DIY Seat belt with Softdrink can!

Metal seat belt are rare and expensive in Australia!
Been inspirate by some professional modeler creating parts with metal foil by themselves.

I try to DIY some seat belt buckles with Softdrink can, is cheap and environment friendly! HAHA!

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Need to spend more time to practice how to cut a smooth hole buckle!!!

Not as good as wat you can buy from hobbie shop, but is gd enough to fool myself and having fun for 2 night! :p~~~~

update some work I did this morning! Finally finish a set of seatbelt that I am satisfy with!

http://aycu11.webshots.com/image/4050/2003194779190383315_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003194779190383315)

Spend the last two night to figure out how to cut the hole nicer.Thx god, I did it! Of couse I got lots of junk seat belt buckle now haha :p~~

tell u the truth i have never heard of anyone using soda cans to make seat buckles with!!!:screwy:

Thats actually a very good idea if you dont have easy access to photo etch pieces

I never make them from aluminum, but I do make them from plastic, on a regular basis. aluminum is quite dangerous when working with it, as it tends to cut fingers, and DEEPLY I might add.

Yes, I also make them from plastic--now, but when I started, I too used soda cans! (Wild Cherry Pepsi!):lol: I find plastic easier to work with for cutting slots and holes; it's softer and easier to cut. But either way, it's sure cheaper and easier to get than photoetch.

I use plastic to make seatbelt in the past, to be honest I found that is easier to cut hole and slogs with aluminium compare to plastic.

Plastic sheet is a gd material to make seatbelt too, but the only problem is it is so brittle expecially you are cutting or drilling hole near the edge!

rsxse240, Base on my experience (the last two night only !!!:p~~~)
Aluminium are not as danger as you though, the reason is when you are making seat belt or other tiny stuff, you are working with a very small piece of aluminium only.

One suggest is to cut the aluminium nicely with a sharp cutter or needle, then sand the edge down. Irregular egde on the aluminium foil tends to cut your finger.

Hope this is a useful tips for everyone!!