ozarkscout Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 This may be a "duh" for you experienced builders out there, but I hit on a very effective tip for assembling the belt. When it came time to rivet the nylon webbing to the ABS armor piece I needed a way to make holes in the nylon... that stuff is tough! After several unsuccessful practice attempts (drill, x-acto, leather hole punch) I heated up my soldering iron and punched right through... very precise and self-cauterizing so the nylon doesn't fray. Anyway, hope that helps someone and I should have some progress pics soon for a constructive crit! Later, -Mike
c0wboi Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Thank you! I plan on ordering some SC here soon, so that is awesome!
Chex Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 I used cotton webbing so I just punched a hole through.
loosetoon Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 Leather hole punch worked for me. Good tip!
ozarkscout Posted January 15, 2011 Author Posted January 15, 2011 I used cotton webbing so I just punched a hole through. Yep! I did cotton for the thigh boxes but I went ahead and used the nylon for the main belt. I too was able to punch the rivet through the cotton weave.
FNG Stan Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 This may be a "duh" for you experienced builders out there, but I hit on a very effective tip for assembling the belt. When it came time to rivet the nylon webbing to the ABS armor piece I needed a way to make holes in the nylon... that stuff is tough! After several unsuccessful practice attempts (drill, x-acto, leather hole punch) I heated up my soldering iron and punched right through... very precise and self-cauterizing so the nylon doesn't fray. Anyway, hope that helps someone and I should have some progress pics soon for a constructive crit! Later, -Mike Hi Mike! I've been working on a SC belt too. This is my first time doing this as well and am so nervous about screwing it up. I have some model building skills but as far as costuming skills with rivets and stitching I am a complete novice. Any reference pics you have on how your doing the connectors/clips and hip boxes would be great Thanks for sharing what you have done so far and I look forward to seeing more. -Jason
ozarkscout Posted January 22, 2011 Author Posted January 22, 2011 Hi Mike! I've been working on a SC belt too. This is my first time doing this as well and am so nervous about screwing it up. I have some model building skills but as far as costuming skills with rivets and stitching I am a complete novice. Any reference pics you have on how your doing the connectors/clips and hip boxes would be great Thanks for sharing what you have done so far and I look forward to seeing more. -Jason Jason, Yeah I was pretty nervous about riveting but once you get the hang of it it's pretty easy... two keys are (1) PRACTICE... i riveted scrap plastic, cardboard, fabric, etc. together just to get a feel for it and (2) RIVET WASHERS. As many others before me have said, they are key to letting the rivet get a good grip and not pull through whatever you're riveting. I took some pics of my belt for you and posted them in this gallery: http://s1093.photobucket.com/albums/i436/o...tume%20Details/ The only part where I kind of winged it was riveting the front hip-box clips to the front of the belt. I didn't see anything that said to do it this way, but it worked out well I think. By the way, all rivets I used are 1/8" diameter, but there are different lengths. The white ones are 1/8" length and the silver ones are 1/4" length. Good luck! -Mike
lonewolf Posted January 22, 2011 Posted January 22, 2011 With the SC belt , the best,most accurate way to join the separate boxes to the main belt is by glueing them with plastic weld glue , overlapping them.Your local Plumbing supplier will have the best type of solvent cement, look for a type that is suitable for PVC-U,ABS and MUPVC. I used two tiny bolt /locknuts on my first belt but would advise folks to go the glue route for this type of belt, it is as strong as a one piece belt. Rivots at this section are not screen accurate.
ozarkscout Posted January 23, 2011 Author Posted January 23, 2011 Good tip lonewolf... that would have been easier!
lonewolf Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 I think pictures are better for folks to understand,
FNG Stan Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 John, Mike...you have given me inspiration to forge ahead! Wish I had thought about the plastic weld before I commenced with rivetting...oh well, there's always next time. Has anyone had any issues with their rivet gun not fully cutting off the rivet end? I have tried with two different guns and have gotten the same result. This makes me think its me at fault here, not the equipment.
ozarkscout Posted January 25, 2011 Author Posted January 25, 2011 Has anyone had any issues with their rivet gun not fully cutting off the rivet end? I have tried with two different guns and have gotten the same result. This makes me think its me at fault here, not the equipment. Sometimes I'll give a full squeeze on the rivet gun and it will tighten the rivet but not fully cut it off. I just release my grip, choke up on the rivet end and squeeze again, and it finishes tightening and cuts off with no problem.
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