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Offline EL34

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New Eyelet and Turret Lug tool set
« on: August 31, 2026, 02:22:14 pm »
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.
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Here's a link on how to use my tools
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
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This post is still a work in progress.


« Last Edit: August 31, 2026, 02:32:51 pm by EL34 »

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Re: New Eyelet and Turret Lug tool set
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2026, 02:27:55 pm »
Info and photos of the top tool will be here when I receive them
« Last Edit: August 31, 2026, 02:35:33 pm by EL34 »

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Re: New Eyelet and Turret Lug tool set
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2026, 02:28:02 pm »
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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Re: New Eyelet and Turret Lug tool set
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2026, 10:56:51 am »
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Re: New Eyelet and Turret Lug tool set
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2026, 06:18:02 pm »
I'm definitely interested - thanks for bumping this

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Re: New Eyelet and Turret Lug tool set
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2026, 05:36:10 am »
I am waiting on an email from the machine shop
The top tool should be done soon.

 


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