Line 20 Snaps hard to open and close

[rmcninch108]

I hope someone has an answer for this. When I use line 20 snaps, after setting them the snaps are very hard to snap and unsnap. What am I doing wrong? I even tried the hand held snap setter from Buckle Guy and keep getting the same results. The other setter is from SLC. I keep the post straight so its not crooked. It seems like the male post is mushrooming out some making it tighter on the female? Thanks

[bgentle]

Normally after a few snap, unsnap action they will loosen up and work fine.

[Hags]

Yeah, they tend to loosen up after use.

[DieselTech]

Like others have mentioned snap & unsnap them numerous times & see if they loosen up. 

You could also try a different brand of line 20 snaps & see if they are any better or worse. 

[bladegrinder]

You might be deforming the inside of the female part by setting the post to firmly. I set mine with the hammer anvil method and end up doing that sometimes, also your post might be to long, for thinner leathers I shorten my post on a belt sander, takes some finesse put I try to get each one the correct length for the leather their going on. 

[rmcninch108]

Thanks everyone for their advice, sounds like a plan!