No Weld Belt Buckle

I am personally not a fan of a clasp and tongue type buckle and plastic clasp sort of have a cheap feel to it self.

This was the reasons that I made myself a buckle for my own everyday webbing belt some time ago. The buckle is made to a design similar to the Soviet Military belt buckles but was redesigned so that it would work with webbing. http://warrelics.eu/forum/equipment-accessories-personal-items/soviet-belt-buckle-naval-25936/

My first buckle was made from stainless steel plate that had been polished and TIG welded together but since not everyone has got access to a welder it has been redesigned to be no weld and made with basic tools.

This is also the same buckle that has been used in my Adjustable Paracord Belt instructable. http://www.instructables.com/id/Adjustable-Paracord-Belt/

So basically this buckle is made to be used with a paracord belt or 35mm webbing

Step 1 This is what you will need.

The most important part of this build will be the plate for the belt buckle body. The plate that can be used can be ether Stainless Steel that can be polished, Brass of Copper that can be etched or Mild steel that would be the cheapest and most available option. I am not sure about aluminum plate because of it's softness and I am afraid that it would weaken if bend in a 180^o degree angle. The plate and rod that I have used is 1.7mm Stainless Plate and a 2.4mm Stainless Steel TIG welding rod.

The part and tool list.
- Plate (Your choice, Stainless Steel, Brass or Mild Steel)
- 2.4mm Stainless Steel TIG welding rod(Steel wire would also work)
- Belt Buckle Template(Printed to on A4 and check for scale)
- 2.5mm Drill bit and Drill
- Wood glue
- Marker
- Hammer and small center punch
- Brass drift
- Various metal Files
- Bench Vice
- Pliers
- Hacksaw
- Metal polish and cloth
- Masking tape
- Scrap steel with flat sides(will be used to get neat bends)
- Sandpaper 1000 grit and 100 grit optional for brushed finish.
- Scissors
- Elbow grease
- Grinder(Option but will save time and effort)

Parts for the webbing belt
- Belt Buckle
- 35mm Webbing
- 35mm D Ring.
- Sewing kit

Or follow my Adjustable Paracord Belt instructable http://www.instructables.com/id/Adjustable-Paracord-Belt/ for the paracord design.