namtaB
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Custom 89/Beatty Belt Tutorial
OK, here is my accurate 89/Beatty belt buckle tutorial. If you are serious about home-making a belt for cheap, pay attention!
Materials
1. Rubber wall bases (strips of rubber that you can find in the flooring section of a hardware store. The color white is thinner than the black and brown for some reason, so get the thicker one). This is for the exterior "armory" of the belt, including the buckle
2. Some kind of strap that can fit around your waist, preferably with a plastic buckle. I cut mine off of my backpack, as it was nylon and the correct size that I needed. You can probably buy a bare nylon belt from a military surplus store, or just buy a regular belt.
3. 12 fine-point Sharpie markers. (You have to be 18 to buy these folks!)
4. 6 plain rubber coated (grip) ball point pens. Mine were the Papermate flex-grip.
5. Scissors and an Exacto knife.
6. Yellow or Gold spray paint, depending on your taste. You can use any color you want, actually.
7. Steel clip off of a tire gauge.
Procedure
Okay, first measure your waist size with your suit on, if possible. There are 7 links on the belt, and 6 (1/2") spaces between each. So, you are going to have to do some math here.
Take the length of your waist-size belt/strap(not including the actual buckle) and subtract 3 (6 X .5 for the spaces). Now divide this length by 7, for the links. This is the length for each strip of wall base, and each should have a width of 2 inches.
(the base is on the left)
To make the design of the movie belt, you should first use a plain base layer, then a second on top, using one thick (wide strip) in the middle, and 2 thin strips at the top and bottom. Be sure to leave a crack of space between. (Refer to a reference photo of the belt, I will post one later, or if someone else could do it for me that would be great!)
I used a Hot Wheels car track (you can use this if you have one, or if they still make them) instead of the wall base, so I didn't have to do this. The base will be better though, if done correctly. I will make an example and add it to this post soon, sorry.
Anyway, glue these pieces 1/2" apart from each other onto the belt. Be sure to spray paint them first, and use at least 3 even coats.
This is what it should look like (just without the capsules).
This is the track that I used.
To Make the Capsules
The sharpie markers will serve as the caps for the capsule, and the pen will be inside to hold them together. Each capsule should be 4" tall. There are three parts to the capsule, so each should be 1.25".
For the caps, cut 1.25" of of the bottom of two sharpie markers. For the actual body of the capsule, cut 1.25" off of the sharpie body, starting from where you made the first cut.
For the inside (the part that holds the three pieces together) cut your ball point pen. For the clip, get the steel tire gauge clip, and you will have to use a pair of pliers to open the shape to the correct size of the capsule cap. Spray paint the sharpie marker pieces. (You should have 18 pieces.)
HERE ARE SOME CHANGES:
The belt strips are actually 1.5" wide instead of 2". The capsules are actually 3" tall instead of 4" (this makes each segment 1"). And the pen name is Papermate Flexgrip Ultra- which is cut to 2" to go inside of the sharpie pieces. I will post the exterior buckle procedure later.
PART 2 is on page 2 of this post, to save space and to help with those with slower connections.
Last edited by Deadly Lemur, 3/26/2006, 6:48 pm
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stampedemag
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Re: CUSTOM 89 BELT TUTORIAL
Is that track from a Hot Wheels set? That is cool!
There is a belt you can get from Wally World for about $4 that has the webbing and clips on it that would work great for that!
Great tip!
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Re: CUSTOM 89 BELT TUTORIAL
Oh man, that's wicked! Great ideas there!
Keep it up. The belt looks really good! :up
Jonathan
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namtaB
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Re: CUSTOM 89 BELT TUTORIAL
I condensed the two parts together, check it out.
Last edited by namtaB, 10/23/2004, 1:59 pm
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Gthmnyt2580
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Re: CUSTOM 89 BELT TUTORIAL
VERY SWEET SO FAR!!!! I can't wait to see the buckle procedure...Great job...
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!thanks dude!!!!
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WOW..very innovative! I couldn't imagine coming up with such materials and putting it together like that.
That really turned out to be a nice belt. Great job! :up
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That is sheer genius!!!
I actually picked up some of the rubber floor stripping a while ago for a JL style utility belt but didn't get any farther with it than that. Now I know how to finish it!
And buy the way the nylon webbing can be purchased cheap at Joann's fabrics or outdoor outfitters. Both also sell the buckles and clips.
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Amazing man....simply amazing!!! This is exactly the typ of thing that I love to see shared here, and is perfect for the archives section for future reference.
Keep up the great work bro. It's fantastic to see a new member that contributes something like this so quickly. My hat's off to you man.
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Re: CUSTOM 89 BELT TUTORIAL 56K WARNING!!
Necessity is the mother of Invention. That is some very clever work!
56 K WARNING
LOL
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