Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Learn the most common mistake when installing grommets and how to avoid it for a clean, professional result every time. In this quick Ask the Expert episode, we demonstrate the wrong way (and the right way) to set grommets using the HandyPress, along with tips for other popular tools like the Press-N-Snap, mallet-installation grommet dies, and self-piercing grommet dies.
Watch as we show exactly why the edges won't roll properly when the grommet pieces are installed backward — and how simply reversing the eyelet and washer makes all the difference in the world.
Click for Grommets: sailrite.com/shop/hardware/grommets
Grommet Dies: sailrite.com/shop/tools/tool-dies?facet_tool_type=Spur+Grommets
Learn the most common mistake when installing grommets and how to avoid it for a clean, professional result every time. In this quick Ask the Expert episode, we demonstrate the wrong way (and the right way) to set grommets using the HandyPress, along with tips for other popular tools like the Press-N-Snap, mallet-installation grommet dies, and self-piercing grommet dies.
Watch as we show exactly why the edges won't roll properly when the grommet pieces are installed backward — and how simply reversing the eyelet and washer makes all the difference in the world.
Click for Grommets: sailrite.com/shop/hardware/grommets
Grommet Dies: sailrite.com/shop/tools/tool-dies?facet_tool_type=Spur+Grommets
