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We will NOT used the included Velcro to permanently
attach the shoulder straps to the chest & back armor. Instead,
we WILL use it to test fit the pieces together. |
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For instance, I'm not sure if the straps
should be straight, or follow the direction of the chest/back pieces. |
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I took strips of the ABS sign I purchased to
reinforce the shoulder straps & to attach the snaps to. For my
test run this will be attached to the chest/back armor via white, IS
Velcro. I intend to rivet this eventually. |
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The chest/back pieces are "IS" Velcro'd together
with the provided elastic. This assures you that nice, tight look. |
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While the "IS" Velcro worked well
while trooping, it always seemed to come loose during storage.
Besides, it looked a little bulky to me. I decided to go ahead &
rivet the straps to the upper torso pieces.
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I started by triple-checking the fit &
roughly marking the spots with some tape.
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Next I used my Dremel to make holes in the
straps for the rivets.
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Next I marked the chest & back so that I
could drill those holes out as well.
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Then I riveted everything in place(use a
washer!). I'll have to put some hot glue over the inside of
the rivets, because they DIG into you. And don't forget to use some
whiteout on the top of armor if you don't use white rivets.
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