A Junk Belt

Make a belt from junk nylon and fence wire.

Nylon strap, fence wire, pliers, diagonal cutter, lighter, vise (optional)

Measure the wire to half the strap-width.

- First bend at half the WIDTH of the strap.
- Second bend at a little more than twice the THICKNESS of the strap.
- Third bend at the width of the strap.
- Fourth bend at a little more than twice the thickness of the strap.
- Cut the link free at half the width of the strap.

Adjust the link as needed to form a rectangle. No need to be perfect.

Make two links. Thread the straps through the links with the links' joints on one side. Allow enough strap length to fold over the links' joints and have enough to fuse onto the main strap.

(optional) Prepare to fuse the main part of the strap around the links to the loose end of the strap. Set the vise opening to allow easy insertion of melted nylon. You can also use pliers for the fusing step, you just have to work faster than I care to.

- Gradually melt the end of a chunk of the strap almost to ignition.
- Insert melted end into prepared section.
- Close vise for half a minute.

- Cut away the chunk of strap used for fusing.
- Be sure to melt away any raw and frayed nylon ends.

Wear it like you never forgot to bring your belt to work in the first place.