Here is a quick DIY project, for anyone who wants to adjust lead on their belt- quick and easy.
You'll need 3 "things"
a-Cotter pins about 1.5"
b-Rubber 3/8 tubing about 6" (will vary depending on type of weight)
c-Epoxy (I like G-flex for this project)
3 tools
a- Drill
b-Drill Bits
c-Dremel or File
30 minutes
Thats about how much time it should take to pull this DIY together.
-Drill 2 holes on the top (or bottom) of the weight and 1 hole on the opposite end, deep enough to fit about an 1" of the cotter pin
-Clean up the holes with a file or dremel tool
-Fit your cotter pin into the first 2 holes, a 1/2" should protrude
-Mix your epoxy (I used about a drop of each per hole) and fill the hole
-Put your cotter pin back in, pull it up and down a few times to get a good even distribution of poxy
-While that is curing get your 6" piece of tubing and tie it with a constrictor knot http://www.animatedknots.com/constrictor/index.php, nip it neat, open the cotter pin (the one going into the singular hole), and push the tubing to the end
-Once the first 2 holes are set,flip it around and do the same process for the other singular hole (that has the cotter pin with the rubber tubing) and let it set.
-After its cured overnight, place the lead where you want it on your belt and pull the tubing around, engaging the 2 cotter pins-finito!
Step by Step pictorial
This simple DIY works pretty good! The weights sit right where you put them, and the rubber tubing also helps keeping the dive belt from shifting around your waist.
You'll need 3 "things"
a-Cotter pins about 1.5"
b-Rubber 3/8 tubing about 6" (will vary depending on type of weight)
c-Epoxy (I like G-flex for this project)
3 tools
a- Drill
b-Drill Bits
c-Dremel or File
30 minutes
Thats about how much time it should take to pull this DIY together.
-Drill 2 holes on the top (or bottom) of the weight and 1 hole on the opposite end, deep enough to fit about an 1" of the cotter pin
-Clean up the holes with a file or dremel tool
-Fit your cotter pin into the first 2 holes, a 1/2" should protrude
-Mix your epoxy (I used about a drop of each per hole) and fill the hole
-Put your cotter pin back in, pull it up and down a few times to get a good even distribution of poxy
-While that is curing get your 6" piece of tubing and tie it with a constrictor knot http://www.animatedknots.com/constrictor/index.php, nip it neat, open the cotter pin (the one going into the singular hole), and push the tubing to the end
-Once the first 2 holes are set,flip it around and do the same process for the other singular hole (that has the cotter pin with the rubber tubing) and let it set.
-After its cured overnight, place the lead where you want it on your belt and pull the tubing around, engaging the 2 cotter pins-finito!
Step by Step pictorial
This simple DIY works pretty good! The weights sit right where you put them, and the rubber tubing also helps keeping the dive belt from shifting around your waist.
