Buttercade Snap Out Tool for Pushbuttons - 24mm

PLEASE NOTE

Only one (1) Buttercade SnapOut is needed.  You do not need to purchase a SnapOut for each button.

File the Buttercade SnapOut Tool for Pushbuttons under "why didn't someone think of this before?"

Simply put, the SnapOut Tool - a novel design idea between John Buttero and Wei Louie - quickly and neatly pops out any 24mm pushbutton/snap button without the all-too-common risk of squeezing and breaking its plastic side tabs. 

New Nylon Model

The SnapOut - once a 3D printed tool, is now made of an attractive white nylon, with logo embedded in the top plunger.

Push and Pop

A typical characteristic of snap buttons are their plastic tabs located on each side of the housing.  These tabs give way slightly as the button is pushed into the button hole, leading to satisfying snap as it clears the 1mm or so metal plate.  However, these tabs were not designed to handle multiple attempts to remove and insert the button. Additionally, removing snap buttons are frequently accomplished by squeezing the tabs together with your fingers and pushing down. Those fingers can push inward too hard, past the tolerances of the plastic tabs, and break them.

Instead, the SnapOut tool provides a gentle squeeze on each tab as the first portion of the tool - the base - is pushed onto the button - just enough to loosen the button's grip from the metal plate. Furthermore the pressure is consistent, thus meaning there is much less risk of squeezing too hard on the tabs. The second portion of the tool acts as a plunger.  Simply slide the plunger into the hole of the SnapOut's base, then push down until the button pops out. This is best done when the FightStick is upside down, so the button falls to the floor.  Buttercade provides a clear video showing the SnapOut in action, making quick work of Hori Hayabusa buttons and a Sanwa OBSC - a translucent model that is notorious for its fragile tabs..

Button Compatibility

The Buttercade SnapOut Tool near 24mm diameter is designed to fit most common 24mm diameter pushbuttons, including:

Sanwa 

• OBSF-24 Pushbutton
• OBSJ-24 Pushbutton
• OBSC-24 Pushbutton

Seimitsu

• PS-14-D Snapbutton
  

GamerFinger

• HBFS-24mm Snapbutton
  
  

Other off-brand snap buttons that are just under 30mm or less should also work without much trouble.

Money Saver

At just $7.95 - far less than eight Sanwa OBSC or OBSJ buttons - you'll find the savings are clear as from the very first button you recover without breaking its tabs. For those who have practically screamed in frustration for breaking the tabs in your newly purchased buttons, or simply wanted to swap in another set without destroying your previous buttons in the process, the Buttercade SnapOut Tool is a must-have.