Hi !
It's time to attach collar to vest.
Just a quick update before : I changed the bolts because the head was to high.
So i use 6mm eyelets with 4mm bolts.
This is the new bolts
![DSCN8502.jpg DSCN8502.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/37/37361-4c02a3bdf45dbd7ec88335b9c83706c8.jpg)
![DSCN8503.jpg DSCN8503.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/37/37362-c0871416d9c0b672b918ddca932b4e5d.jpg)
I put on them epoxy dough to have a stronger attachment.
![DSCN8506.jpg DSCN8506.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/37/37365-01ee52f0b9df105726c0f8bd697ae146.jpg)
And this is how i do to attach collar to vest :
1 - I put the vest on me and my wife put the cardboard pattern on the marks she made earlier with the real collar(see posts above)
![DSCN8507.jpg DSCN8507.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/37/37366-c0f77c54de4cafaed3007f2b8813caf7.jpg)
2 - with sharp scissors, i make a hole (
never cut the vest, only spread the fibers of the vest). I use a bigger scissor and a bolt of the same diameter than the eyelet as a guide.
![DSCN8511.jpg DSCN8511.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/37/37369-5c7dcd89605416a269ce325041484991.jpg)
![DSCN8512.jpg DSCN8512.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/37/37370-b6c72b1c7d9ebb5ce00cbd76f91a3a28.jpg)
![DSCN8513.jpg DSCN8513.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/37/37371-6e0958512c0c7f8dfaebe7d1ff3b79ba.jpg)
![DSCN8521.jpg DSCN8521.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/37/37378-86b10e59f03cb4eacb9eba9f411dd667.jpg)
3 - This is theview of the back
4 - To Finish, you must have to secure the eyelet.
This is the tool i used and the result after hitting with the hammer.
![DSCN8519.jpg DSCN8519.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/37/37376-5a6a71fffbcc09ab1a022ab116200b2b.jpg)
![DSCN8520.jpg DSCN8520.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/37/37377-1c549b47332e3dcace659540fe17dc99.jpg)
![DSCN8516.jpg DSCN8516.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/37/37373-8eb8440b6af4d39a28c5c6a044201d05.jpg)
5 - The 2 others...
![DSCN8518.jpg DSCN8518.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/37/37375-7a4df9512274a948e25ab6e0b7a6e591.jpg)
6 - So finally, i can attach collar to vest :
![DSCN8525.jpg DSCN8525.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/37/37381-cfac4516e5225a96afcc4469c83432af.jpg)
I have just to cut the bolt at the same level than the nut.
I will use the collar to adjust the other parts of the armor (see next steps...)