Snaps For 10-12Oz Leather?

[Matt S]

You only need to bevel around the hole. Stohlman suggestsusing a French edger, hiking one "horn" info The punched hole and running it round.

[sangmort]

You guys ROCK!!!

Thank you thank you THANK YOU! :D ~

[TomG]

Be careful with that plier setter from Hobby Lobby. They are no longer made as well as they used to be. I actually bent the handles on 2 of them in short order.

I then went to West Marine and bought one that was sturdier, as most marine snaps are stainless. I bent the handles on it too. I returned it and the guy said they get lots of returns on them.

You are applying a lot of force to roll that post and the pliers are made with cheap, stamped metal.

[sangmort]

Be careful with that plier setter from Hobby Lobby. They are no longer made as well as they used to be. I actually bent the handles on 2 of them in short order.

I then went to West Marine and bought one that was sturdier, as most marine snaps are stainless. I bent the handles on it too. I returned it and the guy said they get lots of returns on them.

You are applying a lot of force to roll that post and the pliers are made with cheap, stamped metal.

Thanks for the heads up! Maybe I'll save for the press n snap instead. I think those are around $100? ~

[St8LineGunsmith]

unless you are making production runs by the hundreds I would just stay with the hammer setter; Osborne makes a really good one that sets a good flange and has a longer stem opposed to the short stemmed ones from tandy https://www.osborneleathertools.com/category.php?cid=37

Lord and Hodge has good snap seters and quality snaps.;

IMO those pliers setters are pretty much garbage not worth spending the money you cannot use too much leverage withouth them bendingon.Jat least that is my experience with the ones I bought, other folks opinion might differ from mine

you can also use a drill press and chuck up the hammer setter and press them that way too.

My little drill press is good at multi tasking for stuff like that

also fantastic for punching and pricking lace holes

[sangmort]

I actually do have the Osborne version I think my main problem is the snaps! I don't think the post is sticking up past the leather enough!

I tried "compressing" the leather with a hammer, and managed to set one, but it was a ROYAL pain!!! ~

[Boriqua]

If you want to get better snaps,find a marine textile supply house near you, You will have to buy the individual snap parts in boxes of 100.

I found the size you are looking for at Dot Fasteners.

http://dotfasteners....caps/item-1013?

Thank you thank you than you !!

Now one more question for the group. I am always trying to save a few bucks where I can considering .. Im broke. I was thinking of just getting the long barrel caps from the link above and if need be take them down with a file if I need to use it on say 6/7 oz. I know it would be an inconvenience but would it work

[St8LineGunsmith]

yes you can cut back the posts. you can cut them down with a dremmel tool with a cut off disk attachment. pretty fast.