Leather Hardware Help

[Kenrow7]

I'm trying to use an Allen bolt that fits inside the head of a snap. This will be mostly used to attach scout straps to a knife sheath. The problem is I cant find a bolt head narrow enough to fit inside the snap. I know I can turn down the head to fit, but was wanting to know some ideas to accomplish this. Any comments would be great!

Thanks!

[Tree Reaper]

Allen screws don't have heads.

[Kenrow7]

Here is the one I had in mind...it doesn't have to be an allen bolt. A phillips or flat head would work too, just need some ideas how to turn down the head to fit into the snap.

Thanks!

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSBenfZe2Shajq9qbhXO_YMRTcKD4ZVJUDE4vzualNikc02jwWjsA

[Tree Reaper]

Can you drill out the snap?

If not, you can put the threaded portion inside something like a small rubber fuel line, place inside a drill chuck and hold a file to the head as the bolt spins in the chuck.

Edited December 1, 2014 by Tree Reaper

[Kenrow7]

The threaded part of the bolt will fit as is...no drilling out the snap. But the head is too wide to fit into the snap

[Tree Reaper]

See edit above, you could also use a nut inside the chuck if you don't have any tubing.

[Kenrow7]

Good idea, thanks!

[camano ridge]

Are you trying to screw the snap tp a t-nut? If you don't have to have the allen head and phillips will work Tandy and other sources have screws made to fit in the line 24 snap for that purpose. https://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/search/searchresults/11383-00.aspx

[Kenrow7]

Thanks for the link.

I was needing to bolt on the stud part of the snap.

I was going to bolt into the female part of a Chicago

Screw. Basically creating a stud\chicago screw hybrid.

[25b]

Allen screws don't have heads.

Actually, what you posted is a set screw.

There are LOTS of allen screws with heads:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#allen-screws/=uu318l

Just wanted to correct that before someone thought that was right...