Black coated eyelets?

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I have started to make Kydex & Concealex sheaths for the knives I am making and I have the Posts & Screws from Blade-Tech. The posts however are Aluminum, un-coated, and have to be ground shorter. They are also too wide for my liking.

Does anyone know where I can obtain eyelets (the ones that go through the Kydex and can be pressed over with the Tandy tool)that are Black coated? I realize that the customer will not be able to take apart the sheath, but I think it makes a cleaner looking piece.

If I can't find pre-coated eyelets, where can I get them coated?

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C.O.'s-"It takes balls to work behind the walls "
 
Contact Bruce at
edgeworks@tacticalholsters.com
tell him what you are looking for and ask for a price quote. You might inquire about black tee nuts as well.


 
Jailhack, for black eyelets try Siska, Inc, at http://www.siska.com/ ,I had to call them to get info, they only had a few sizes in stock for the black and they were $28 - $31 per 1000 with a minimum order of 3000. They were willing to make any size black for a set up charge of $150. Blade Tech had black eyelets for $10 for 100.

I ended up passing on the black and went to plain brass. I got good prices at Fastener Supply at http://www.fastener-supply.com/ . The eyelets were $8 to $14 per 1000, depending on the size, min order 1000. Actually they don't look that bad.

I haven't tried this yet, so I'm not sure how it will work. But, I was thinking of making my plain eyelets black by:
1. Getting a pie tin and poking a bunch of holes in it small enough so I could press in the narrow end of the eyelet, I'm thinking I could fit about 75 or more depending on how careful I space the holes.
2. Next, I was planning on using some Brownells black baking lacquer and spraying the eyelets on the pie tin and toss the whole thing in the oven. Take it out of the oven, pop them out of the pie tin and there you have it home made black eyelets (in theory of course).
I don't see why it wouldn't work, I've heard of knives and gun parts being coat with this stuff, should be pretty durable.

Anyway, if you try it let us know if it works, I'll do the same.

Hope this helps.

Take care,
Tom

 
Thanks for the info guy's.

Tom,
If you use the Brownell's, wouldn't the coating come off while pressing over the eyelet? I would think that the tool would rub off the coating. Let me know if you try it (especially if it works
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C.O.'s-"It takes balls to work behind the walls "
 
I've always made brass eyelets black by using brass oxide on them after they're in place. It works on my Doc Martens...

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Oz

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