TM 10-8340-240-12&P
0016 00-1
MODULAR GENERAL PURPOSE TENT SYSTEM (MGPTS) 0016 00
GROMMET MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTION
This Task Covers:
Removal and Replacement.
INITIAL SETUP
Maintenance Level:
Unit
Tools:
Materials/Parts:
Repair kit, Tentage (WP 0034 00, Item 1) Lumber, softwood
Cutting Punch, Rawhide Mallet (WP 0023 00, Item 3)
Set-Punch and Die Grommet No. 4 or 5
(WP 0030 00)
Equipment Condition:
MGPTS removed from service (refer to WP 0006 00).
a. If still attached, cut the damaged grommet from fabric.
If fabric repair is required, refer to WP
001400 and 0015 00 for repair and stitching
instructions.
A die-inserted grommet consists of two
brass parts. The male half, called a barrel,
is smooth. The female half, called a
washer, has spurs that grip the fabric.
b. Insert a grommet.
(1) Position fabric face up on end
grain surface of softwood lumber.
(See Figure 0016 00-1).
(2) Using a size 5 cutting punch for
a size 4 grommet (or a size 6 cutting
punch for a size 5 grommet) and a
rawhide mallet, cut a grommet hole
in patch by hitting top of cutting punch
with rawhide mallet.
Figure 0016 00-1
