Ten Minute Belt Fix With Common Tools.

This Instructable will show you how to fix a belt in about ten minutes using basic tools. Due to the terrible economy, low quality of most belts made these days, expanding average waistline, and lack of leather tools in the standard household, this is a good skill to have. 

Background: A friend of mine has this belt that she really likes, but is actually rather badly made. It broke the other day, and I saw a perfect opportunity to make an Instructable to show how I fix belts (not to mention help a friend who is rather, um, repair-challenged.)

Here we go. 

Step 1 Tools

This step can be loosely interpreted.

Basically all you need are two things:

Something to cut and bend wire with: Depending on the type of wire you use, you may also need something to strip the wire with. I used a pair of wire strippers and some needle nosed pliers. 

Something to poke holes: I used a drill because it was fast and sitting on my work table already.  You could use a knife, nails, an ice pick, a small screwdriver, pretty much anything small and relatively pointy that can be forced through the material.

Most multi-tools will probably have all the bits required for this fix. 

Comments

[ale-8-1]

Now I can fix my belt when it finally snaps. Thanks.

[sunshiine]

Thanks for sharing!

[ilpug]

Your welcome!

[zazenergy]

that's awesome!

[ilpug]

Thanks!