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How to Shorten a Belt
Most of you probably know how it's done, but you might be interested anyway.
You need a belt with a screw at the buckle end:
This belt even has a screw that you can (un)screw without a screwdriver:
The Tools
(What's that red thing called in English? In Dutch it has the beautiful
name 'revolver-pons-tang'.)
The Procedure
Put on the belt and see how much you have to shorten it. Most belts
have five holes; the pin should go in the middle (third) hole. This one
didn't need much shortening. It's in the fourth hole here:
Unscrew:
Mark off:
Cut:
Mark off hole:
Time for the revolverponstang (it can be done with a drill, but this
is more subtle...):
Check the size of the hole:
And put it back together:
Done
So if you come across a belt you like, but which is too long: don't worry,
just shorten it...
The End
Most of you probably know how it's done, but you might be interested anyway.
You need a belt with a screw at the buckle end:
This belt even has a screw that you can (un)screw without a screwdriver:
The Tools
(What's that red thing called in English? In Dutch it has the beautiful
name 'revolver-pons-tang'.)
The Procedure
Put on the belt and see how much you have to shorten it. Most belts
have five holes; the pin should go in the middle (third) hole. This one
didn't need much shortening. It's in the fourth hole here:
Unscrew:
Mark off:
Cut:
Mark off hole:
Time for the revolverponstang (it can be done with a drill, but this
is more subtle...):
Check the size of the hole:
And put it back together:
Done
So if you come across a belt you like, but which is too long: don't worry,
just shorten it...
The End