How to set leather staples for making belt loops

[@spottedfroufrou]

Can I use the setter to make a loop that’s ever so slightly bigger than 3/8”? How wide is the setter?

[@michaelseger903]

Two questions. What is the smallest size of belt loop one can make ie 1/2" 3/4"? using the die set to set the brass loop keepers ? Second question is what is the name of the belt style you show in the end of the video. The belt loop is attached to a piece of leather instead of being between the belt and the fold over.

[@bobzee5153]

What if you can't afford a press? Is there a way to use them without one?

[@Buckleguycom]

Not really. You need the press to help align the setter die and the staples. With a hand tool you couldn't align the staple prongs to the dies that bends them over accurately. You could just use the staples where you cut slits in the leather and force the prongs through the leather and bend them over with pliers! I have done that in the past.