Frodo Report post Posted October 8, 2023 Turned a concho into a snap concho now that I know it can be done the next one will have matching rivet drilled out the concho line 24 already had a hole i used a hollow river and set tool but learned the set tool will not fit inside the snap, so I used a punch to start the mushrooming process and finished with the line 20 set tool Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted October 8, 2023 Good job Tandy sells, or did sell a 10 pack conversion set https://tandyleather.com/products/concho-snap-adapter-10-pack Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frodo Report post Posted October 8, 2023 (edited) On 10/8/2023 at 8:47 AM, fredk said: Good job Tandy sells, or did sell a 10 pack conversion set https://tandyleather.com/products/concho-snap-adapter-10-pack had not seen. That before had not seen. That before Edited October 9, 2023 by Northmount Moved comment out of quote box Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted October 8, 2023 Of course you could just punch out a leather washer and buy small flanged headed bolts. Probably much cheaper that way. I bought a couple of packs of the conversion sets, just cos they was on sale For more as I'm in Europe I couldn't get US threaded bolts so I got a thread tap, recut the thread in the concho for M4 and bought M4 bolts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUP Report post Posted October 8, 2023 @fredk @Frodo This is just in time for me. Saw a pattern for a key holder with a concho snap and wondered where to get one and then read this. Nice. Thank you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted October 8, 2023 3 hours ago, Frodo said: 7 hours ago, fredk said: Good job Tandy sells, or did sell a 10 pack conversion set https://tandyleather.com/products/concho-snap-adapter-10-pack had not seen. That before have you tried soldering a snap post onto the concho? you know the flat back piece, not the shiny cap. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gezzer Report post Posted October 8, 2023 @Frodo that is thinking outside box Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frodo Report post Posted October 9, 2023 10 hours ago, fredk said: Good job Tandy sells, or did sell a 10 pack conversion set https://tandyleather.com/products/concho-snap-adapter-10-pack The problem that I am constantly running into is the screew sure , I could by a conversion kit from tandy snd it will be my luck the threaded piece on the concho will be a different Size or thread size Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted October 9, 2023 I've found that not only on Tandy but also on other makes the thread in conchos and similar fittings are badly cut or blocked. Now I run a thread tap into the hole. I recut the thread to either M3 or M4. I keep a supply of small flanged head bolts in these sizes. I think the thread in Tandy conchos might be a UNF. You might be able to get a UNF thread tap to run down into the hole to clean it as I think, when the concho was plated the inside of the hole got plated as well, reducing its size a wee bit 3 hours ago, chuck123wapati said: have you tried soldering a snap post onto the concho? you know the flat back piece, not the shiny cap. Not the post; As then you'll have to hit the post to peen it and that could damage the front of the concho. Happened to me, sort of. I had some fittings that were to be riveted on. The fitting had the rivet post. When I tried to fix the rivet cap, even at the lightest tap the fitting broke. Best was just one got riveted on but the front was deformed. Two-pack resin glue will hold the female part of a snap to the back of a concho. But there is a risk, if the snap is a tight one, the female part will pull away Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
