Difficulty With Snaps In Thick Leather.

[Itch]

Have you ever tried wetting the leather where you want to put the snap. I have done this on occasion and it did help a lot.

[Mark Moss]

Hump, Steadybrook, and Itch.

Thank you for the replies, I was unaware of wetting the leather or using a rivet. I have read in several post about Ohio Travel Bag and their huge selection, I will stop procrastinating and contact them for a catalog. All good ideas.

Mark

[SLP]

I was having a similar problem, and was also led to Ohio Travel Bag. On their web site they have a couple of new items. Two line 24 snap caps with 7/16 inch posts! Due to shipping costs and the need for everything RIGHT NOW (just need to finish this holster) I did not place the order. Unfortunately there are only two options at this time, black oxide and nickel plating. Both, I believe are solid brass and about $0.75 for one piece.

[JRLeather2]

http://www.fasnap.com/

[brmax]

Mark, and others this will help with the stud side in this situation, I don't have to ever use with canvas that thick yet but I can, so here follows.

I work with marine canvas and in most applications the stud part is on bottom on fiberglass or metals of all types with this part.

Most times this part is or should be flat on the bottom, now it doesn't have to be but if one uses a machine screw or a rivet let say.

The parts can be bought with what they call standard base or what you could use the "low or deep base" and this is the one that is flat.

What this does is offer you a 1/16" roughly of post height gain, so in short I can use the standard 3/8" post and the low base stud. 

This makes a perfect roll crimp assembled stud side through 20 layers of Top Gun canvas and it measures .325" and I believe that should work for 2, 10 oz layers of leather.  I used leather punch for the hole through all this then use my press-n-snap to crimp the assembly.

I use the DOT fasteners and here is a part number 93-BS-10379-1A this is a nickel over brass Low Base "Deep Stud", and what I use a lot on inland watercraft.

I have looked at Fastsnap many times as they have super good products also they show these different base options, I will say again I only use this low base on solid surfaces typically.

Hope this can give you an option in the future.

Floyd