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Step 18Install Buckle
You can easily skip this step and use hook and loop fasteners (Velcro) if you want. You probably determined that before making the buckle, I'm sure. If you want a bag that you made (almost) completely by yourself, continue on.
To start off, we need two straps. One will hold the buckle to the bag and the other will hold the washers. Cut a 18in segment of tape and center the buckle onto it about 4in away from one end. Place the washers where the clasp pins lie.
Remove the buckle and place another segment of tape similar in length to your first piece. Finish by covering the seams as explained in the previous step.
Make another strap, without washers and about 8in long. Again, this was detailed in the previous step.
Fold this piece in half and mark the halfway point, if not obvious. Lay the buckle on the strap at the halfway mark and mark where the clasp pins lie (picture #3).
At the holes, cut ~0.25in on either side of the half mark. It should be at least as wide as the marker flag wire.
Thread the buckle into the strap, so that the pins go through the holes properly. Secure in place with 2 0.5in pieces of tape just below the buckle.
Place the bag on its back and rough the buckle in. One side of the buckle strap should go up the front panel, while the other should go towards the bottom panel (this detail should be obvious in picture #12).
Close the flap so it is in fully closed position. The very top of the tension pins should touch the brim of the flap.
Poke holes in the washer strap where the washers are and combine with the buckle. Ensure that the front flap is fully closed and that the buckle is where it should be when you pull on the strap. Pull taught and tape down, trimming any excess.
With the strap and buckle in their final positions, tape them down permanently. As before, there is no such thing as using too much tape.
Optional: You can make a loop of tape to hold the buckle down. I won't explain how, as it should be obvious with the pictures included.
You can also finish the buckle holes any way you prefer. Previously I used needle/thread, but I don't like the look very much.
You should have, at this point, a fully functional bag. You can make a shoulder strap if you have enough spare tape...
To start off, we need two straps. One will hold the buckle to the bag and the other will hold the washers. Cut a 18in segment of tape and center the buckle onto it about 4in away from one end. Place the washers where the clasp pins lie.
Remove the buckle and place another segment of tape similar in length to your first piece. Finish by covering the seams as explained in the previous step.
Make another strap, without washers and about 8in long. Again, this was detailed in the previous step.
Fold this piece in half and mark the halfway point, if not obvious. Lay the buckle on the strap at the halfway mark and mark where the clasp pins lie (picture #3).
At the holes, cut ~0.25in on either side of the half mark. It should be at least as wide as the marker flag wire.
Thread the buckle into the strap, so that the pins go through the holes properly. Secure in place with 2 0.5in pieces of tape just below the buckle.
Place the bag on its back and rough the buckle in. One side of the buckle strap should go up the front panel, while the other should go towards the bottom panel (this detail should be obvious in picture #12).
Close the flap so it is in fully closed position. The very top of the tension pins should touch the brim of the flap.
Poke holes in the washer strap where the washers are and combine with the buckle. Ensure that the front flap is fully closed and that the buckle is where it should be when you pull on the strap. Pull taught and tape down, trimming any excess.
With the strap and buckle in their final positions, tape them down permanently. As before, there is no such thing as using too much tape.
Optional: You can make a loop of tape to hold the buckle down. I won't explain how, as it should be obvious with the pictures included.
You can also finish the buckle holes any way you prefer. Previously I used needle/thread, but I don't like the look very much.
You should have, at this point, a fully functional bag. You can make a shoulder strap if you have enough spare tape...
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