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I just bought a Wade Egan LC bag strap and I did a search about them but there wasnt much about them I was wondering does anybody know anything about them and I was also wondering how do I bend the buckle maybe somebody can post some pics I will post pics when I get it.

Pyramid Jones wrote:I just bought a Wade Egan LC bag strap and I did a search about them but there wasnt much about them I was wondering does anybody know anything about them and I was also wondering how do I bend the buckle maybe somebody can post some pics I will post pics when I get it.

Weeell the way I bend my buckles... I do it one of 2 ways.

You need to take it off the strap first, naturally

1) Hold between two sets of pliers and bend.

2) Slip the buckle between a crack between some paving stones and gently bend by pushing with my foot.

They are not 'that' hard to bend.

3) You can put it in a vice if you have one!

oh alright great thanks witch way do i bend it in or out

I use an anvil and a rubber mallet. I place the buckle top side down on the edge of my work bench, put the small anvil (I'm sure a brick or something similar works, too) on the buckle and hold it so that the buckle is sticking off the work bench to the desired bent point. then I just tap the buckle with the mallet until it is bent to the desired angle.

I do this for customers only when asked as I don't want to get into a 'which bend is better' back and forth with it with advertising. There are subtle differences in the bends from TOD to CS and I just used my best judgment. I don't have an opinion on the exactness of the bend to the films.

W.E.

ok thanks Wade for that now does anybody have any pics

The ToD buckle bends slightly away from the wearer, while the LC/CS bends toward the wearer.

Wade makes a great bagstrap, you will love it when you get it. I did post some pictures in this thread here:
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=47552

I have a Wade LC strap and LOVE it. I find that I enjoy it more by breaking it in myself....though I have no even attempted to bend my buckle. Haven't really thought about it really.....