Club Obi Wan

I've been considering either a Wested ToD or LC in distressed cowhide for the last couple of weeks.

While mulling over which one to get, I began thinking about the non-Indy jackets I've worn in the past and remembered having a jacket as a kid that had 'press studs' that made sneaking around or walking a very jangly experience. (I am leaning towards an LC, if only because I can say I have 'chosen wisely')

So here's a question for Wested LC jacket owners or those in the know: Do the press studs used by Peter rattle when not done up?

All press studs will rattle some, no matter who you get them from.

If you look in the female side of the stud, you will see that there is a
thin metal ring inside this half of the stud.

This ring is what holds the male end of the stud inside the female side.
When you press the two halves together, this metal ring will expand, and
let the male half pass thru into the female half.

Once it gets past a certain point, this metal ring springs back, and it
will put some spring force back against the male end of the stud.

If you look at the male end of the stud, it should flare out slightly, in
order for this metal ring to keep it inside the female half.

There are other types of press studs out there, but Wested, U.S. Wings
and most of the other top end vendors like Aero and Eastman use this
type of press stud as it tends to last the longest, and it hold up to alot
of abuse. And, it is more forgiving if the two halves of the stud are not
perfectly in line with each other.

Sorry, but you are going to still be jangling with your new Wested.

Flathead

I had an overshirt I used to wear that had press studs instead of buttons, and these studs were really noisy, so I dropped a tiny glob of silicone in each one on the metal ring, just to take up the slack. It worked really well. Every now and then you'd have to redo one as the silicone deteriorated.

I used glue once too. It worked until you used the stud.

Merrick wrote:I had an overshirt I used to wear that had press studs instead of buttons, and these studs were really noisy, so I dropped a tiny glob of silicone in each one on the metal ring, just to take up the slack.

That's a really good idea Merrick: issue vaporized! Now I have one more reason to toss a coin.

Flathead, you are the man! May I offer you kudos for another impressive bit of the unseen-things-that-guard-us-while-we-sleep explained (really hate to call it trivia because that would make it sound unimportant, which it surely isn't).

Mine don't on my LC goatskin, so it's all in how well they were put on too from the beginning. The only 'rattle' I've ever experienced has been from the button type snaps that are larger in size than the ones Wested and FS uses on their press studs. Regards. Michaelson

This ring is what holds the male end of the stud inside the female side.
When you press the two halves together, this metal ring will expand, and
let the male half pass thru into the female half.

Is this an explanation about press studs or the birds and the bees?
Seriously though, good idea Merrick. :junior: -IJ

Mine haven't ever rattled, but I wear my jacket open except for the coldest
part of the winter so maybe they just aren't loose yet.

Regards,
Indybill

Mine haven't ever rattled, but I wear my jacket open except for the coldest
part of the winter so maybe they just aren't loose yet.

Can you rattle the ones on your pockets? Unsnap them, and move
your pocket flaps up and down, and see if you can hear the metal rings
making noise inside the female ends.

Flathead

FLATHEAD wrote:

Mine haven't ever rattled, but I wear my jacket open except for the coldest
part of the winter so maybe they just aren't loose yet.

Can you rattle the ones on your pockets? Unsnap them, and move
your pocket flaps up and down, and see if you can hear the metal rings
making noise inside the female ends.

Flathead

No rattle there either...but I don't keep the pockets snapped either.
I've examined the snaps closely and I doubt that they will ever rattle
because of the way they're made. If anyone can post a close up pic you'll
see why. They are much better snaps than are seen on most jackets.

Regards,
Indybill

Thanks guys. Curiousity may kill cats, but I'm sure no animals were harmed in this discussion.

Except maybe a couple herds of lamb, goat, and cattle that have been made into Westeds for benefit of a few recklessly adventurous, gas-guzzling, snake-stomping, whip-crackin' first-world consumers.