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Step 1: Install Dies
When your order arrives, your machine may have the die pre-installed or it will be packaged separately in the box. If yours is packaged separately you will need to install the die using these simple steps. One part of the die will have a screw top, that part screws in to the top portion of the machine. The other piece of the die will have a large head that is in the shape of a bowl and a smaller smooth part on the bottom, this piece will slide into the bottom portion of the machine. To tighten bottom die piece in the machine; use a screwdriver to tighten the screw on the side of the machine.

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Step 2: Installing Grommets
There are two pieces to a grommet. The top piece is the eyelet and the other piece is the washer. The washer will lay in the bottom die with the rounded side down. The eyelet piece that looks like a "top hat" should be pushed up onto the top die so that the large flat part is on the top and fits snug into the die. The smaller thinner part that actually pierces the material should be pointing down.

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Step 3: Seating Grommets
Once you have the grommet into the machine simply insert the material you would like to grommet and push down on the handle slow, firm and steadily. The grommet will pierce through the material and the material that was in the hole will fall out.

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