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Kilted Musician wrote:Some of my skirts have belt loops but not all. I'm thinking about the possibility of adding loops to the ones that don't. I've got one skirt that I really like but I think the loops are there just for decoration. They're way too small to get a belt through them!
Those may be designed either to be simply decorative or, if functional, to use something akin to a long shoelace as the belt. (Or a length of Cat-5 Ethernet cable. )
Retrocomputing -- It's not just a job, it's an adventure!
crfriend wrote:Or a length of Cat-5 Ethernet cable.
There's a fun picture. Would you just tie it, or use a keystone jack and RJ45 plug? I think the latter would be the talk of the machine room but I fear that it wouldn't hold up
human@world# ask_question --recursive "By what legitimate authority?"
Tor wrote:Would you just tie it, or use a keystone jack and RJ45 plug?
The problem with doing the thing with a custom-length cable (Doesn't everybody do those?) and an end-to-end connector would be the lack of flexibility in adjustment. But, yes, it'd be the talk of the machine room. (Been there, done that, just for grins.)
Retrocomputing -- It's not just a job, it's an adventure!
Kilted Musician wrote:Some of my skirts have belt loops but not all. I'm thinking about the possibility of adding loops to the ones that don't. I've got one skirt that I really like but I think the loops are there just for decoration. They're way too small to get a belt through them!
Those may be designed either to be simply decorative or, if functional, to use something akin to a long shoelace as the belt. (Or a length of Cat-5 Ethernet cable. )
Ha! I love it, Carl. If you use a Cat-6 Ethernet cable, do you move around faster?
When I was in high-tech, a co-worker would always wear jeans and a piece of rope for a belt! Worked for him...
Kilted Musician wrote:Ha! I love it, Carl. If you use a Cat-6 Ethernet cable, do you move around faster?
Actually no; the stiffness is slightly inhibiting.
I would have suggested an ~1 meter length of old-school 10-base-5 Etherhose, with appropriate terminations and a barrel connector as the "buckle" but precious few would get that. (As far as getting the "buckle" undone for visits to the "necessary", I refer the reader to the notion of simply "lifting the hem".) {Looks over at a slightly-too-short length of Etherhose attached (with a vampire-tap, mind) to a proper transceiver. The length is too short and the transceiver way too heavy for costume use.}
When I was in high-tech, a co-worker would always wear jeans and a piece of rope for a belt! Worked for him...
He wouldn't have happened to be a sailor, would he? I can see using a proper length of rope for the purpose. Absolutely.
Retrocomputing -- It's not just a job, it's an adventure!
hosedude wrote:When I was in high-tech, a co-worker would always wear jeans and a piece of rope for a belt! Worked for him...
crfriend wrote:He wouldn't have happened to be a sailor, would he? I can see using a proper length of rope for the purpose. Absolutely.
I don't think he was a sailor. More of a "down home" type. Nice guy...
Time to go have dinner with friends, with me wearing my black Utilikilt, black dress shirt, black Vans skateboard shoes... and my black motorcycle jacket!
The use of CAT-5 for a belt is not a bad idea at all!
With the right tool, RJ45 connectors and white or black 8-core flat cable it is possible to create a belt of the right length with a unique click-in-click-out system.
Beats buckles!
As a former electronic engineer I still have a workshop with plenty of material, equipment and electronic components in stock.
The picture tells it all:
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Carl is not the only CR-friend around:
belt 002.JPG
Jan.
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With me living in Silicon Valley, maybe I should put some thought into using Cat-5 cable for a fashion statement. Yeah, it might be a bit tacky but aroumd here, someone will buy it!
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but I fear that it wouldn't hold up 
