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I'm not actually in the wallet-making business, but I did sell a few of these when I first released the video. I haven't made on in a few years now.

Thank you for the compliment!

Thank you!

I appreciate the compliment, thank you. It's true that the leather doesn't stamp as well if you put the dye on first, but I'm using the alcohol based dye, which is a little harder to work with than the oil based. I find it's hard to get good results if I put it on after, but one way to get around that would be to use an airbrush. I've seen people using airbrush to put on the dye and the results are very nice.

Thank you. You're very kind!

That's just scrap. The aluminum needed to be long enough to grab with the chuck, but after the shaft diameter was cut down to size I just trimmed them to length with the bolt cutters.

Thank you, I really appreciate that!

You are much too kind... thank you!

You are too kind, thank you!

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I appreciate that Rodney, thank you!

Thank you Jason. I don't think they had them back in the day. This is purely cosmetic and not a real bullet belt. The real ones, as you probably know, were worn over the other belt. I needed a cartridge that was small enough to fit through the belt loops.

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That actually happened to me as well, but at least I was able to get the screw out without hitting the gun with a hammer

@@wm17959 Well there is that, so I still gotta thank you for the video. Still saved me from that I guess. imo that safety was a liability in its stock form. Glad I replaced it.

I appreciate the compliment, thank you! I chose the 22 magnum rounds because the belt has to fit through the loops of the pants - anything bigger would make this almost impossible. Even as it is, I have to put the belt into the pants before I put them on because of how thick it is. Also, the video is meant to teach people how to do this, so a person could conceivably make their own belt with whatever ammo they choose. Thanks again.

Thank you Terry. You're very kind!

Thank you Andy, I appreciate that! You're very kind.

I appreciate that Denis. Thank you!

I had the same problem the first time I did it. If it's possible to take it apart and put it back together you might get it to work. That's what I had to do

Thank you Dyana, I appreciate that!

They're all 22 magnum (or 22 WMR)

You are much too kind! Thank you!

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HAHA. Actually, I live in Canada which is not that different from California. I also didn't want the bullets to fall out.

@@wm17959 I understand now. Beautiful craftsmanship, nonetheless. I assume after the fact you replaced the fake rounds with real rounds? Oops!... sorry, forget I said that.

@@CreggLund Thanks Cregg. I could put read rounds in there, but I'd be worried they'd fall out.

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HAHA. The belt is basically just cosmetic. There are people who walk around with spurs on their boots but have never been on the back of a horse. I was also concerned that they might fall out and get lost. Also, in many places, like here in Canada, it's not legal to walk around with live ammo.

Thank you, Joe!

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Thank you! The problem with larger rounds is that it won't fit into the belt loops. Even this one is just barely small enough to go through. I have to put the belt into the pants before I put them on. Real gun belts are meant to be worn over everything else so the size of the ammo doesn't matter.

That's very kind of you. Thank you!

HAHA. Yes, that's true. But some people like to make them just for the fun of it.

Thanks Walter. I don't actually sell these belts. I had a number of my personal techniques I wanted to share, and I thought the belt would be the best way to do it. I guess I'm more of a teacher than a manufacturer. If I was going to sell such a belt I'm guessing it would be around $500.

The only calibre I have is 22 and 22 mag. I thought 22 was too short and thicker bullets like 9mm would be too hard to get through the belt loops. Even with this calibre I have to put the belt in the pants before I put them on.

@@wm17959 oh I was thinking it would used. I didn’t realize it was for decoration.

Hi Kal, and thank you! I did some experimenting with scrap leather until I got a size I was comfortable with.

@wm17959 I gotcha, so it's like you take a bullet, figure out how wide it is to get your belt side spacing, then take a scrap piece of leather over the bullet to get your loop side spacing. What kind of sewing machine are you using? Is it a cobblers machine? I've been looking for a hand operated one recently but they are so expensive and it's hard to know which one is worth it. The tippmann boss is expensive but it breaks easy, the cowboy outlaw is supposed to be better made but even more expensive, etc.. I have to say, this video is one of the most creative ones I've come across yet on UA-cam. From making your own bullets on a homemade lathe to your designing and tooling your leather with homemade tools (yes I noticed). I have to applaud your work. You have given me inspiration to start working on leather again. Thank you.

@@kall3467 I appreciate the kind words! At the 1:50 mark is the pattern for this belt. The loops I made are 5/8" for over the bullet and 1/4" between each bullet. You can try this to see if it fits the bullets your using and then make it looser or tighter as needed. On this project I did not use a machine, but I do have one of those inexpensive Chinese shoe patch machines that I use on other projects. You can get them on eBay for under $200. They work well, but may require some tweaking for optimum performance. If I were serious into leather work I would buy the Cowboy CB4500 machine, which I think is around $2000.

@wm17959 Thank you for the advice, I really appreciate it. I've seen a couple of videos on those Chinese machines, do you think it would sew two pieces of 9oz leather together? How heavy of a thread can you use with it? I did a quick search of the 4500 and it seems they are going for around $3k. I would love to have a machine like that but there is no way I can afford it. Plus the wife would kill me. 😆

@@kall3467 Hi Kal. This guy has some very good videos on the Chinese machine. www.youtube.com/@MainelyAcresFarmBrooks In one of his videos he's sewing through the tread of a car tire, but I could never get my machine to do that. The thickest I could do with my machine is maybe one piece of 9 oz leather. I use it for smaller projects like wallets where the leather is quite thin. Anything heavier I would sew by hand. The heaviest thread I sew with mine is 138 lb polyester, but in one of the videos of the guy above he sews heavier thread than that. There are many excellent tutorial videos on UA-cam dealing with hand stitching, and if you get good at it you can actually move pretty quick. I recall now that I did actually use the machine on the belt for going around the edge. I had forgotten about that 🙁 If you need parts you can order them from this company facebook.com/able290 Hope this helps.

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HAHA, thank you Mitchell, I appreciate that. But I think there are many things in this world a lot finer than this belt. :)

Thanks Jessica. I wasn't aware of that. Still, some people might be interested in making their own.

Hello Robb. Which pattern are you referring to? My email is wm17959(a)hotmail.com

Hello Mate. I'm confused. Are you offering $35,000.00 US to purchase this belt?

Thanks, but I'm not the guy playing. I'm the guy who built the guitar.

@@wm17959 That`s a hot looking machine. Well done.

@@michaelnorris7353 I appreciate it, thank you!