PREP Need snap setter advice

[Limner]

Sorry guys....this is for the ladies.

A family member went to the store recently and discovered feminine pads were no longer sold there. Reusable, washable pads had been a back shelf project, but now they've become more urgent.

And experienced advice would be helpful. I've got PUL, good flannel and anti-pill fleece coming in from Joanns. But I want a good snap setter for garment use. The ones that look like a plier look painful for arthritic hands. Hubby suggested snap setters that use a hammer set.

If anyone has any suggestions as to a GOOD tool set up, I'm all ears. It'd be handy for clothing repairs and diaper covers too.

 

[Millwright]

Check Tandy Leather.

Craftool® Hand Press

Key Features Quickly sets snaps, rivets, spots, and eyelets Durable cast iron construction Two height settings for thicker material Compatible with all current press dies Specifications Height: 10.6 in. (26.9 cm) Width: 9.8 in. (24.9 cm) Throat Depth: 4.15 in. (10.5 cm) Weight: 18 lbs (8.2 kg)...

tandyleather.com

Hand Press Die - Snaps

Options:Multi-Purpose Snaps: Multi Purpose Segma Type SnapsLine 20 Snaps: Line 20 Snaps.Line 24 Snaps: Line 24 Snaps Works with:Craftool® Pro Hand PressCraftool® Hand Press

tandyleather.com

 

[dawgofwar10]

This may help.. https://tandyleather.com/collections/hardware

 

[dawgofwar10]

Ya beat me to it..

 

[Limner]

This may help.. https://tandyleather.com/collections/hardware

I know NOTHING about snaps. So I don't know if heavy leather snaps would tear out the fabric. But if anyone has any experience, I'm open to the idea. I like Tandy.

 

[dawgofwar10]

How thick is the fabric you will be using?

 

[Millwright]

Line items added to post #2.

 

[Seeker22]

Check Tandy Leather.

Craftool® Hand Press

Key Features Quickly sets snaps, rivets, spots, and eyelets Durable cast iron construction Two height settings for thicker material Compatible with all current press dies Specifications Height: 10.6 in. (26.9 cm) Width: 9.8 in. (24.9 cm) Throat Depth: 4.15 in. (10.5 cm) Weight: 18 lbs (8.2 kg)...

tandyleather.com

Hand Press Die - Snaps

Options:Multi-Purpose Snaps: Multi Purpose Segma Type SnapsLine 20 Snaps: Line 20 Snaps.Line 24 Snaps: Line 24 Snaps Works with:Craftool® Pro Hand PressCraftool® Hand Press

tandyleather.com

Beat me to it. I think I'll add one of those to the Craft Room. It never ends...

 

[Millwright]

I had the TB logo laser engraved in a Delrin die.

The Tandy press was a bit more than I was willing to spend, for what it was.

Off to china freight for a $50 arbor press.

It took a bit of head scratching, but I made it work.

It could be adapted to snap setter dies without too much hassle.

 

[summerthyme]

If you are going to be doing lots of them, it's hard to beat the bench press tool Millwright linked to. I broke down and bought one after having to reset too many I had installed in cloth diapers using the hammer method or the snap setter pliers.

Check out www.snapsource.com

Summerthyme

 

[Limner]

Wow.....ok. Wonder if Harbor Freight has those now? I'm going to look. I'm just going o be sewing them for family and friends, but I HATE wimpy tools. And snaps that don't work.

 

[Limner]

If you are going to be doing lots of them, it's hard to beat the bench press tool Millwright linked to. I broke down and bought one after having to reset too many I had installed in cloth diapers using the hammer method or the snap setter pliers.

Check out www.snapsource.com

Summerthyme

Ok. That place is amazing.....

 

[Limner]

How thick is the fabric you will be using?

Three layers, if I'm remembering. Fleece, flannel, and PUL fabric, I THINK.

 

[Freeholder]

Back when I was a kid, Mom tried using snaps on some of our clothes (mostly shirts, but she sewed almost everything we wore). An awful lot of them didn't attach right, and it is a PAIN to remove an improperly attached snap and replace it (without leaving a hole in the fabric). Also, they can't be removed from worn-out fabric and re-used on something else. Go ahead and use snaps for now, if you want to, but be prepared to go another route eventually when you can't get new snaps. Buttons, safety pins, ties....There are other ways to fasten things besides snaps.

Kathleen

 

[Limner]

Totally prepared to do that. But if you're just introducing folks to reusable, snaps are handier. But like Hubby says...."Adapt and overcome! "

 

[Limner]

I had the TB logo laser engraved in a Delrin die.

The Tandy press was a bit more than I was willing to spend, for what it was.

Off to china freight for a $50 arbor press.

It took a bit of head scratching, but I made it work.

It could be adapted to snap setter dies without too much hassle.

Ok. According to their site, they have a limited number of these left at our local store. Hubby has a membership (yay!!! Discount!) and can use it for other mechanical stuff if it doesn't work out.

Thanks.

 

[Millwright]

Ok. According to their site, they have a limited number of these left at our local store. Hubby has a membership (yay!!! Discount!) and can use it for other mechanical stuff if it doesn't work out.

Thanks.

Keep in mind, you will have to buy the appropriate dies and adapt the arbor press to them.

It will take a bit of fab/machining.

Tandy may be the best source on the actual dies.

Check around, I think you can find them much cheeper somewhere else.

 

[pauldingbabe]

Ok. That place is amazing.....

I know right?

Been lost in it for about an hour, lol.