[TheForge] No idea too hare-brained

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

I've used a porta-power clam-shell spreader with a 1/2 dome  on top and a steel plate below to spread the load,
but it was hard on the welt by the time the toe lifted enough.

On Jul 22, 2013, at 9:43 AM, Bob Ehrenberger wrote:

I'll check mine with a magnet to see whether they are steel or plastic. 
They say steel toe, but that may just be genaric for hard toe. It may not 
make a difference, I can't get in there to remove them without some special 
tooling.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] No idea too hare-brained


Most newer boots actually have plastic caps.
Harder to bend.

ries


On Jul 22, 2013, at 6:27 AM, Bob Ehrenberger wrote:

> Mike,
> 
> I have a pair of boots like that.  They were very expensive so I hate to
> throw them out, but the only way I can ware them is if I put athletic tape
> on the tops of my toes. I've considered taking them to a shoe repair shop
> and having the steel caps removed.
> 
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
> 
> ----Original message-----
> No idea too hare-brained. I once made an adapter for a portapower to
> expand the steel caps on a new pair of boots that turned out to pinch
> my toes. (Didn't work; the caps were too springy.)
> 
> 
> Tnx,
> - Mike
> 
> -- 
> Michael Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada
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