Craftool Co USA 57 and 58 (Are these eyelet setters)?

[Freddo]

Over the past several months I've bought some used tools on ebay.

Among them are two tools labeled "Craftool Co USA" with a 57 and a 58 on them.

Can anyone confirm whether these are eyelett setters, gromet setters, rivet tools or what?

They have small blunt domes on the end of them, so I think they are different sized eyelet setters...

Fred

[whinewine]

Over the past several months I've bought some used tools on ebay.

Among them are two tools labeled "Craftool Co USA" with a 57 and a 58 on them.

Can anyone confirm whether these are eyelett setters, gromet setters, rivet tools or what?

They have small blunt domes on the end of them, so I think they are different sized eyelet setters...

Fred

They are generally used to set line 20 & line 24 snaps (although they perhaps could be used as eyelet setters or stamping tools too???).

[retiredff]

I know this is an old thread, but I bought used tools from ebay and I could not find tool #58 on the crafttool index list I downloaded.

search is a powerful tool!

Thanks.

[retiredff]

well... maybe not! Mine is small, 6 sided with a small "line" extending from each point. I still can't find any reference to this tool.

[WyomingSlick]

According to the Craftool Index Sheet of 1953:

#50 - Segma Snap Setter set consisting of base plate and two dies

#51 - Birdcage Snap Setter set consisting of base plate and three dies.

#52 - Klondyke Eyelet setter (grommets)

#53 - Klondyke Eyelet Setter (grommets)

#55 - Eyelet Settter

#56 - Eyelet Spreader

#57 - Baby Dot Settter

#58 - Durable Dot Setter

#59 - Stylus

Your number 58 is a later version where the tool face was formed by a die so as to better split the tube of the post into 6, more or less, equally sized segments as it rolled the edges of the tube over. The earlier tools were just round as they were shaped on a metal lathe and while they worked, were liable to split the tube into differant sized srgments.

Also the earlier tools were chrome plated (just like the carving tools), while the later ones were usually just zinc plated.

Edited March 30, 2014 by WyomingSlick

[retiredff]

Thanks Wyoming. Where can I get a copy of that index sheet?

[miss v]

does the face look like a pointed starburst?

(I cannot see any previous photos posted of the tools you are talking about, and I cannot seem to post a picture, hmmm...)

do you want to sell it? I just posted I was looking for one

[retiredff]

miss v - not for sale, I just wanted to know what I had.

[miss v]

awww shucks!

[Gump]

Miss V; They have the 6 point peening tool at Tandy. It is for copper tube rivets. Gump.