racing harness diy

[Frigid River Venture]

I have no idea if anyone has tried this but it worked out ok
you will need paper clips
narrow ribbon

snaps from a fabric store ca glue

small piece of styrene or what ever you use

needle nose pliers
and hoof nippers or square nose wire cutters
so start with a paper clip

straighten it out

bend it 90 degrees

bend it into a loop

now back on itself

another loop

back again

then cut the loop off it should look like so

now make 4 more
now straighten another paper clip bend a loop at one end

not sure how to explain the next bend it is a 90 of sorts

then back up to the loop

then cut it off should end up wit this thing

these are the anchor loops you need 5
now thing get a little tougher on one end of the ribbon cut it off on an angle put a dab of glue on it and smooth the glue out

now take the snap apart from the card stock so you have 2 haves find the have that was the back and thread the ribbon through one of the hole from the back side should look like this

now thread it through one of the first buckles that you made like so

then thread it through the anchor loop

then back through the buckle

now pull as much ribbon though the snap as you think you need and cut the ribbon off on an angle fold it over and glue the ribbon together

that is 1 of 5 straps done
the next strap goes in the hole next to the one where the fist one is

that is it for the shoulder straps

the lap belts all the same threading just different locations on the other half of the snap you want to end up with a t instead of a y:head:
start with 2 strap across from each other

then add 1 to complete the tee

now snap the two together

the last thing is to glue a small piece to the center to hid the hole and make it look like a release handle
sorry for the bad pics took them with my phonre

 

[joe122]

Thanks for sharing! Will give this a try.

 

[THX_138]

Well done and detailed "How-To""thumbsup"

I like these step-by-step how-to's from members that cover every move.
What may seem basic, easy and common sense for many of us concerning certain steps in a process can be an immense help for many others just starting out in the hobby and encourage them to take on a build of something that they might otherwise not ever attempt.

Thanks you for the how-to.
Now hoping to see pictures from members of their attempts at your harness"thumbsup"

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[Crawlin' Lobster]

Good tutorial. I'll have to give it a try sometime