Industrial Strength Electronics Holster

This is a wireless microphone sender unit in a tough waist holster I made for it.  As a parish pastor, I use this at least once a week.  You may not use a wireless microphone, but this holster could be for any piece of electronics you might want to wear on your belt, including a cell phone.  In the case of a cell phone, you may want to add extra ribs to cradle the phone.  I used only one lateral loop around the upper portion of the sender unit and one vertical loop that passes around the unit from below.

Step 1 The factory belt clip

This photo shows the factory issue spring wire belt clip.  It has the fiendish proclivity to disengage from the sender unit and fling itself across the room when I remove the sender from my belt.  

Comments

[serendip06]

Pastor Phil, I found this 'ible by searching for cell phone holsters. I was leaning toward making one out of duct tape, but I'm liking your construction material and design better.

I think PlastiDip might be good for protection against scuffs and scratches. If and when I try it I'll try to remember to post some feed-back.

By the way, what really got my attention was your comment about missing Popular Mechanics. Used to be one of my favorites, too.

Blessings to you and yours in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

[Phil B]

Thank you for looking. PlastiDip would be a good material to prevent scuffs. Some guesswork during construction would be necessary to get the final fit you want. You might also be intersted in this Instructable for a Christian Fish bumper emblem. God bless!

[hdhiman1]

single sided foam tape maybe useful

[Phil B]

I am not sure what the context of your comment is. I am seeing it unconnected to any particular step. It is grouped with others at the end of the Instructable, so it has no context. Thanks.

[steliart]

Nice usefull instructable as always Phil
Thanks for the post

[Phil B]

Thank you for looking.

[knife141]

Nice! Looks like I'm going to have to fire up the wire welder and build me one!

[Phil B]

My phone is at least a couple of years old and already scuffed from lots of things. The steel holster has added a few extra scuffs here and there. When it comes time to replace that phone, I will save as much of my steel holster as I can and rework it for the new phone. That could include making the holster a little oversize so I can add some padding, maybe with some electrical tape. So far, I like it.

[knife141]

This is great! I'm going to have to adapt this to my cell phone. It seems like the weak link for every cell phone case is always the clip that attaches it to your belt. I like this approach.

[Phil B]

I added a step to my Instructable on the welded holster for electronic devices. I made one for my cell phone and made a modification to keep the holster from slipping off of my belt while sitting on a sofa.

[Phil B]

I hesitated to publish this because I thought its application would be restricted to those who wear a wireless microphone holder. I am glad you think you may be able to use it. If you make a variation of this for your cell phone, you will like the comfort you enjoy wearing it, and you will get some interesting comments. The security folks at the airport may not know what to make of it, though. Oh, well! I enjoyed your Electric Scooter Pushed by a Monkey.

[CameronSS]

"I hesitated to publish this because I thought its application would be restricted to those who wear a wireless microphone holder."

Kiteman's Law, sir. :)

[Phil B]

Thank you for that. I am of the opinion this Instructable does plow new ground.

[kelseymh]

Very nice project! I can see this being a great classroom/shop project for beginning welders (kind of like that hexagonal pencil holder from my junior-high woodshop :-).

[Phil B]

The part I like best is using the aluminum angle to hold pieces in position for getting the desired orientation of the parts when finished. I expect our mothers all have some of those junior-high projects kept somewhere as trophy reminders of their progeny.

[kelseymh]

"[The belt clip] has the fiendish proclivity to disengage from the sender unit and fling itself across the room when I remove the sender from my belt."

One hopes that divine retribution ensures that it is flung in the direction of that parishoner sleeping in the front pew during your service :-)

[Phil B]

The only time when the clip can spring across the room is when I take off my clergy robe in my office. So far, people have been kind. If any are dozing off, they do it with their eyes open. I also give them a 500 word abstract of the sermon. They can follow it and find their way back in the event of a mental drift. Thanks for looking.

[bertus52x11]

Does your work as a pastor require a holder THIS tough?
Nice I'ble though!

[Phil B]

Not really! ;-) I do find it moves with me when I rise and sit much better than the factory issue clip, and is easier to adjust for fit when my clergy gown is over it. It was a matter of finding a use for something I already had on hand that normally would have been scrapped. Thanks for looking and for commenting.