Make a Rivet and Eyelet Tile

by Judy Larson

Rivets need to be cut a specific length after inserting through the pieces they will be riveted in. This rivet/eyelet tile was made with tube rivets and eyelets as well as 16 gauge flat and balled head rivets in mind.

Instructions

Step 1: Start with a piece of 22 gauge sheet metal. It can be cut in any shape. Here, a ¾" circle was punched from a piece of brass. Brass was used because it is harder than copper. Since you will be filing across the top of the tile, it needs to be made from a relatively hard metal.

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Step 2: Using a 1.5mm hole punch, make the first hole. This hole will be used with 16 gauge flat and balled head rivets.

Note: Check the diameter of the shank of your tube rivets and eyelets to know what size holes to punch in your tile. Tube rivets require 2 tiles.

Step 3: The next size hole was made with the 2.38mm or 3/32″ punch from a multi size hole punch, shown below. This hole will fit 3.5mm x 3mm (as well as longer than 3.5mm) eyelets and domed face tube rivets.

Note: Our 7 Holes Metal Punch Kit makes 2.38mm to 7.14mm holes (Product ID G15-8)

Step 4: The largest hole was made with the 3.16mm or 1/8″ punch from a multi size hole punch. This hole fits 5.5mm x 4mm eyelets.

Step 5: Use number stamps to show the approximate hole size.

Materials

Brass sheet

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Brass Circle, 24 Gauge, 3/4 Inch, Pack of 6

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Technique(s): Hole Punching, Riveting, Tools, General Education

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Judy Larson

My philosophy has always been "I will never live long enough to learn everything I want to learn, go everywhere I want to go and see everything I want to see!" So, what I make and how I create it is always changing and evolving. I was born shortly after WWII to parents who grew up during the Depression. They always had a "we can do it, we can make it" attitude which rubbed off on my two younger brothers and me. My brothers are amazing and can make and do ANYTHING! When I was a little girl, my mother gave me an old carved cigar box, which I cherish, filled with pop beads, wooden beads and yarn for stringing. That was the beginning of my jewelry making journey.

On a visit to the Grand Canyon when I was a young woman, I was fortunate enough to help a Native American silversmith sand cast my first silver bracelet and bezel set a large turquoise nugget on top. I was in love, hook, line and sinker! While working full time and having a family here in northern Minnesota, my artistic endeavors slowed down but never stopped. I am an artist, scrapbooker, seamstress, woodworker and jewelry artisan. Now that I am retired, I am able to indulge in all my hobbies. However, there just never seems to be enough time in the day to do it all, but I try!

I have been teaching community education beginner and intermediate jewelry making classes since my retirement. Many of my students have been bitten so hard by the jewelry making bug that they say I have turned them into monsters-they just can't get enough. Making jewelry, seeing something take shape from small bits and pieces, is so rewarding that I hope it brings out the "monster" in you, too!