screw' for putting the conchos on a leather belt? The conchos are
about 3X4 inch ovals. Quite large.
I don't know about precut leather ovals... However, I have made,
years past, many a concho belt. The way it's done (doesn't mean you
have to....) is like this: On the back of the concho is soldered a
low, "U" shape, made of something like 1/4"-3/8" wide 22 gauge sheet
(some use copper). The length of the U is the width of the belt, and
the height of the two legs is maybe 1/4" - 3/8". The conchos are
strung on the belt, and then the U's are crimped down (just push on
them) to hold the conchos in place. The other, fancy way for a large
belt is different: You still do the conchos the same. Then you get a
very wide belt, wider than the conchos probably, and evenly space
marks along it, one for each concho. Then a rectangular hole is cut
at each mark the same size as the "U" part. To string it up, you use
a narrow belt, which also has the buckle and holes on the ends, push
the U's through the holes you cut, and string the narrow belt through
the backs of the conchos, on the inside of the belt. If you're
looking for ovals, maybe you have something else in mind, but that's
the traditional way..
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