[Richard]

Let's think about this for a minute. Brass will just wear another groove and will have to eventually have another replacement. This sounds like a good reason to buy a mini lathe and make some out of unobtanium. We could heat treat them and make them as hard as Chinese arithmetic.

Of course Tom wouldn't take such an easy out, and he probably already is working on a source for ceramic eyelets.

Just being silly. I am officially retired in two more days and a wee giddy.