"For crying out loud, we're just talking about bolts snaps here!"

[RJP]

SS bolt snaps that look like the one on the left cost about $5 at Lowe's.

Hell, even the one on the right looked like the one on the left when I bought it.

 

[Dive Junky]

SS bolt snaps that look like the one on the left cost about $5 at Lowe's.

I have tried to buy snaps at Lowes that look like the one on the left. They dont exist. The springs are not SS and they soon look like the one on the right.

 

[irishsquid]

Yeah, maybe. But it keeps closing...ALL BY ITSELF!

What a POS...

Now that's funny.

 

[Rainer]

I have tried to buy snaps at Lowes that look like the one on the left. They dont exist. The springs are not SS and they soon look like the one on the right.

Yup, the one SS bolt snap I bought from Lowes (also got one from HD at some point) must not have had a SS spring. Pretty soon it locked up (a few dozen salt water dives).

Stick with known suppliers for diving needs. All SS is key if diving salt water.

 

[dumpsterDiver]

That is why you do not buy cheap SS from the hardware Store... HOWEVER, the brass clips from the hardware will work fine for years.

 

[Blackwood]

I like the ones made by National Manufacturing (Stanley). They last, and they have great action.

I usually buy them here (if they have the right sizes in stock): Hardware and Tools Corp. - Search Results for national bolt snap stainless

 

[Rainer]

I like the ones made by National Manufacturing (Stanley). They last, and they have great action.

I usually buy them here (if they have the right sizes in stock): Hardware and Tools Corp. - Search Results for national bolt snap stainless

If you like them so much why do you keep dropping them during deco?

 

[redacted]

Hell, even the one on the right looked like the one on the left when I bought it.

You may have to look more closely, especially when pulling one out of a bin.

 

[redacted]

I have tried to buy snaps at Lowes that look like the one on the left. They dont exist. The springs are not SS and they soon look like the one on the right.

I have seen the occasional SS bolt snap that did not have a SS spring. I suspect it was a problem with the sub who supplied the springs. I see quite a few brass snaps with springs that rust, but many of them also have SS springs. I bought some SS spring stock for M-C for my brass snaps. It is not hard to fix them.

 

[M_Bipartitus]

I guess you need to suck it up and start diving fresh

... Pretty soon it locked up (a few dozen salt water dives).