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  • Grommets are plastic or metal devices used in a variety of ways to reinforce holes in an object. Installing grommets can range in difficulty from simple do-it-yourself home projects to medical procedures that require the skills of a physician, depending on their intended purpose. Most ways that the average person uses grommets are fairly simple and can be learned by anyone.

    For Reinforcement

    Use a set of grommets to hang curtains on hooks or to make holes for laces in boots or shoes. The use of grommets to reinforce holes in a material is somewhat simple. If you have a material that you would like to make into curtains that hang from hooks (such as a shower curtain), mark all of the spots with a pen where the holes will be. Trace the inside of the grommets you plan to use on the material and use a razor blade or small scissors to cut out the circles. The exact size can be more easily marked if you bought a grommet kit with a tool that can stamp the circle on the material. Place the piece of the grommet with a protruding circle through the hole and place the other piece on top of it. Using a hammer, or the grommet tool in your kit, hit the grommet five times with considerable force to effectively snap the pieces together, according to DIYLife.com. Repeat this process with each hole and you will be ready to hang your curtains. The same process works on most materials, although a hole punch may be required if you are working with leather.

    For Protecting Cable Or Wire

    Plastic grommets are commonly found in kits when you buy a new computer desk or entertainment center. In other instances you may want to install your own in an existing unit. Grommets are used in this scenario to provide a protective area for cables to be fed through so that rough edges of wood or metal do not cut into the cables or wires of electronics over time. Locate the place where a group of cables or wires need to lass through the wall of a desk or other unit. Use a flat wood bit or a hole saw on a power drill to make room for the cables to pass through. You will need to drill a hole that is equal to the size of an available grommet. These kinds of grommets can be found in computer or electronics stores and can easily be installed by sliding them tight into the existing hole. The smooth plastic edges will allow the cables to rest in the hole without becoming damaged.

    Medical Purposes

    Grommets are also the name of a medical device commonly referred to as ear tubes, according to Guardian.co.uk. They work similarly to other grommets in that they reinforce a hole in an object. If you are a physician performing a grommets operation, you would pierce the eardrum and allow any existing fluid to drain out. The grommet is inserted into the eardrum to hold the hole open and allow air to reach the middle ear so that it remains healthy. This procedure is typically done on children with recurring ear infections caused by fluid building up behind the eardrums.

    Source:

    DIY Life: Install grommets in ten minutes

    Guardian: Surgery to put in grommets and take out the adenoids

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