Talk:Grommet

I removed two mentions of a grunion/grunyon which had been inserted by two different IP-addressed editors. The only definition I could find of a grunion was a small fish, which didn't seem to relate to the subject of the article. 86.10.97.74 17:45, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

somewhere in the article someone should mention that grommets used to protect the hole from tearing (instead of insulating the material within) are more accurately called cringles. Heck, I'm gonna be bold and do it myself :)167.7.17.3 (talk) 15:06, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Just had to remove the "grunyons" claim again! 2A00:23C5:FE1C:3701:80D7:9AA:E2FF:C7C6 (talk) 12:45, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Clinch loosely to permit rotation?

Suppose you have two disks of sheet plastic. You want a rivet or grommet through the middle of each, to join them, but permitting each one to rotate relative to the other. You can see this application in planispheres. The rivet or grommet is not clinched tightly. If someone knows about such an application, please give some leads here or in the article. Thank you.CountMacula (talk) 14:22, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

Washers for some metal grommets have teeth; why?

I note that the washers for some metal grommets have teeth, while others have plain washers. Why choose one over another? It would be good to explain this in the article. E.g., see here: [[1]]. Coastwise (talk) 23:16, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

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Property of sealing

Grommets can also be used to aid the sealing of two mating surfaces, which I feel is a critical aspect of their utility and ought to be mentioned somewhere in this article if not in the very first paragraph :) Afw35 (talk) 00:14, 8 February 2024 (UTC)