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Fasteners are devices in metal, leather or fabric used for closing or locking and opening leather articles. They include buckle, press-studs, zips, velcros, toggle and loop, drawstring etc.
How To Fix Rivets
1. Locate and punch a hole, the correct size of the rivet post.
2. Insert the post through the two thicknesses of leather to be riveted from the flesh side.
3. Place the rivet and leather pieces on a piece of hard wooden board.
4. Place the cap on the post on the grain side.
5. Set the rivet with a mallet until the closure is completed.
How To Fix Eyelets
Eyelets are used in Leatherwork for fastening metal key plates to key case liners, and occasionally for re-enforcing belt and shoe holes.
1. Plan the layout or where the eyelets will be fixed on the part of the leather article.
2. Punch the proper size hole for the eyelet.
3. Place or insert the eyelet in the hole.
4. Place the leather article or part on a hard surface.
5. Hold the eyelet setter over the eyelet with the left hand in a vertical position and strike the setter with a mallet to fix.
How To Fix Press-Studs
Press-studs are in two pairs. The first pair which is a cap and eyelet and the second are made with a spring and post.
1. Locate and punch a hole for the eyelet.
2. Insert the eyelet in the hole and put leather on a hard wooden board.
3. Put the cap, which is the concave part on top of the eyelet button and strike with a mallet on a snap.
4. Locate the hole for fixing the second part on the next leather.
5. Punch the proper size hole for the post.
6. Insert the post and put leather on a hard wooden board or an anvil.
How To Fix Rivets
1. Locate and punch a hole, the correct size of the rivet post.
2. Insert the post through the two thicknesses of leather to be riveted from the flesh side.
3. Place the rivet and leather pieces on a piece of hard wooden board.
4. Place the cap on the post on the grain side.
5. Set the rivet with a mallet until the closure is completed.
How To Fix Eyelets
Eyelets are used in Leatherwork for fastening metal key plates to key case liners, and occasionally for re-enforcing belt and shoe holes.
1. Plan the layout or where the eyelets will be fixed on the part of the leather article.
2. Punch the proper size hole for the eyelet.
3. Place or insert the eyelet in the hole.
4. Place the leather article or part on a hard surface.
5. Hold the eyelet setter over the eyelet with the left hand in a vertical position and strike the setter with a mallet to fix.
How To Fix Press-Studs
Press-studs are in two pairs. The first pair which is a cap and eyelet and the second are made with a spring and post.
1. Locate and punch a hole for the eyelet.
2. Insert the eyelet in the hole and put leather on a hard wooden board.
3. Put the cap, which is the concave part on top of the eyelet button and strike with a mallet on a snap.
4. Locate the hole for fixing the second part on the next leather.
5. Punch the proper size hole for the post.
6. Insert the post and put leather on a hard wooden board or an anvil.
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