My snaps are crooked

[chuck123wapati]

17 minutes ago, jcuk said:

Happening a lot these day over thinking things looking for things that are not there.

LOL brings to mind an old west saying. They couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were written on the heel.

[DrmCa]

Pliers are for wasting hobbyists' $$.

Buy a press and set snaps like a pro. The kind LatigoAmigo shows here

Or the one I am showing here:

 

[HandyDave]

I allways use the right anvil and setter sized for the snaps or rivets thats being used with no problems. Most everything has allready been said. And i 100% agree that 99% of the time a snap or rivet sets crooked is because the stem is to long sticking threw the leather. I dont buy tons of different length stems though. I buy the longest of each size then cut them down with dremel or bench grinder if needed so they stick threw only about 1/8" on the leather im working with. And like has also been said gently roll the setter while you gently tap to slowly roll the stem down then a good tap to finish. This is just my 2 cents.

[TargetRockLeather]

On 12/12/2021 at 1:59 PM, chuck123wapati said:

are the posts to long for the material? if so they will bend offset every time

 

26 minutes ago, HandyDave said:

I allways use the right anvil and setter sized for the snaps or rivets thats being used with no problems. Most everything has allready been said. And i 100% agree that 99% of the time a snap or rivet sets crooked is because the stem is to long sticking threw the leather. I dont buy tons of different length stems though. I buy the longest of each size then cut them down with dremel or bench grinder if needed so they stick threw only about 1/8" on the leather im working with. And like has also been said gently roll the setter while you gently tap to slowly roll the stem down then a good tap to finish. This is just my 2 cents.

I agree that the length of the post is most likely the problem. Another trick that might work, depending on the project is to place a leather disk under the snap to make the leather thicker for the post. But the best solution is as HandyDave said: grind them to the correct length.