DIY Straps Guide

Welcome to the DIY Straps page! Here you'll find a curated collection of community strap solutions, tips, and resources contributed by the SlimeVR community.

This guide covers:

• Tracker placement
• Suggested components and materials for building your own straps
• 3D printable buckles
• Links to useful resources and product listings

Whether you're looking for inspiration, step-by-step ideas, or just want to see what others have built, this page is your starting point for making comfortable, reliable straps for your Slimes.

Table Of Contents

• Tracker Placement
• Components Guide
  • Band
    • GoPro Chest Strap + Adapter for Case
    • Compression Knee Brace
    • Elastic Band With Non-slip Webbing
  • 3D Printable Buckles
  • Prevent Sliding
• Community strap builds
  • Tom Yum's
  • Fadetoblk27's
  • Smeltie's
  • Credits

Tracker Placement

Components Guide

Here is a list of useful items for making your own straps.

Band

GoPro Chest Strap + Adapter for Case

Image is taken from this AliExpress listing

Provides robust chest tracker mounting.

Can be found by searching: Chest Strap Mount Belt for GoPro.

Compression Knee Brace

Original idea and photo by Dean Ravencrest dot dog.

A useful solution to prevent thigh trackers from slipping.

Elastic Band With Non-slip Webbing

Offers improved grip compared to regular elastic bands.

Can be found by Elastic Band With Non-slip Webbing.

3D Printable Buckles

Image	Name	Author	Width	Link
	Dovetail Strap Latch 30mm/40mm/50mm	MoDErahN	30mm, 40mm, 50mm	Thingiverse
	Brackles V2 30/38/50mm for elastic straps	RDTiel	30mm, 38mm, 50mm	Thingiverse
	SlimeVR Straps Clip Hook Extended	Astrlx	50mm	Thingiverse
	Velcro Strap Quick Clip Hooks	Kurzaq	25mm, 35mm	Thingiverse

Prevent Sliding

Straps slipping is one of the most common issues when making your own straps. However, there are a few things you can try to prevent or minimize this issue.

Things to check:

• Material that is too flexible.
• Your straps are too narrow/small.

Ideas:

• Add a few lines of hot glue on the strap for added grip.
• Use secondary straps to keep the trackers in place (like Tom Yum).

Community strap builds

Tom Yum's

Tom Yum aimed to prevent strap sliding. He directly sewed the velcro into place and used it as the main mounting method. He also chose to mount the trackers using velcro instead of loops to eliminate skin contact with all the parts other than the elastic bands.

These straps require the following materials:

• 105mm Elastic band
• 40mm Elastic band
• 20mm Elastic band
• Velcro Strips (Non-adhesive)

Fadetoblk27's

Fadetoblk27's build requires no sewing, though sewing can be added for durability. The setup uses slider buckles to secure the ends.

Materials used:

• Elastic band 50mm
• 50mm Buckles
• 50mm Slider Buckles

Instructions: Cut a strip of material to the desired length by wrapping it around the desired body part. Weave the strap through the normal buckle on both ends and instead of sewing the ends, weave them through the slider buckles (as seen in the picture). This allows the straps to be very adjustable and require no sewing. Sewing can still be done if the added strength/stability is desired.

Smeltie's

For Smeltie's straps, the material ELA1300 was used. Unfortunately not widely available outside the EU/UK. This material can be found at LeDuc (Europe) and various UK based stores. It is sometimes referred to as Elastic band for underwear/skirts. You can recognize it by the lack of longitudinal lines in the material (most elastic bands just have a few rubber threads along the length of the material).

These straps require the following materials:

• ELA1300 50mm Elastic band (Can be substituted)
• Velcro strips (Preferably without adhesive)
• 50mm buckles

These straps have one closed end and one end with velcro.

Instructions: Cut the strap to fit your body part, leaving extra length. Weave one end of the strap through one of the buckle halves, and sew it ~1 inch past the edge. Weave the other end through the other half of the buckle, but instead of sewing, attach a strip of velcro on either side. Fit the strap and test tightness before you sew the velcro in place. Once finished, you can make an exact replica for the opposite side of your body.

Credits

Created by smeltie, tomyum3dp, fadetoblk27, and Depact