Centering Oblong holes for belt making

[billybopp]

22 hours ago, Dwight said:

Do you still have the HDD??  I've got a buddy that is fantastic at fixing computer stuff.  If you have it . . . I could ask him to take a shot at maybe retrieving the stuff . . . he's usually up for a challenge of most any sort . . . and that would be one.

Lemme know.

May God bless,

Dwight

Thanks again Dwight, but no.  It's toast.  The laptop fell from a table while powered on.  I opened the HDD and there's a hard physical crash on the disk surface.  I've recovered drives from a minor head touch, but this one you can see bare aluminum through the substrate.

- Bill

[Outfitr]

I used to punch 2 holes and then connect them with a box cutter, could never get them perfect. Still haven't ponied up for an expensive bag punch. A while back i bought a set of cheap chinese cookie cutter dies, all different shapes. There was one oblong one which is the perfect width for the belt buckle. I've had a set of plastic belt end templates for years and use them to center and mark the hole, then place the die on and smack it with my rawhide hammer. The die I use is a touch short so I just cut the first hole and slide it down a bit and hit it again. They turn out perfect. One thing about the buckle slot is that even if you were off a hair it wouldn't be noticeable.