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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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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For the stallion halter project I needed some large D-rings. The D-ring on the old halter that I copied looked like it was homemade. At first I tried to search the net, but I couldn't find anything in that sort of size, so instead I made a small production run. I made a bending jig out of some old angle bar and a few bits of flatbar that was welded onto it. A piece of a pipe made sure that the rounding of the D-ring would be somewhat neat. The stainless steel is 8 mm (5/16") in diameter, and first I heated it to red-hot and bent it in a right angle. That part was inserted in the bending jig and the rest of the bending was done in the jig. I tried to heat up…
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