batninja Posted March 2, 2015 Report Posted March 2, 2015 After attending my first armor party in over a decade, I came home with more questions than I left with. The first one concerned my belt. I'd like to be able to detach my canvas belt solely for the purpose of washing it every now and then. Would this diagram work? Do I need three snaps to attach the canvas belt to the ab plate, or is two enough (pictured)? Any other recommendations? Quote
Mongoose[TK] Posted March 2, 2015 Report Posted March 2, 2015 That's pretty much the design I used to attach mine. Quote
The5thHorseman[501st] Posted March 2, 2015 Report Posted March 2, 2015 Seems like it would work, actually i've seen someone doing the same thing already (gmrhodes13 i think). And don't worry, most of us fasten the canvas belt with only two snaps. The only thing i would change would be to skip the snaps for the drop boxes and just loop the strap around the belt like it wasdone on the original armors. They will still be removable as you will be able to separate the ammo belt from the canvas belt. 1 Quote
DroidHunter Posted March 2, 2015 Report Posted March 2, 2015 That's how I did mine and it works well. But a word of caution: When you measure the two side snaps, drill the holes in the ammo belt, then bend it around your waist with the canvas belt before marking off where to make the holes in the canvas. If you line it up flat, the snaps will have more preassure on them when you put it on and wrap it around your waist. I made that mistake, and while it still holds, I have had the snaps pop open and just resorted to anchoring the ends with elastic. Does that make sense? Attach the center snap, drill holes on the ends of the ammo belt, put the belt on and mark the canvas with a marker while wearing it. 2 Quote
The5thHorseman[501st] Posted March 2, 2015 Report Posted March 2, 2015 Bill's advice is definitely something you should take in consideration! Quote
batninja Posted March 2, 2015 Author Report Posted March 2, 2015 Yup, I figured there would be some inter-dimensional time/space shift of the belt snaps due to the circumference factor. I'll be extra careful on that one. 1 Quote
Nagedzi[TK] Posted March 2, 2015 Report Posted March 2, 2015 I used Chicago screws to connect the plastic to the canvas and keep the drop boxes in place. I only used snaps to attach the entire belt assemblage to the torso. Quote
hon143 Posted March 2, 2015 Report Posted March 2, 2015 Just curious.....did you also use snaps for the holster too? Quote
fuumantroop[TK] Posted March 2, 2015 Report Posted March 2, 2015 Mine works well like that. Just make sure you heat bend the belt Quote
DroidHunter Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 I did not have to heat bend the belt to make this work. It had enough flexibility on its own. For the holster, I used Chicago screws so that it can be removed as well. Quote
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