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   starzoe | Jun 08, 2009 01:39am | #1

   You are on the right track. They are difficult to remove. I put the pants in a vice very close to the stud and worked from there with the screwdriver. Can you cut it out (very carefully close to the stud)?

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   abbycat | Jun 08, 2009 04:25am | #4

   thanks for the suggestion. I have now had my hubby take some sort of cutting pliers to them and the studs are out. There is a bit of a hole in one pocket but can include it in the seam allowance.

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   ThreadKoe | Jun 08, 2009 02:16am | #2

   Have you tried to use the plier type metal snips? The sharp edges are finer than a screwdriver and might get in under the stud better if your hands are strong enough. Cathy

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   Teaf5 | Jun 08, 2009 02:25am | #3

   Abbycat's suggestion works:  use a metal snip plier, work from the back, and cut off the flat metal disk.  It may bend before you cut it, but you can't reuse a rivet anyway. 

   Be aware that you will be left with a 1/4" hole through all the layers; if it will be in the new seam allowance, that's fine, but if not, you'll need to put in a new rivet or patch it/embellish it somehow.