Adjustable Guitar Strap From Bike Inner Tube

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Adjustable Guitar Strap From Bike Inner Tube

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Make an adjustable guitar strap in minutes!

Materials

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You'll need:
  • Inner Tube
  • Scissors
  • Duct Table
  • 1” Grommets with pegs (as many as you want adjustments)
  • Grommet setter
  • Rubber Mallet
  • Sharp cutting blade
  • Superglue

Cut Tube

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Standard guitar strap lengths range from 37 - 52 inches.  This project works best creating a strap +/- 5 inches from length of tube.  

Retain scrap pieces of tube for a later step.

Tape Ends

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Grommet Placement

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Place grommets and press down hard enough to create indentations.

Score Indentations

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Cut tube at indentations. 

Retaining the rubber in the middle of the grommet, rather than punching it out, will help keep the strap in place.

Pound Grommet

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Hard!

Cover Back

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Glue extra pieces of tubing on the back of the strap.

This adds strength, keeps metal from scraping the guitar and just makes it look nicer all around.

Button Hole

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Cut thin slit in the middle of the grommet.  Just a touch smaller than the button.

Attach Strap to Front and Back...

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...and rock!