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This Instructable shows the basic steps of how to attach an old and beat up found-by-the-side-of-the-road oil cap onto a cheap belt buckle.
The saga: ok, so its not much of a saga. I was in town about a week ago, and one of my friends randomly hands me this old beat up oil cap and tells me that he found it on the side of the road, and that i should carry it for him. The cap languished in the bottom of my backpack for a few days, and then I unearthed it while looking for my awesome headphones i made . Upon seeing it, this idea popped into my head. Soooooooo..... here we go!
This Belt buckle is a a great visual pleaser, plus it makes a great gift for geeks and gear-heads alike. (well, they ARE pretty alike, anyway.)
The saga: ok, so its not much of a saga. I was in town about a week ago, and one of my friends randomly hands me this old beat up oil cap and tells me that he found it on the side of the road, and that i should carry it for him. The cap languished in the bottom of my backpack for a few days, and then I unearthed it while looking for my awesome headphones i made . Upon seeing it, this idea popped into my head. Soooooooo..... here we go!
This Belt buckle is a a great visual pleaser, plus it makes a great gift for geeks and gear-heads alike. (well, they ARE pretty alike, anyway.)
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A belt buckle: I used the simple flip-open kind, as you will see in the pictures. I dont know where you can get belt buckles like this, but i'm sure they are not too hard to find. If all else fails, look on the internet. I already had mine from a long time ago, and i forget where i bought it.
A belt that fits said belt buckle: fairly self explanatory. Probably available at the same place you got the buckle.
A small screw: available anywhere screws are sold/bartered/found. (see below)
An oil cap: Easier to find than you might think. Ask around, you can probably get one for free. Mechanics shops probably have a whole box of them just lying around the shop, and a junkyard would be sure to have one. Or, you could search the side of the road until you get lucky. If all else fails, you can take one from your roommates/spouses/younger siblings/boss's car. (use discretion)
Note: my oil cap was plastic, so I just used a screw to attach it. Your cap could be metal, or both metal and plastic. It is kind of open-ended how you attach it, but epoxy or other things would great too.
A belt buckle: I used the simple flip-open kind, as you will see in the pictures. I dont know where you can get belt buckles like this, but i'm sure they are not too hard to find. If all else fails, look on the internet. I already had mine from a long time ago, and i forget where i bought it.
A belt that fits said belt buckle: fairly self explanatory. Probably available at the same place you got the buckle.
A small screw: available anywhere screws are sold/bartered/found. (see below)
An oil cap: Easier to find than you might think. Ask around, you can probably get one for free. Mechanics shops probably have a whole box of them just lying around the shop, and a junkyard would be sure to have one. Or, you could search the side of the road until you get lucky. If all else fails, you can take one from your roommates/spouses/younger siblings/boss's car. (use discretion)
Note: my oil cap was plastic, so I just used a screw to attach it. Your cap could be metal, or both metal and plastic. It is kind of open-ended how you attach it, but epoxy or other things would great too.
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Good call.