Eyelets are not ground flush and are literally bent when first used to pull coated wire through a hole. The tips were bent by simply grabbing and pulling the wire (with just enough clamping force to hold the job). This tool is garbage and doesn't even keep at home if it's ever useful at all. You can't really apply force and have it on the ends. You're better off finding the $4 Chinese tools at your local Advance/Autozone than these. I have a shop, FWIW.