a filter setter apparatus includes a housing to which an upper jaw and a lower jaw removably connect . the upper jaw has the shape of a rectangular bar with a plurality of upper jaw overlaps depending from either side of the upper jaw . the upper jaw has a mass causing a gravitational force acting on the upper jaw to clamp a filter inserted between the upper jaw and the lower jaw . the upper jaw partially encloses the lower jaw between the plurality of upper jaw overlaps . a filter setter system incorporates the above housing with a plurality of the above upper jaws and a plurality of the above lower jaws .