DIY belt clamps
Hey all,
I decided to share some more of my DIY tools solutions, previously featured a DIY wallet jig. I am planning to make some more of those but with different angles in future.
But for now here is a simple belt jig I made up for easier burnishing or edge painting of belts. Basically two long bits of wood lined with pigskin suede for grip and protection. I round the top with a plane and smoothed all the edges to avoid scratching.
For now the belts are held in with two spring clamps, but I think I will add a rail in the middle of the two bits of woods to avoid the clamps. I'll test it on a few more belts to be sure if I want to. Also something i'll do on the next one is plane a high spot on the middle so that the wood itself acts as a clamp when clamped on each end (this is something Philip also shows with greyboard for edge painting I think), the first time I saw that trick was from Paul Sellers but completely forgot whilst making this and only realised after the lining was glued in.
That's exactly what I meant! Who knew the illustration of the idea could have been so simple 😅