Shortening a Web Belt

[atthebeach]

I got a new tool belt recently. Since my waist is a lot less than 60", I'd like to shorten the length of the web belt and in a way that will prevent the end from unraveling.

It looks like it was hemmed at the factory with an industrial duty sewing machine; but I don't have any way to get it hemmed after cutting.

Any suggestions on what I can do to the cut end to prevent unraveling?

 

[Fretters]

Melt the end with a lighter or soldering iron.

 

[ChaseDE]

Yeah, cut it, melt it, and if you want bend it back over itself an inch or so and throw some stitches in it.

 

[rlitman]

Hot knife perhaps?

You could use a scrap butter knife, hold it in vise grips and heat the blade with a torch.

If you can't sew the folded over end, you could fold it over and use hammer in rivets or chicago screws.

 

[tym]

All good suggestions. I've also covered the cut end in epoxy or a suitable glue for cotton webbing.

 

[bczygan]

Eat more!