Hardware and Accessories
Snaps, rivets, clasps, D & O rings, conchos and the like. Your project needs hardware that can handle the stress placed on it, and retain its appearance through the years.
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A bag of these were in a box of harness hardware I acquired. It is not a Chicago screw. The inside of the post is 3/16" deep, however it is not threaded. This post is stainless steel and quite hard; the end of the post will not smash like a softer rivet. I hope the photos posted. Thanks for your help.
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I need to order more Chicago screws. Ive narrowed down my antiquing methods for repeated results. All coins pictured are US quarters 25cent. The one on the braided strap is without any antiquing. The other two have it. It really brings out the detail of the coin. Verses washed out bright nickel, to where it looks like a plain domed disk. I used regular old silver solder meant for copper pipes. I have never had a concho come apart or fall off using plumbing solder.
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With which cyanoacrilate glue did you achieve the best results on leather?
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Hello, I was wondering if anyone had any advice about where I could find rivets (or better yet, Chicago screws) with attached swivel rings with diameters of 3/4" or more, preferably in a bright brass color. I'd also appreciate any feedback on if this hardware would be durable, or if it would degrade/stress the leather it is attached to. I've attached a visual example of what sort of hardware I am after. Example of smaller ringed chicago screw
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Hi All, I'm working on a customer's vintage bag and wanted to know what this type of hardware is called. I've image searched it and nothing's coming up that's close to it. I might be able to re-use it but it's a pain in the ass to put back together. If I can't find a similar hardware, I might have to go to the Chicago screw or some type of domed screw in hardware since I'm not deconstructing the whole purse. I really don't want to make the hole larger and using a regular double rivet is also a hard task (the purse is super rigid and cracking on some interior parts). I don't have a rivet press that has a long enough arm to reach all the way to where the strap en…
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I have a customer requesting several bronc nosebands, the catch is she wants them to match the style of the ones she already has. I can't seem to find conchos like these or those color dot rivets. Does anybody have ideas on where I could find something like these? Thank you so much for any input!!
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I needed some #9 solid copper rivets with a overall length of 1 1/2 " for a project. I even went to a couple of Chinese manufacturers with no luck unless I wanted to order 30,000. I did find a supplier in Ontario but they are a little pricey. So my question is who makes these in North American? kgg
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Hello good leather people, I am in the process of drawing out a leather purse that I intend to make. One purse that I am looking at for ideas has a gold colored metal plate on the outside with a logo on it. I wanted to know if anyone could point me to a good source for a custom plate or label that I could have initials engraved on it real fancy like. I checked etsy, saw some possibilities but I wanted to check with the experts to see if there are any other options. Thanks for reading.
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Hello, I just picked up a used Weaver Little Wonder press. It has the #104 rivet setter and splash plate attachment. I need to feed it some rivets. I went to make a purchase at Weaver and they kicked my order back and apparently closed my wholesale account (after a few years of being an account holder) because they have a new wholesale program now where you must make a minimum purchase of $1,000 to qualify for wholesale prices. Well...... I'd rather not spend my money there ever again. My question is are these #104 rivets exclusive to Weaver or is there an alternative I can buy. I would also like to get a caps and a cap setter as well. Ideally I wo…
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I know 9mm is smaller to 12mm my questions is how much more when looking a a normal ruler. I have 2 double cape 12mm left over from a project & wanted to get idea on how much smaller the 9mm is compaired to it, anyone have a photo of the 2 side by side?
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