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Step 4Punch more holes.
You now have an almost-wearable belt; it's time to size it properly. Put the belt on as you're going to wear it normally, then thread the tail of the belt through the buckle. Tighten it enough that it'll hold your pants up while still being comfortable, then mark the point on the tail of the belt where it overlaps the base of the valve stem.
Flatten the tubing out so that it's all in line with the flattened fold at the belt buckle; remember, you want the holes on your belt to line up with the valve stem without twisting the innertube around. Punch a hole (diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the valve stem) at the point you've marked. Since people tend to change circumference sometimes, mark out a few more holes, with 1" spacing between each hole and the next. Mine's got eight holes, which leaves me a 5-6" tail on the end of the belt most of the time.
Your belt should now be entirely wearable, if not quite as awesome as it could be. (I'm getting to that part.) Try it on, dance around, show it off, make sure it's comfortable.
Flatten the tubing out so that it's all in line with the flattened fold at the belt buckle; remember, you want the holes on your belt to line up with the valve stem without twisting the innertube around. Punch a hole (diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the valve stem) at the point you've marked. Since people tend to change circumference sometimes, mark out a few more holes, with 1" spacing between each hole and the next. Mine's got eight holes, which leaves me a 5-6" tail on the end of the belt most of the time.
Your belt should now be entirely wearable, if not quite as awesome as it could be. (I'm getting to that part.) Try it on, dance around, show it off, make sure it's comfortable.
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Sep 3, 2010. 2:17 PMservion
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Damn! I love your style!
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