Slayer6769[501st] Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 I need a set of snap setting pliers, but I don't want to buy a pair that's junk. I have had really good luck setting my snaps with the setter and anvil, but I am going to need a pair of pliers of some sort to do the job. This isn't armor related. I need to replace some snaps on my boat cover and it will be inconvenient to use a setter and anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 (edited) I had no luck with plyers, I found most wouldn't close all the way around, I did find a way to make the snaps hold better with the tools supplied and a screwdriver http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/28934-howto-make-snaps-hold/ Edited February 14, 2017 by gmrhodes13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slayer6769[501st] Posted February 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 I assume somebody makes a good set of pliers. I just can't see the guys at the boat place setting snaps with a setter and anvil. <br> I'm not really concerned with cost as long as it's a quality tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Hendrix Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 Snap settings pliers are garbage. And most won't work for heavy duty metal snaps like the ones you should be using on your armor kit. I bought a pro snap setter for $50 approx at kamsnaps.com. It's just as good as the one Tandy sells but WAY cheaper. And it was definitely worth buying. Hammering 100 snaps is a nightmare. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slayer6769[501st] Posted April 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 Snap settings pliers are garbage. And most won't work for heavy duty metal snaps like the ones you should be using on your armor kit. I bought a pro snap setter for $50 approx at kamsnaps.com. It's just as good as the one Tandy sells but WAY cheaper. And it was definitely worth buying. Hammering 100 snaps is a nightmare. I've seen these before, but I was under the impression that it was only for plastic snaps. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Hendrix Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 Snap settings pliers are garbage. And most won't work for heavy duty metal snaps like the ones you should be using on your armor kit. I bought a pro snap setter for $50 approx at kamsnaps.com. It's just as good as the one Tandy sells but WAY cheaper. And it was definitely worth buying. Hammering 100 snaps is a nightmare. I've seen these before, but I was under the impression that it was only for plastic snaps. Yeah they make it seem that way on their site. Probably because the majority of their customers prefer plastic snaps for crafts/clothing, I guess. But when you purchase the setter, they have an option to get dyes for metal snaps. Just make sure you get the right size to match up to the standard line 24 / industrial snaps that you will be using. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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