What To Do With The Flesh Side Of Belts?

[paprhangr]

Thanks agian Billy,

I'll give the screws a try, I have had some of the segma snaps coming unsnapped, the line 20 are bulky for the fold on buckle end

I don,t want to use rivets,Seems like most would prefer the option of changing out buckles

Edited January 12, 2013 by paprhangr

[billymac814]

The screws work good, the only issue I sometimes run in to is on thinner belts the screws are too long and need ground down. There are shorter Chicago screws but they have an open back and I don't like the look.

I don't think most people change their buckle, at least not here. I do on occasion use rivets, only if I know for sure they won't be swapping buckles and usually only if I'm in a hurry and its a thinner belt. Chances are most of my customers would bring it back to me to change regardless, I've had people bring in belts they got somewhere else for me to put a different buckle on and I unsnap it in front of them and they get a dumb look on their face, they had no idea it unsnapped.

My double layer belts always get the Chicago screws and I use a little locktite on all of them too.

The guy who owned my shop prior to me sold belts he bought from a local guy, he didn't finish the edges at all and used line 24 snaps and used center bar buckles which hit the snaps. They look like crap and people still rave about them, I don't get it but needless to say when they see mine most people see the quality difference, I have one of his that someone gave me back so I'm able to show the difference.