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  • Greercase@lemmus.org
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    2 days ago

    Looks fantastic and professionally done. I really struggled with the hardware elements of my latest project. Can I ask what you used to secure it? I have one of the hand press tools but I can’t fully depress it 😭

    • Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 days ago

      Thank you! These were all done with manual setters, the little anvils and rods and a hefty rawhide hammer. I’d love to invest in one of those big lever presses, I live in terror of mashing a rivet or snap and not being able to remove it.

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        1 day ago

        I should have gone the hammer route. Mine is a very small press that fits in your hand and I don’t have the grip strength. Idk who would lol.

        I totally get the concern. I did the hardware on my latest project first for that exact reason 😅 I almost ruined an entire piece because I messed up a grommet and decided never again lol

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          1 day ago

          Yeah, i decided against those as when buying cheap its at least hard to make a bad lump of metal vs a more intricate tool. The manual setters are at least cheap but I was having a look at the bigger lever machines and they are more reasonably priced than I had assumed so may invest in one soon.