Where to buy steel grommets for a harness?

[Texasguy]

Thought of doing my own harness for fun. Found online all the parts but cannot find these steel grommets they use on nylon webbing. Do you know where to buy them (the kind that will not rust)?

I don't even know the size. Do I measure the outside diameter or inside what makes the hole?

Any help?

PS: Will I need a special press to insert them?

 

[knfmn]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002I0OT70/ref=mw_dp_mpd?pd=1

Just out of curiosity, why do you want to put grommets in the harness? You can punch a hole in the webbing with a hot screwdriver. It'll hold up very well.

Kristopher

 

[Texasguy]

Grommets would help prevent ripping or fraying, I think it would be proper to add them.

Thanks for the link but I am not sure what to do with 1000 of them.

Also, I don't think 5/16th is the right size, I approximate 1/2" to be the one.

I seen "settlers" to sell for like $25. All you need is a hammer.

 

[Kilili]

You will find that brass grommets work quite well, easy to find at hardware store, and are much easier to set, using a hammer and standard dies. I've some that have held up for years.

 

[Texasguy]

Ok, if I will have an aluminum backplate, brass grommets, steel bolt/nuts, will there be some chemical reaction in salt water?

 

[Peter_C]

No need for a grommet. I have over a hundred dives on my doubles harness and it doesn't show any wear, where the hole is burned in. If you plan to use it for single tank use the grommet will just cause more standout and possibly allow the tank to rock back and forth more.

 

[Kilili]

Metal to metal contact has potential for such with some corrosion. I've not seen with brass, but steel [even stainless] against aluminum is another matter and depends on your diligence in keeping it clean.
Not a chemist, only speak from personal experience.

 

[stano]

I just bought 50 stainless grommets and the tool to install them from

http://www.sailrite.com/

The grommets are sold individually at about $1.00 a piece and the tool was about $50. I got the tool and 50 of them for $110 shipped. Sailrite has a lot of really good stuff. I just built a harness also. Good luck.

Stano

 

[fdarden]

This is very timely, as I have been looking around for some stainless steel grommets myself. All I could locate were nickel plated brass. Thanks for the link to the sailing supply place. I have seen a harness with the hole melted through it rip, given enough use. Sucks when you are not expecting it. Right now my harness has no grommet in it, and it is definitely showing wear after only a few dives. While I am sure it will last for 100 dives, I would prefer it last for 1000.

 

[Rich Keller]

The easiest thing I have found is a simple pop rivet. The tool to instal them is less then $20 and the rivets are about $5 for 50. I use an awl to open a hole large enough to put the rivet through so I am not cutting or burning the webbing. This works well on weight belt webbing or seat belt webbing.