Pull The Dot Snaps

[LeatherWerks]

I bought 10 sets of 'Pull the Dot' snaps from a company, and for the life of me have not been able to get them to snap. Today, I thought I'd try to modify the socket in an effort to make it work. In the inside of the socket, there is the locking tab. Thinking that this was the source of my problem, I decided to grind about half of the tab away. Guess what, the snap works just fine now. Of course, I can't sent this to a customer, I guess I could, but I wouldn't because it doesn't reflect the product quality I expect.

Anyway, to my point. Is is possible these 'Pull the Dot' snaps could have been manufactured some where else and passed off as the real thing? From the threads I've read, very few people report problems with this type of fastener.

Steve

[Chief31794]

Pull the dot snaps have to be snapped together by "tilting" them. Harder to explain than to show. The snap is made so that it will only come apart by pulling up on one edge, therefore it will only go together by reversing that process.

They will not close if you don't insert the proper edge and then snap down the other side.

Hope that helps,

Chief

[LeatherWerks]

Chief, I thought it might be user error at first but these snaps no matter how you try to engage them just won't snap together.

Steve

[PappyUSA]

Are you setting them by hand with one of those little hand setters?

If so try knocking down the roll crimp inside the socket a little. I used to set those snaps by hand before I got the dies and had simular problems.

Edited September 1, 2013 by PappyUSA

[LeatherWerks]

Okay, I'll give that a try, thanks for the tip.

Steve