not sure if these exist

[Titan]

I'm having a hard time looking for something because I don't know if it exists or what it is called.

I am looking for a snap on button for connecting the waist on pants. I am envisioning something metal, along the lines of the button on jeans, but is an accessory that has two parts, the button, and a one-way connector insert on the other side, something that snaps together but doesn't come back apart.

The basic need for this is I have several nice pairs of pants that I prefer to wear to work, but the buttons keep breaking. It's not the thread, just the cheap buttons keep having their guts break out. What I mentioned above would be a nice solution for guys like me who don't know how to sew buttons.

I'd like to think that this is a good idea, and since the human race is often unoriginal, that someone has done this before me. So do they exist or do i have to go patent and manufacture these?

 

[Kyteland]

Just use Velcro. It is easier all around.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Use a belt?

 

[Titan]

i just want to replace a missing button with a newer, better, metal button.

A friend just told me this is how jeans buttons work, they are made from two connecting pieces. Now where can i find some....

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

maybe you should lay off the AYCE buffets? 😉

 

[DurocShark]

Originally posted by: tkotitan2
i just want to replace a missing button with a newer, better, metal button.

A friend just told me this is how jeans buttons work, they are made from two connecting pieces. Now where can i find some....

Fabric store.

 

[Jzero]

You can learn how to sew a button on the intarweb. It's easy!

 

[Pokey007]

yeah, seriously, go to a fabric store. They'll have a button isle.

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: DurocShark

Originally posted by: tkotitan2
i just want to replace a missing button with a newer, better, metal button.

A friend just told me this is how jeans buttons work, they are made from two connecting pieces. Now where can i find some....

Fabric store.

yep...its just a snap. Should cost you all of $.89

 

[ATLien247]

If there's enough stress on the buttons that they keep breaking, I would be looking at bigger pants, not stronger buttons...

 

[Titan]

Originally posted by: ATLien247
If there's enough stress on the buttons that they keep breaking, I would be looking at bigger pants, not stronger buttons...

nah, it's not the pants, they fit fine, it's just that the buttons are really cheap, and usually break when i'm in some weird position like climbing into someone's SUV

 

[scauffiel]

You have to have a kick press to put snaps together and they're four parts, not just two. Look in your area for a company that makes nylon bags, backpacks, stuff like that and they can probably put one in for you. The snaps themselves come in different 'strengths' that require more or less 'pull' on them before they give.

Steve

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: scauffiel
You have to have a kick press to put snaps together and they're four parts, not just two. Look in your area for a company that makes nylon bags, backpacks, stuff like that and they can probably put one in for you. The snaps themselves come in different 'strengths' that require more or less 'pull' on them before they give.

Steve

This is more like a stud than a snap. It looks kinda like a spool.

 

Are you referring to rivets? Any "Sewing shop" will sell a "rivet gun" that you can attatch a jeans style button with.

 

[scauffiel]

Originally posted by: Jzero

Originally posted by: scauffiel
You have to have a kick press to put snaps together and they're four parts, not just two. Look in your area for a company that makes nylon bags, backpacks, stuff like that and they can probably put one in for you. The snaps themselves come in different 'strengths' that require more or less 'pull' on them before they give.

Steve

This is more like a stud than a snap. It looks kinda like a spool.

Snaps are four parts: The Button, the Socket, the Stud and the Eyelet. The button and socket combine to be the outer part (that people can see on the front of your jeans); the button is the face that people can see, then the fabric, then the socket is on the inside - this is the part that snaps over the...

...stud which is held in place by the eyelet, driven from the backside, through the material, in through the stud and then folded over holding it in place.

Not the best picture but you get the idea...
Text <-They call them 'caps' and not 'buttons' - must be a regional thing.

Steve