This took surprisingly little time to do; only a couple hours a day for a week or two! I recycled the belt finding from an old cracked belt of my sisters that would've been thrown out anyway. I figured the best way to stay the pin would be a captive weave, and I just made a long strip of Euro 6-1 and stuck it on. I also bent around a ring to hook any excess belt so it doesn't have to swing free or be tucked in. It's about 34" long.
This is so coooooooool!
Despite being all metal, it's fairly comfortable!