Tips & Techniques
Get tips and techniques to become a better beader at Lima Beads.
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About this Tip:
It's pretty simple, once you see it-- The anvil and setter tools will have your rivets in place in no time.
Components:
The products featured in this tip are listed below.
Step-by-Step Instructions:
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Step 1: Match your rivet to your rotary hole punch. You don't want your hole to be too big or too small, like Goldilocks, you want it just right. The rivet should be flush with the hole punch. |
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Step 2: Align your piece(s) and mark where you'll want the holes. |
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Step 3: Use your rotary hole punch to make your rivet holes. Rivets themselves don't make the hole-- you need to punch it out first! |
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Step 4: Line up both male- and female-parts of the rivet with the punched hole. Place on top of the anvil (I'm using the concave-side up). Place the Setter on top of everything and give it a good whack. Using the concave-side of the anvil allows for the rivet to come flush with the leather cuff I'm using here. Flat edges actually go up into the leather ever so slightly, so you won't risk snagging later when you're wearing your bracelet. Other techniques might recommend the flat side, but I find the concave side works best for this project. |
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Step 5: Perfectly attached! |
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On Feb 15, 2013 at 6:55 pm #
puppychick labratbecky says:Thank you!! I needed this!!
On Feb 19, 2013 at 3:32 pm #
cuptonmillerlpn says:Hope the extra small rivet setter and dot and rivet anvil are back in stock soon.
On Mar 07, 2013 at 5:03 pm #
J bordonada says:Hello everyone im so glad that I found this site its going to be enjoyable for this new year god bless everyone
On Mar 07, 2013 at 5:05 pm #
J bordonada says:Wow I see alot of things here that I enjoy good to see that
On Mar 25, 2013 at 6:40 pm #
canadiangirl says:thank you i will try this
On Mar 28, 2013 at 8:22 pm #
C Maxey says:I am just now starting to work with leather. Can’t wait to learn these ideas. Thanks
On Aug 24, 2013 at 10:15 am #
Masha says:Great tutorial and video. Browsing the Internet, I came across the following tip. I haven’t try it myself, but it sounds great:
To prolong the sharpness of the punch edges, put a small piece of strong cloth (denim works fine) above the striker plate (under the leather to be punched). If you inadvertently apply too much force, the punch would bore through the leather and the impact absorbed by the cloth pad above the striker plate. (You would now be ‘over-punching’ through the leather belt into the cloth pad – instead of ‘crashing’ the punch against the metal base).
On Sep 19, 2013 at 2:59 am #
jabbajane says:This video was great, simple and to the point, no fluff, just what I like. I am always viewing tutorials on the web and saying to myself ‘just get to it, never mind the chit chat and the music’, so I appreciated this one very much. Easy-peasy! I never knew it was so uncomplicated to make this kind of bracelet. I am going to do this!
On Nov 05, 2013 at 12:47 am #
S mountjoy says:Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! I am finding so many hings I have wanted in you catalogue. Thank you.
On Dec 19, 2013 at 11:40 pm #
Patricia Law says:Great information. Thank you very much. Do you have instructions on setting my own snaps please? I make different width bracelets so I need to use different size snaps.
Patricia L
On Jan 28, 2014 at 1:12 am #
seaqueen7 says:very nice, do you guys have a catalog that you can send out,, a lot of suppliers do!!!
Thank you..looking forward to ordering some of your products
On Jan 28, 2014 at 8:58 am #
CatPark says:@seaqueen7 – We do not offer a catalog. My apologies. We add new products to our site on a weekly basis. Therefore a catalog would be out of date rather quickly. If you need help with anything feel free to contact us at team@limabeads.com.
On Feb 12, 2014 at 10:36 pm #
Valree H says:This is so cool. To sit in my recliner at home and learn an new technique. Leather work is definitely what I needed to add to my offerings.
Thank you sooo much.
On Jan 06, 2015 at 3:36 am #
J Wittman says:I work with spoon and fork I have made several spoon brackets with leather that l purchased already made up thanks you’ve just showed me
how I can make my own
Thank you soon much
On Jun 11, 2015 at 1:07 pm #
L Townsend says:Hi..I’m new at jewelry making and I’m interested in making infinity bracelets. .need to know what cm of wax cord do I need to purchase that would be a good size when making a 3/4 strands to attach small charms with the cord..thanks so much
On Apr 20, 2016 at 6:57 am #
RonnyJ says:Just found this tutorial, looking for information on different types of fasteners. Had everything but the rivet setter and anvil, ordering those next. Need larger type rivet setter, and small screws and nuts in stainless steel, goldtone or silvertone for steampunk – my nieces prefer bright silver or goldtone to antiqued brass or other antiqued metals that are offered.