strongly stretched, then the diameter of the puncture should be a size smaller than the diameter of the sleeve. The size of the sleeve is measured at the inner edge. But in Chinese products, the outer diameter is often indicated as the size.

Press to install hardware

The most convenient to use press for eyelets. Its main advantage is that you can immediately make a hole on it and install a metal finish. No other supporting tools needed. But there is a big minus - the cost of such machines is quite high.

Types of press to install the grommets

Before you buy equipment for fixing accessories, you need to know about what designs are, their features and functionality. The press for installation of cringles can be several types:

1. Pneumatic.
2. Electric.
3. Manual.

Pneumatic press: description and specifications

Pneumatic machines for the installation of buttons and eyelets are used as equipment for sewing workshops, large factories and enterprises for the manufacture of clothing, footwear, printing products. Powered by compressed air. An obligatory element of the equipment - the compressor. It can be included in the package or purchased separately.The machine can work even if there is a connection to the central pneumatic system.

The impact force can be adjusted. The mechanism is operated by a foot drive. Some models are equipped with a laser pointer and a security system that protects your hands from injury. Sometimes the package includes an electronic unit for automating work operations. In addition to installing rings for lacing, the equipment can perform other operations:

• Cover up buttons.
• Making punctures on the fabric punch.
• Fixing holnitenov, buttons, blochek.
• Production of buttons with rim.

Such equipment is considered universal because it can perform many different operations. For these purposes, the package includes special nozzles.

Electric press: description and specifications

This press for buttons and eyelets is powered by an electric foot drive. The machine is used when tailoring or shoes in large quantities. The equipment is equipped with a shock counter. This allows you to track the performance of the operator.

The mechanism is driven by an electromagnetic coil. Adjusting the impact force is done using the display buttons. The impact force can be different - from 1kg to 1000 kg / cm². To protect your hands from injury, a special sensor is included in the package, which works when the hand hits the work surface. Performs all the same operations as a pneumatic machine.

Manual press: description and specifications

If we are talking about small workshops where there is no need for mass production, then a hand press for eyelets is better suited for this purpose. It allows you to properly install the accessories on the product.

Performs a variety of operations:

• Grommets installation.
• Fixing other accessories: blochek, holnitenov, jeans buttons.
• Button wrapping.
• Punching holes.

Important! Buying a mechanical machine, do not forget to purchase attachments for installation of accessories. You will also need a punch with a stand. Without this, it is impossible to work on the machine, and, as a rule, they are not included in the package.

How does a hand press for rivets and eyelets?

Arranged machine based on mechanics. It is driven by the lever and the physical efforts of the master. The lever presses on the firing pin, which, in turn, exerts pressure on the mechanism of the machine.

Under the force of pressing, the sleeve edge is flaring. The spring ensures the mechanism returns to its original position.

The kit includes bolts for mounting structures on the table. When the machine is securely fixed, you can start working:

1. The threaded nozzle is screwed into the upper shaft of the device.
2. Nozzle without thread is installed in the lower part of the machine.

   The diameter of the nozzles is selected in accordance with the size of the grommet.

3. The sleeve is installed below. A cloth with a hole is put on top of it.
4. From above the washer is strung.

   The main thing is not to confuse the wrong side with the front side!

5. By pressing the lever is set metal ring.

   When pushing the lever, it is important to prevent shearing

Today, a large number of machine tools are on the market for fitting hardware.But the lead in this area installation of Turkish production. Among the most sought-after brands:

• Presmak;
• Yeten;
• Mikron

Machines for the installation of accessories - the necessary equipment for sewing and shoe shops, large and small industries. Pneumatic and electrical structures are used in large enterprises. For small workshops suitable manual or mechanical machines. Each of them plays an important role in the design of products with metal loops. After all, this hardware not only strengthens the holes for lacing, but often performs a decorative role.

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