toddrod Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 Need recomendations on what is the best way to cut a CR Speed rigid belt approx 6 inches and get a clean edge. I have thought about using a razor knife and putting epoxy on the edge to hold everything together. Will this work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokshwn Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 Todd, I think you will probably have a pretty hard time cutting the belt without getting some fray here and there. I would suggest no using the epoxy method. IF you still absolutely need to cut it I would make 4-5 tight wraps of masking tape. Cut in the middle of the tape then unwrap and melt the nylon outer belt ends to prevent fraying. You might also want to consider cutting the outer belt sheath longer than the inner in order to give you more material to work with when you are melting the ends down. Good luck, Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 Use a hot knife. Take a utility knife, heat it up with a blow torch then expeditiously make one clean cut. No muss. No fuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 I concur with ericw. It should be the same as cutting nylon rope. Get the knife red hot and it will be like cutting butter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoNsTeR Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 Not really relevant, but I'm curious as to why you'd want to? I wear a 42" belt on 36" pants; I like the extra overlap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmittyFL Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 I've never done it, but if I was gonna, I'd take it to home deopt or some hardware store where they have one of those big hot knife thingies for cutting rope. I'd ask and if they said no, go to a different store and do it without asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 Smitty...and, I'll bet, you'd do it fast too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robomanusa Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 Not really relevant, but I'm curious as to why you'd want to? I wear a 42" belt on 36" pants; I like the extra overlap. 42" .......with that kind of overlap, I could wrap it around me twice and wear a second glock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddrod Posted January 16, 2005 Author Share Posted January 16, 2005 I need to cut it because it is a 52" and I need a 42". I use it for my production setup and all the overlap get in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRacer Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 What size belts do you wear? If you wear 34 pants, do you get a 34 or 36 belt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 What size belts do you wear? If you wear 34 pants, do you get a 34 or 36 belt? 38+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerettaRacer Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Most electric soldering guns have attachments for cutting/melting plastics and nylons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robomanusa Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 What size belts do you wear? If you wear 34 pants, do you get a 34 or 36 belt? I wear a size 30 belt and ordered a size 34 CR speed belt and have too much overlap in my opinion....I have a bladetech DOH and 2 double mag pouches attached to the belt and can still overlap my belt damn near to my hip bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehli Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 I ordered a... uh... big belt an inch smaller than the belt I normally wear and it's the perfect size. The one I have that's 3 inches longer than the one I normally wear is about 5-6 inches too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRacer Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 So order one size larger than normal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robomanusa Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 So order one size larger than normal? That would be a safe figure.....The CR speed belts are awsome, but they seem to run on the longer side of stated measurements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimel Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Sizing depends on manufacturer. One size up doesn't work for me with Safariland...had to go two sizes. One size up for Wilderness Tactical was too big...should have gone right at size. Follows the directions exactly for my Milt Sparks for everyday wear and it was still slightly too long. Best bet is to talk to your dealer or check the manufacturer's website for fitting info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 If it was my belt, the thing would have been cut and done two days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoNsTeR Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 I think you guys just wear 'em wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddrod Posted January 16, 2005 Author Share Posted January 16, 2005 I did not notice I had entered the wrong size when I ordered it over the internet and I do not want to pay the extra shipping to exchange it so I will just cut to fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonub Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 some people say order 2 size bigger. if your a 32 order a 34. It so far works for a lot of shooters here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcoliver Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 Supermarket, frozen meat section. High speed cutter...if you haven't cut it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRacer Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 some people say order 2 size bigger. if your a 32 order a 34. It so far works for a lot of shooters here Thanks for the help... will be ordering my CR Speed shortly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorba Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 With the CR speed belt , order your correct size, if you are a 36 order a 36, they leave the correct ammount of overlap. Generaly most of us here fasten the inner belt in front and the outer belt at the rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singlestack Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 Generaly most of us here fasten the inner belt in front and the outer belt at the rear. Fastening the outer belt in the rear does not work well for Production. My 5th mag pouch is almost in the middle of my back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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