How to make snap plates for costumes
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Channel: Panda Props & Costumes · 2016 · People & Blogs
Here's a tutorial for how I make ABS plastic snap plates for joining costume components. I cut the plastic into 1.5" squares, using 0.80 or 0.90 gauge plastic. You can get plastic sheets from hobby shops or plastic suppliers. You can use flat sheets of plastic for flat surfaces, or punch a hole through 1.5" wide nylon webbing for curved surfaces or costume parts that need some flex or movement. I use Tandy Line 24 snaps https://www.tandyleather.com/en/produ... 1/8" x 1/8" pop rivets a rivet gun, and 2.6mm steel washers from an electronics store. You can use the snap setting tools that come with the snaps or buy them separately from Tandy. I sand the backside of the plastic and use E-6000 or Plastic weld for gluing snaps to plastic armor etc. Have fun!
