Steel Belt Liners

[AzShooter]

I have 2 Ernie Hill leather belts that are lined with metal.  They just don't wear out.  I ordered a new one a few months ago and it fit perfectly for about a month.  I am loosing weight and now the 50 inch belt is way too big.  I'm down to 44 inches.

At $100 a pop I'm holding off for another 50 pounds before I buy another belt.  I use them for dress and for when I carry.  The gun stays put and the belt does not shift.  

I don't know what he uses for metal lining but I'll have to ask him one of these days.

 

[Rannoch]

Would an insert of nylon webbing give enough stiffness, or does it have to be steel?  I get requests for steel lined belts regularly, but I don't know where to get the steel and it seems like it would be pretty uncomfortable.  Can the steel be sourced from a typical hardware store, or is it a specialty item?

thanks

[fredk]

12 minutes ago, Rannoch said:

Would an insert of nylon webbing give enough stiffness, . . . ?

Not really, not for the purposes we were discussing

13 minutes ago, Rannoch said:

 Can the steel be sourced from a typical hardware store, or is it a specialty item?

Get along to an industrial business site - a real one, not a web-site. Many of the heavier industries receive goods which have steel strapping around the packaging. Mostly this steel banding is cut off and goes into the scrap metal / recycling / or trash bins. They may allow you to take some away for free or a small contribution to the tea & biscuits caddy

Some heavy industries send their goods out in crates with the steel banding around them. Therefore they have rolls of the banding for doing this. They may sell you some lengths of it

I've seen the steel banding in widths from 3/4 inch wide to 2 inches wide. Its also a spring steel and very hard to cut. Normal cheap metal shears won't cut it, it needs high quality shears

[MarlinDave]

Thanks guys.

[sbrownn]

On 6/21/2021 at 4:55 PM, Dwight said:

You guys just using that cheap chinese leather.

So the Chinese can't make good leather?  LOL.  

The Chinese were making high quality leather while most of the western civilizations were still wearing untanned hides and living in caves.

 

[Dwight]

Yeah and Columbus was sailing across the Atlantic before any of us were born . . . 

Chinese make junk . . . plain and simple . . . nothing coming out of China is worth it's weight in fresh cow dung.

They may have done some good things in centuries past . . . but their leaders for the last 50 years have constantly hammered that quantity is superior to quality.

I've personally seen a number of their belts . . . that I am convinced were made of leather . . . in the way we make OSB out of wood.  Grind it up . . . submerge it in glue . . . and put it in a mold to make the product you want.

American made leather is far superior to that ching chong china crap that's peddled for leather.

May God bless,

Dwightg

[chuck123wapati]

6 minutes ago, Dwight said:

Yeah and Columbus was sailing across the Atlantic before any of us were born . . . 

Chinese make junk . . . plain and simple . . . nothing coming out of China is worth it's weight in fresh cow dung.

They may have done some good things in centuries past . . . but their leaders for the last 50 years have constantly hammered that quantity is superior to quality.

I've personally seen a number of their belts . . . that I am convinced were made of leather . . . in the way we make OSB out of wood.  Grind it up . . . submerge it in glue . . . and put it in a mold to make the product you want.

American made leather is far superior to that ching chong china crap that's peddled for leather.

May God bless,

Dwightg

wholeheartedly agree! 

[cord1974]

On 8/4/2021 at 3:33 PM, Dwight said:

I've personally seen a number of their belts . . . that I am convinced were made of leather . . . in the way we make OSB out of wood.  Grind it up . . . submerge it in glue . . . and put it in a mold to make the product you want.

American made leather is far superior to that ching chong china crap that's peddled for leather.

May God bless,

Dwight

 

I've always said "bonded" leather is nothing more than a leather version of presswood.

It doesn't even rise to the level of OSB.

[kgg]

On 8/4/2021 at 7:33 PM, Dwight said:

Yeah and Columbus was sailing across the Atlantic before any of us were born . . . 

Chinese make junk . . . plain and simple . . . nothing coming out of China is worth it's weight in fresh cow dung.

They may have done some good things in centuries past . . . but their leaders for the last 50 years have constantly hammered that quantity is superior to quality.

I've personally seen a number of their belts . . . that I am convinced were made of leather . . . in the way we make OSB out of wood.  Grind it up . . . submerge it in glue . . . and put it in a mold to make the product you want.

American made leather is far superior to that ching chong china crap that's peddled for leather.

May God bless,

Dwightg

Totally Agree. The only good thing that ever came out of China was gun powder. The rest not so much.

kgg

[Frodo]

I use the steel 3/4'''' strap that is used to strap pallets. I make my belts 1 1/2'' wide, 

The strap does not move and cut my stitches.