Members Halitech Posted July 23, 2019 Members Report Posted July 23, 2019 12 minutes ago, PappysLeather said: Joni did not measure the old belt. They're Christmas presents for my three boys koreric75 asked you a few days ago, short by how much? And did you get the pant size from a pair of pants they are actually wearing and fit properly? If the pants are too small, the belt is going to be too small. I've used that chart for years, ever since I found it and only screwed 1 belt up Quote Every day you learn something is a good day. If you don't learn something every day, was it worth waking up for?
Members koreric75 Posted July 23, 2019 Members Report Posted July 23, 2019 9 hours ago, Halitech said: koreric75 asked you a few days ago, short by how much? And did you get the pant size from a pair of pants they are actually wearing and fit properly? If the pants are too small, the belt is going to be too small. I've used that chart for years, ever since I found it and only screwed 1 belt up I'll 2d that, I've been using this guide, actually laminated it and hung it up with some other quick ref stuff...only had 2 belts that didn't come out fitting, found out later even though explicitly telling folks to measure the old "fitting" belt, or use a tape measure and get me the actual waist size. Both figured that the jeans size would be just as good and that's what they gave me so that's what they got...lol. I have seen as much difference from one pair of jeans marked 36 to a fella with a 40" waist that was still getting into them...but that 36" to the middle hole was far from close and couldn't even get the belt around him to fit the last hole. Had I used the actual waist 40" (if measured bare skin I'd add an inch for material bulk) then I could've used that number 40"or 41" for the buckle bend to the middle hole measurement then add my 8" for the blank to do my buckle fold end and have the last couple holes...i probably would've started with a 50" blank in this case as sometimes i need a couple tries with my belt tipper punch...i have the hardest time getting that thing even... I hope this helps, although I've really only regurgitated what is already in the pdf, and without knowing how measurements were taken we can't help troubleshoot much more than that. I'm from the ShowMe state as well, so show me what ya did...lol. Quote Machines currently in use: Cowboy 3200, Adler 67-372, Singer 66, Singer 15-91
Members PappysLeather Posted July 23, 2019 Members Report Posted July 23, 2019 I had their pant waist size and 4 inches to that from the buckle to the center hole. Am I missing some measurement? I want to start making more belts but been afraid to. Quote
Members Halitech Posted July 23, 2019 Members Report Posted July 23, 2019 1 hour ago, PappysLeather said: I had their pant waist size and 4 inches to that from the buckle to the center hole. Am I missing some measurement? I want to start making more belts but been afraid to. 1. Is it a current pair of jeans that they wear? 2. Are all their jeans the same size? 3. HOW MUCH TOO SMALL ARE THE BELTS? 4. How thick is the leather you used for the belts? 5. Did you allow an extra little bit to allow for the thickness of the belt? Quote Every day you learn something is a good day. If you don't learn something every day, was it worth waking up for?
Members PappysLeather Posted July 23, 2019 Members Report Posted July 23, 2019 Yes it were their current pants. I was using belt blanks from Tandy's I think they are like 6 or 7oz. They came up around 4 inches too short. So I am working on a belt now for myself. Where should I measure from on the old belt? Quote
Members Halitech Posted July 23, 2019 Members Report Posted July 23, 2019 In order to come up 4" short, you didn't add the 4" to account for the distance from the buckle and the overlap amount. If the pant size is say 36", you would measure from the end of the buckle to the middle hole at 40" and the total blank should be 52". Pant size plus 4" works 99% of the time Quote Every day you learn something is a good day. If you don't learn something every day, was it worth waking up for?
Members AtomicLeathers Posted March 11, 2022 Members Report Posted March 11, 2022 I can’t download any of the patterns for the belts? they all say unavailable Quote
Northmount Posted March 15, 2022 Report Posted March 15, 2022 On 3/11/2022 at 6:31 AM, AtomicLeathers said: I can’t download any of the patterns for the belts? they all say unavailable Zip file here downloads just fine. If you are trying to use the RAR files, you need to know a lot more to be able to use them. They are posted a few times throughout this thread if you take the time to scroll through the thread. Quote
Members SUP Posted April 21, 2023 Members Report Posted April 21, 2023 This is wonderful! I want to make a belt for my husband and was wondering how to go about it and this really helps! Thank you! Quote Learning is a life-long journey.
Members Juliana Posted June 11, 2023 Members Report Posted June 11, 2023 Hi everyone! I see this thread is old, but I still have hope that someone will see and help. I cant’t download the file that was kindly provided at the beginning of the thread in 2014. I am also struggling with “universal belt sizes” and according to comments in this thread this file can be a good help. Can someone share it once again? Quote
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