What is your belt size?
 

trying to order materials for making some first oriented belts and buckles need an idea of how much of what size needs to be made

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30 to 31 either will fit

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I'm a 40, personally, although I can squeeze into a 38 if it's life-or-death.

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Keep in mind how many girls might order this...we tend to have smaller sizes.

By the way, uh...does one measure belt size by waist or hips...

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40-44

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It depends on where you wear your pants I guess.. lol
The size of the waist measurement on your pants that fit comfortably (wherever you wear them) would be a start for figuring out belt size.



If I didn't know any better, I would move this in the technical discussion forum or motors discussion forum going by the "related links" on the bottom of the page there.. lol :p

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I believe it's somewhere in between, depending on where you wear your pants. (Of course, your pants would need to be slightly larger than the belt, as otherwise they would be unable to get past your hips.)

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Genia, girls can measure both places.
The waist measurement would put the belt at your waist.
Most girls/women's jeans/shorts styles these days are hip huggers and you would want your belt to measure across your hips. Measure one of your belts to the center hole. There's usually 4 holes to 6 holes. If there are any males in the household try on some of theirs, even if they are large-ish, they can help you figure out your size. Or make a store run to the men's dept. Mens' belts measure in inches as Tytus' poll shows, women's usually go small, medium, large which would be no help to Tytus. (more info than you need, I'm sure)

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I'm in the 26-32 zone

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Belt Sizes can be pretty odd, I wear a size 36 pants so i got 36 belt, well i could barely fit into the largest hole(also the 36 that i normally wear start to fall down if i dont wear a belt). So i got a size 38 belt and it fits on the second to smallest(same belt just diff sizes) so i just thought that was weird.

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Ahhh. I wish I knew!! I use the fabric belts with the weird clasp thing I have no idea what it's called but it's 100% adjustable (to a certain point, it can get as small as you want but big is a different story). How would one go about measuring if one doesn't have a measuring device other that a ruler?

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I just pulled my belt off my pants I wore the other day and took a tape measure to em...
you can always use string and then measure it if you really want to

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Ok, here's another tip - the general store that my husband manages also has a western wear section and they sell the nice, high dollar belts.

He gave me this suggestion.

If you measure your waist and it is 26", add 2" and you will want a 28" belt.
The mens' belt sizes go in 2" increments so you add the 2" to your actual measurement. That takes in the extra fabric, belt loops, etc. So same should work for the hips. If you have 36" hips, you would want a 38" belt.

Michelle, use the string suggestion, that'll work.

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That helps, I tend to like the adjustable ones Michelle mentioned though. Yay, belt adventure here I come!

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Is there an option for fat? I have a 40-44 belt I think, but I use the smallest hole. I was at the biggest hole, but I guess since I got my new job at K-T I've lost some weight, maybe.

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Just use some rope OR a ziptie around two of the loops (that works really well).

I'm weird, a size 42 pant is tight, and a size 44 is really loose, so I'm in the range of a size 43. But I believe I wear a 44 Belt.

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Ok so I probably did this wrong...

But

Waist: 29
Hips: 34

I tend to wear my pants below my hips though.

Tytus..what kind of designs do you have in mind?

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You might have done that wrong Michelle - hips are generally 'the widest part' for a girl which would include going around the seat of the pants. Wearing your pants below your hips, then, would result in you probably not wearing any pants.

Just put on your jeans/pants, string something through the loops, and measure the length end to end.

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high polish aluminum #35 25T sprocket buckle. 1-1/4" dark brown taned leather belt, aliminum keepers, black-oxide socket head cap screw fasteners

thats true but belts with mechanical style belt buckles do that and look cool too.

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It depends if I put it on my leg or my waist. :D :)

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Touche

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Any idea on a price?

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Any consideration of a thinner belt? All of my belt loops are too thin to hold a belt much thicker an an inch. I don't know if that is a characteristic of ladies pants, or just the one's I like.

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Tytus any word on making a belt buckle for those of use who are attached to our belts?

I'm really attached to mine because it's checker board :-D

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I am really thin with a size 32 belt. The belt I have now is in need of replacement, and anything FIRST oriented I will wear with pride.

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price would be between $25 and $50. a few factors of price still linger in the air so untill its setteled i cant be any more specfic. yes its completely possible to have thinner belts. theyre all cut from a leather sheet with the waterjet anyways.

Jane said i should dig up the picture that sparked the intrest in the buckle so here it is

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Maybe you can make them from brushed aluminum?

Very cool. I may buy one myself.

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You can cut leather on a waterjet??? :confused:

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Apparently you can cut just about anything on a waterjet.

Awesome Tytus. Now I need to get back to work. What about selling just the buckle? For those who like to interchange buckles like I do. I really like my Superman buckle and my work belt. I'll definitely get one though.

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I'm a 28 waist, but a 36 belt size. This is because I'm too tall for my thickness, so I need like 34-36 waist pants to get a good fitting length. Sorry, I've been trying to gain weight since like freshman year when I was five feet tall. And I weighed 85. ANYWAY...FIRST Apparel would rock. My socks. Literally.


Its becuase I'm hypoglaecimic. I totally just mispelled that.

Oh and yes, zipties, usb chords, camera/computer chords, rope, caribeaners, and those clippy things that often hold stacks of paper together are all very good for keeping your pants up.