Hoffman Amplifiers Tube Amplifier Forum
Forum and Web site Stuff => Hoffman Amplifiers web sites => Topic started by: EL34 on August 31, 2026, 02:22:14 pm
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Over the years, I have sold 2 different tools for installing Eyelets and Turret Lugs that I sell.
There are two parts to my tools.
The top tool is meant to go into the chuck of a drill press
The bottom tool is meant to be bolted down to the drill press table
I have a web page here that will get updated as soon as I have all the tools here.
Tools-24 (https://hoffmanamps.com/MyStore/catalog/Tools.htm)
Here's a link on how to use my tools
https://el34world.com/charts/toolhowto.htm (https://el34world.com/charts/toolhowto.htm)
Tool #1 goes way back 25+ years ago and was just a threaded rod set with nuts that you could bolt down to a drill press or whatever way you wanted to mount the tools.
Tool #2 was an attempt to find off the shelf parts that could be assembled into a tool set that would install the Eyelets and Turret Lugs.
The individual parts have gone way up in price and so I designed a new tool.
Tool #3 is a big step up.
I am having the top tool made on a CNC lathe at a machine shop.
It has several features that only a CNC lathe can make.
I will post photos of this tool when I get them back from the machine shop.
The bottom tool is a threaded bolt with a point that gets bolted down to the drill press table.
I am making this tool at my shop, but you can make this tool easily with a drill and a way to put a point on the bolt.
I have pictures of that tool below.
The board material is a 6 inch piece of FR10 that I stock on this page
Board Building-12 (https://hoffmanamps.com/MyStore/catalog/BoardBuilding.htm)
This post is still a work in progress.
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Info and photos of the top tool will be here when I receive them
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You can add post below if you want to be notified when I get this tool set and have it set up in my web store
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I'm definitely interested - thanks for bumping this
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I am waiting on an email from the machine shop
The top tool should be done soon.