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    looking to find larger spots..in nickle plate that have more then 2 prongs...I am using them on bracelets and with 2 prongs I think it will look funny with the spot sticking out each side..does anyone know a supplier who has larger spots with more then 2 tabs? hope someone can help...PS I dont have a tax ID!

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    Russell in live chat suggested heating the tabs to take out some of the temper...It worked ty Russell for the help...if anyone runs into this problem just heat it slightly i had to watch so I didnt make the spot change to blue its nickle plated....let them cool and the bent without breaking! I will post a pic of the bracelet.

    I bought some hardware awhile back had some nice 3/4'' spots in the lot...I tried to set them and the tabs break off as I am trying to bend them down...i tried pliers to bend them and also tapping them over...tapping them worked a bit better but trying to get the tabs to lay flat on the back without sticking up they broke...seems the metal is a bit to stiff not malleable enough..i have small tandy spots I dont have trouble with...can anyone help or should i scrap the 20 spots! lol they have 3 prongs on these spots by the way!

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    I bought some hardware awhile back had some nice 3/4'' spots in the lot...I tried to set them and the tabs break off as I am trying to bend them down...i tried pliers to bend them and also tapping them over...tapping them worked a bit better but trying to get the tabs to lay flat on the back without sticking up they broke...seems the metal is a bit to stiff not malleable enough..i have small tandy spots I dont have trouble with...can anyone help or should i scrap the 20 spots! lol they have 3 prongs on these spots by the way!

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    I had a bit of trouble setting tandy rivets when I started out ....the main problem for me was the lower cap anvil ...one its really made for setting snaps I feel...and is used to set rivets but to me its not optimal way of doing it...I had 2 hand setters....so i had a washer welded around one....and slip in in a printle hole in my bench anvil...it gives me a solid base to start...and also can see your hammering straight on the rivet also.... I use small taps with a mallet and can feel the rivet setting...when it tightens up to where i want it...I leave it I may look at it once or twice as its tightening up...I have not had any trouble with them pulling out....some others here have...I have pulled with all i have before and cant get them apart if set right. this is my experience will post a pic of my setup also.

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    I had a small strip of 5-7 oz Latigo..I wanted to make some lace about the same width as the thickness to try some braiding making key fobs...Anyway I have a Stript Ease I set it to the thickness i wanted...Issue i had was keeping the leather against the side of the fence..the strip I was cutting was irregular width so was odd to keep it tight...seems like the fence is too long on the Stript Ease not quite like using a Draw gauge with the handle offset...I had fair results if i pushed the leather trough about a inch at a time...If i tried to hold the lace and the leather after it was cut and pull it would run out...I was wondering if an Australian strander would be a better choice...Hope someone has ideas lol

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    I bought a small anvil off ebay one that had a printle hole in it...the anvil I have is 7 pounds...i was using a snap and rivet anvil on my anvil for the bottom and a rivet tool for the top...well i didn't like how some of the rivets came out...also I didn't like the impression I was getting from the lower button anvil. I had a spare setting tool for the top...so i welded a washer to it and slip it in the printle hole in my anvil and use that for the bottom anvil...so in essence i am using two top tools to set the rivets...now I dont have any bent rivets or impressions on my work.

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    I am thinking about making a few of them. I made up prints for a machine. Here is a partial rending of the press. Have not calculated a cost as of yet.

    Let me know if you come up with a price...also one question doesnt look like its ajustable as far as thickness of clickers I have seen...you may want to look into having the main post adjust to accomidate different thicknesses of dies.

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    I am using a 7/8 inch strap of Latigo 5/7 ounce. I am cutting the ends down to 3/4 so I can use a 3/4 buckle...I tryed to use a belt end punch to make the (turn out) but because its only a 1/16th it doesnt do a very good job then when i go to burnish the edge it also messes the alignment up of both cuts so they dont align well...how can i get even cuts that look professional? Best I have found is cutting them with a mat knife and doing the best I can.

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    Hello everyone,

    Does anyone know where I can pick up some heart shaped punches...I dont want stamps...I am looking for a punch like a bag type punch...to cut out heart shapes in 1/2 x 1/2'' and 3/4 x 3/4''. I am working in 5 to 7 ounce Latigo..

    Thanks for any help

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    Hello everyone, I am looking for a couple of heart shaped punches one 1/2'' x 1/2'' and one 3/4'' x 3/4'', I want a punch like a bag punch to take out a heart shaped peice..not a stamp...just to make it clear..hope you can help.

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