[Swansea Hackspace] Attaching Rubber (or other leather alternatives) to Straps

[Ralf Lieb]

Hi

What about "TURNBUTTON - EYELET AND WASHER" fabric to fabric type?
And get some cargo strapping ("herringbone weave webbing") 40 or 50mm.
2 D-rings (or 3 for the loose end) for length adjustment.

Ralf


On Sun, 12 Aug 2018 at 18:03, Matthew Daubney <matt at daubers.co.uk> wrote:

> Thanks Andy!
>
> Those strap locks look a bit like the things I know as jesus clips, if
> they work that well they should do the job.
>
> I had a look at the straps on etsy and a few places, but they're all the
> money (sometimes mostly in shipping!), so I'd like to have a go at one
> myself.
>
> I hadn't thought of pleather. I have (half of) an old desk chair kicking
> around I'm certain is that, so instead of going to the tip this week it's
> gonna be attacked with a knife and then go to the tip. Now I just need some
> strapping.. don't suppose anyones get any old seat belts kicking around :)
>
> On 12 August 2018 at 12:13, Andy Rush <Andymrush at live.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Hey Matt!
>>
>> At last, a question I know something about.
>>
>> Well, there's a couple of options.
>>
>> If you want to go with complete DIY, split rings are an effective-ish way
>> to hook a strap onto a strap post. I say effective-ish, because the larger
>> diameter of the split rings compared to the average post mean that the only
>> thing really holding the guitar on is the weight of the guitar itself. If
>> you've got a lightweight acoustic, move too often and it will fall off. if
>> you've got a solidbody electric, it'll hold, unless you're doing Van
>> Halen/Angus Young/any 80's lead axeman type energetic stange antics. You
>> could mitigate that by adding a flat strap lock (I reccomend 3D printing
>> one rather than getting Schallers, they look fancy but are a PITA long
>> term. Thingiverse has a few designs
>> <https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=strap+lock&dwh=275b70107a7b864>you
>> could use
>> https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=strap+lock&dwh=275b70107a7b864)
>>
>> Alternatively, if leather doesn't work for you, try pleather. Most
>> cheap/beginner's guitars come with PVC leather bits for the straps. they're
>> usually really poorly made and can be made to collapse by glaring in their
>> general direction, but that's mainly down to poor/cheap construction rather
>> than the material itself. if you reinforce it properly, PVC leather is as
>> good as leather itself for that job.
>>
>> If DIY doesn't appeal to you, there's a fair amount of buying options.
>> just google Vegan Guitar Straps or Leather Free Guitar Straps, there's a
>> fairly wide range out there, from custom etsy stuff to high end straps from
>> California. price range is anywhere between 15-100 quid.
>>
>>
>> Hope that helps
>>
>> Andy (lightsabers)
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Hackspace <hackspace-bounces at swansea.hackspace.org.uk> on behalf
>> of Matthew Daubney <matt at daubers.co.uk>
>> *Sent:* 12 August 2018 10:01
>> *To:* Swansea Hackspace
>> *Subject:* [Swansea Hackspace] Attaching Rubber (or other leather
>> alternatives) to Straps
>>
>> Hello!
>>
>> I'm still on a bit of a crusade to not buy/use leather and other animal
>> derived products and have been looking around at guitar straps. Most of
>> them have a leather piece where the guitar attaches to the strap, and since
>> they seem relatively simple, I'm trying to make something without the
>> leather piece.
>>
>> The leather piece has to take the strain from the connection to the
>> guitar. By default these are basically button holes, but I'm not averse to
>> replacing these with some "proper" strap locks if necessary (see
>> https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Schaller-Security-Strap-Locks-Chrome/dp/B000L3FPUG/ref=lp_1652465031_1_1?srs=1652465031&ie=UTF8&qid=1534064399&sr=8-1
>> ).
>>
>> I'm guessing fairly firm rubber would be ok for this? Are there any
>> better materials around? If not, can I "just" attach rubber to straps by
>> stitching?
>>
>> Thank you :)
>>
>> Matt Daubney
>>
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