Armory Sponsor
Posted: 3/15/2026 10:30:43 PM EDT
[Last Edit: caduckgunner][Edited]
|
I hate how long these shoulder straps are. I’m leaning towards just cutting them. Is there something else I can do that will work good? Fold them over some way I am not thinking? Something else? Also if I do cut them, can I seal the cut with super glue or something? I don’t have a sewing machine. @marnsdorff Attached File |
|
Originally Posted By caduckgunner: I hate how long these shoulder straps are. I’m leaning towards just cutting them. Is there something else I can do that will work good? Fold them over some way I am not thinking? Something else? Also if I do cut them, can I seal the cut with super glue or something? I don’t have a sewing machine. @marnsdorff https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/83781/IMG_8247_jpeg-3730383.JPG Flip them over, let me see the other side. How do they attach to the front plate panel? Any velcro? Padding? etc. |
|
Originally Posted By marnsdorff: Flip them over, let me see the other side. How do they attach to the front plate panel? Any velcro? Padding? etc. Attached File Attached File |
|
OK, need to stitch the velco piece back down if you cut the excess off. Super glue is going to be a temporary fix, with the stress of the velcro, it'll eventually come loose. It's fine for some repairs, but you don't want to use it here. If you don't re-stitch the velcro, the thread will unravel and come loose and the velcro will fall off. It'd be a 1 minute job if you had a sewing machine. This is the kind of thing that having a simple home machine comes in super handy. You can do it by hand, it's totally doable with a needle, good thread, and a thimble. Do it one night while watching a movie. Cut the webbing (double and triple check to make sure you get the measurements right and not cut off too much) then melt the newly cut end with a lighter. Stitch 1" to 1.5" inches up each of the factory stitch lines. Make sure it's right on top of the factory stitching, you are locking that stitching in place with your hand sewn stitching. IE, you want to start your stitching to cover the last 1" to 1.5" or so of each of the factory stitch ends that you just cut across, so that they will not unravel. Then stitch across the end of the webbing, locking the velcro into place there too. This is the kind of gear repair (technically modding for you) that everyone needs to learn to do. Learn to do a simple stitch by hand and to sew on buttons. Also. You need shoulder pads to add to that if you don't already have any. |
|
Originally Posted By marnsdorff: OK, need to stitch the velco piece back down if you cut the excess off. Super glue is going to be a temporary fix, with the stress of the velcro, it'll eventually come loose. It's fine for some repairs, but you don't want to use it here. If you don't re-stitch the velcro, the thread will unravel and come loose and the velcro will fall off. It'd be a 1 minute job if you had a sewing machine. This is the kind of thing that having a simple home machine comes in super handy. You can do it by hand, it's totally doable with a needle, good thread, and a thimble. Do it one night while watching a movie. Cut the webbing (double and triple check to make sure you get the measurements right and not cut off too much) then melt the newly cut end with a lighter. Stitch 1" to 1.5" inches up each of the factory stitch lines. Make sure it's right on top of the factory stitching, you are locking that stitching in place with your hand sewn stitching. IE, you want to start your stitching to cover the last 1" to 1.5" or so of each of the factory stitch ends that you just cut across, so that they will not unravel. Then stitch across the end of the webbing, locking the velcro into place there too. This is the kind of gear repair (technically modding for you) that everyone needs to learn to do. Learn to do a simple stitch by hand and to sew on buttons. Also. You need shoulder pads to add to that if you don't already have any. Awesome info. I will go to the goodwill and see if they have any $10 sewing machines. And yes, I have shoulder pads, but I tool them off for the pictures. Thanks. |
|
Originally Posted By caduckgunner: Awesome info. I will go to the goodwill and see if they have any $10 sewing machines. And yes, I have shoulder pads, but I tool them off for the pictures. Thanks. If you go to church - or just any group of people - ask around and see if anyone has an old sewing machine sitting around in the closet they want to get rid of. Alot of older people have a sewing machine they haven't touched in a decade. |
|
Originally Posted By PistoleroJesse: @marnsdorff Did you just volunteer for a how to stich a button pinned thread? https://media3.giphy.com/media/x3DQ35arZSNoHC1X1U/200.webp?cid=8dc8958cenff7kgvruaj9gjrx4om2gsl7issajm2794n6e8u&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=200.webp&ct=g If someone wants to pin it, sure. We should have a pinned 'how to sew' post anyways. It's insanely easy to sew a button on btw. |
Armory Sponsor