Sam brown stud issue

[cowboycolonel]

I don't know of anything that won't despoil leather to one degree or another.  When I use fingernail polish, I apply a drop to the female thread end before putting the stud in thehole.  Then I add a bit onto the male thread ends and screw them together.  Has been working for me for years. Gotta be careful.

[Art]

I prefer the Sam Brown studs with the rivet back as they have a profile that I like.  An old sharpeners trick is to put a tiny drop of superglue a couple of threads up from the tip of the screw and LET IT DRY.  After dry, screw it in and it will hold very well, but can be backed out with some effort.  Of course, if you don't care about disassembly, superglue is some great stuff.  I mean Loctite Professional Super Glue.

Art

[Boriqua]

I still have a handful of the studs that took a brass washer on the back and needed a special setter. I dont even see those offered anywhere anymore but if you set it right that sucker aint never going anywhere. Its a lot easier to just thread a screw but if it came down to "I never want this thing to come out" those that use the washer are the ultimate. Dont know what I am saving them for but I still have the setter.