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    Zack h
    BPL Member

    @want2belite

    I'm not really sure if that's the tool I need, or rather if plastic snaps will work on the following materials: nanoseeum, cubenfiber, general sil nylon. I know the bug skirting on my duomid has the plastic snaps. Has anyone seen a cheap tool finally surface on the market? I don't think I'll have much in the way of setting these snaps, so the 'nicer' versions of these tools strike me as cost prohibitive. I have seen some of the do it yourself tools, but I was wondering if anyone had new suggestions. Does anyone ever 'rent' to do a tool swap here?

    #1709286
    Tim Marshall
    BPL Member

    @marshlaw303

    Locale: Minnesota
    #1709302
    Denis Hazlewood
    BPL Member

    @redleader

    Locale: Northern California

    Harbor Freight Tools. They've got 'em.

    #1709427
    Zack h
    BPL Member

    @want2belite

    Thanks guys these look like the ticket…..will the proposed materials be ok with this tool?

    #1709498
    David White
    BPL Member

    @davidw

    Locale: Midwest

    +1 on Kamsnaps. I purchased a kit from them recently that includes the tool and a bunch of snaps here http://www.kamsnaps.com/Pliers-for-Plastic-Snaps/Pliers-for-Plastic-Snaps-Bundle-COSMETIC-DEFECT-p150.html

    I've used them with great success so far on nanoseeum, sil, ripstop, and bias tape. You'll probably want to use some sort of backer (or multiple layers of material) on the lighter-weight stuff.

    #1709593
    Chris Lucas
    Member

    @cheme

    Locale: SC

    Do you use the size 14 snaps or larger on your quilts? The snaps on my quilts seem very robust and perhaps a tad large/heavy. I'd be interested in going down a size if you're not already using their smallest size.

    #1709608
    Tim Marshall
    BPL Member

    @marshlaw303

    Locale: Minnesota

    i use a size 20. these things weigh so little that i don't know if there is value in going with the smallest as you loose holding power the smaller you go (i believe). 4 sets (8 snaps) weight 1 gram(just measured).

    -Tim

    #1709686
    James Klein
    BPL Member

    @jnklein21

    Locale: Southeast

    I think I tried the 16 and 20 snaps…

    If I remember right — the 20's are ~30% heavier but seem to hold about twice as well.

    Tim's correct in that the weight is negligible (gasp…yes, I just went there). I plan to use the 20's on my quilt closure.

    james

    #1709737
    Tim Marshall
    BPL Member

    @marshlaw303

    Locale: Minnesota

    I use 4 sets of snaps on my new quilts. If size 14 weighed 1/2 what size 20 weigh i would save 1/2 gram by using size 14 and lose substantial holding power. And the reality is that the size 14 isn't half the weight of the size 20 so we're talking about s savings of perhaps 1/3-1/4 gram on the entire quilt. I am for sure a gram counter but i do count in whole grams:)

    -Tim

    #1709789
    Tohru Ohnuki
    Member

    @erdferkel

    Locale: S. California

    +1 on kamsnaps. I just got the tool with a bunch of snaps in subdued colors, more than I can use in a lifetime. I've used them on a fleece neck buff thing and some lightweight snow gaiters. They seem to work well so far…

    #1713720
    Daryl and Daryl
    BPL Member

    @lyrad1

    Locale: Pacific Northwest, USA, Earth

    Tim,

    My Kmsnaps kit arrived a couple of days ago and it works just fine.

    Thanks for the info.

    I tried to find snaps and applicator a couple of years ago and hit a dead end.

    Daryl

    #1713734
    Tim Marshall
    BPL Member

    @marshlaw303

    Locale: Minnesota

    when i looked a few years ago i hit a wall too. then Steve Evans turned me on to KAM Snaps and i have been using them since. Glad to share what has been shared with me.

    -Tim

    #1790260
    Chris Lucas
    Member

    @cheme

    Locale: SC

    I finally have a project the requires these handy little snaps so I being the gram nazi that I am (as per Joe), I ordered both the size 14 and 16 snaps since this project will not require very much holding power. On my decigram scale I get the following weights using a single snap set (4 pieces):

    Size 14 = 0.4 grams/set
    Size 16 = 0.5 grams/set

    #1790271
    Tim Zen
    Spectator

    @asdzxc57

    Locale: MI

    KAM! Buying gear to make gear. Create a meta-gear container.

    "Honey, no that was not more hiking gear that UPS dropped off".

    #1790283
    Ryan Smith
    BPL Member

    @violentgreen

    Locale: East TN

    Great minds think alike. I just weighed a size 20 set about an hour ago. It came in at 0.8 grams/set.

    Ryan

    #1790397
    Chris Lucas
    Member

    @cheme

    Locale: SC

    Cool! I was wondering what the size 20's would weigh in at. Clearly Tim's scale isn't too precise if it registered 4 sets at 1 gram. I knew that couldn't be right based on my measurements but its nice to have confirmation.

    #1790719
    James Klein
    BPL Member

    @jnklein21

    Locale: Southeast

    Additional measurements:

    10sets of sz14 = 5.1gr
    10sets of sz20 = 7.5gr

    My scale is just one of those cheap chinese numbers that Dan Durstan clued us into awhile back…don't know about accuracy but it is very precise.

    I was backwards on my relation between the two above…

    14s seem to be 30% lighter than the 20s (&thus the 20s 50% heavier than the 14s).

    Maybe .25grams (.01oz) saved using the 14s vice the 20s. My pick is easily the 20s.

    #1790838
    Chris Lucas
    Member

    @cheme

    Locale: SC

    I also reweighed 10 sets each in order to get more precise numbers and got the following:

    #14: 10 sets = 4.7 grams or 0.47 grams/set
    #16: 10 sets = 5.1 grams or 0.51 grams/set

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