100 Sets Chicago Screws for Leather Crafting 7/20 Inch, 5 Colors of Rivets for Leather, Chicago Screws for DIY Leathercraft Review (2026)

What's in the kit

This kit bundles 100 complete sets of Chicago screws with the mounting hardware needed to install them, including punches and a screwdriver, packaged in plastic storage boxes that keep the different colors and pieces sorted rather than loose in a bag. Each set uses a 7/20 inch post, a length in between the more common 1/4 inch and 3/8 inch sizes, aimed at leather crafting, shoe and purse repair, belt making, and general DIY leather decoration. Having the setting tools included means a first time buyer does not need to separately source a hole punch or the right screwdriver bit, which lowers the barrier for someone assembling their first belt or bag repair kit from scratch.

Five color options and matching hardware

The 100 sets are split across five finishes, silver, light gold, bronze, antique copper, and gun metal, giving a wide enough range to match most common buckle, rivet, and zipper hardware without needing a separate order for each color. This is useful for makers working across multiple projects or selling pieces in different finishes, since a single kit can supply gun metal hardware for one bag and antique copper for another. For anyone standardizing on one look across a whole product line, though, the color split works against them the same way it does with any multi color assortment, since only a fraction of the 100 sets will be any single finish, so heavy single color use will draw down that color faster than the total count suggests.

Sizing for medium leather layers

At 7/20 inch, the post length sits in the middle of typical Chicago screw sizing, suited to medium leather stacks such as a folded belt end, a multi layer strap junction, or a typical bag repair where two or three layers of leather need to be clamped together. This makes it a reasonable general purpose choice for belt making, purse repair, and bookbinding style leather projects without needing to special order an in between size. As with any fixed post length, very thick stacks, such as a heavy multi layer saddle repair, will need a longer post, and very thin single layer work may have post length left over that needs trimming or filing down after installation.

Plating wear over time

Because four of the five finishes are achieved with colored plating over a base metal rather than a solid through colored material like brass, the coating at the screwdriver slot and threads, the parts that see the most friction and repeated contact during installation and any later adjustment, can wear or chip with use over time. This is a common trade-off with colored hardware assortments generally, not unique to this kit, and it matters most for pieces that will be assembled, taken apart, and reassembled more than once, where each round of turning exposes the plating to more wear. For a one time installation on a finished piece that will not be opened again, the plating is far less likely to show wear.

Value for larger or repeat projects

With 100 sets across five colors and the setting tools included, this kit is sized for makers doing repeated belt making, bag repair, or leather decoration work rather than a single small fix, and the bundled punches and screwdriver save the cost of buying those tools separately. It suits hobbyists and small batch sellers who want color variety on hand more than a production shop settling on one finish, where a bulk single color pack would go further per screw. Given the quantity, tool bundle, and color range included, it represents reasonable value for anyone planning several leather hardware projects over time rather than a single repair.

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