Sailrite's SnapRite® Stud Die is a uniquely designed die that screws into the end of many standard rivet tools (we recommend the Professional Rivet Installation Tool, #103520) to quickly install a stud fastener in a cloth-to-cloth application. The die holds the stud firmly in place so it won’t get lost during installation. Works with any standard stud.
The SnapRite Stud Die is part of the SnapRite System that turns a standard rivet tool into a snap installation tool. The SnapRite System utilizes four unique dies that work in conjunction with each other to quickly and accurately install snap fasteners. This revolutionary system allows for installation on site, and works with DOT® snaps, Pull-the-DOT®, gypsy studs and stainless steel snaps. The SnapRite System requires the use of SnapRite Buttons and SnapRite Gypsy Studs (for use with mandrel), over conventional parts that do not have an open hole all the way through them. Other components can be any type in Line 24 size (most common size where button top measures 5/8" diameter).
Threaded Post Size: M8-1.25
The SnapRite Stud Die is designed to be paired with the SnapRite Eyelet Die for typical snap installations or with the SnapRite Socket Die when installing gypsy studs. To use, screw the Stud Die onto the end of a standard rivet tool. Press the stud into the die. The rivet tool will go over a mandrel and rivet the stud to an eyelet or gypsy socket which are nestled in their mating dies. Fabric is place in-between the snap components.
How the SnapRite® System Works for this Die
Male Components: The SnapRite Stud Die and snap component are installed on the rivet gun's nosepiece. The mating snap component is placed on the SnapRite Eyelet Die and a mandrel put through the center hole of the die. The rivet tool grabs onto the mandrel that has been pressed through the fabric, pulling the two SnapRite dies together and flaring the barrel of the the Eyelet to create a tightly installed snap fastener. This completed assembly is the male stud/eyelet. It can now be snapped to a button/socket female assembly.
Snap Stacking: The middle layer, for instance when snapping canvas to a hard surface and then snapping another layer of canvas to the same location, requires the pairing of the stud die with a socket die. The special snap fastener gypsy stud then replaces the standard stud part. And it rivets to a snap socket through the fabric assembly becoming a male stud/socket.
Please Note: The Stud Die that comes in this kit is only intended to install cloth-to-cloth fasteners. Using the Stud Die to install surface studs will break the die. To install surface studs, use the Surface Mount Stud Die #103754 (sold separately).