Man... so close, but the glue gun doesn't get hot enough. =-.-=

[wolfwings]

Had to re-sole the feet I was using after the last run, they got thrashed soles after Wild Nights, and at RCFM one nearly failed and I had to band-aid it with hot glue. Stomping around Zona Rosa blew the other one out, and both heels detached... yeah, time for new soles on those feet.

So, MUCH pulling and grumbling later, Pistol got the foam-rubber exercise-mat soles out, and I peeled all off the glue from the sole of the mind-condition Vans inside. Cut out new soles... stick the first one in, glueglueglue... wait, why is the shoe flopping around still?

Yup... low-temp glue and high-temp soles = no stick. So... off to pick up some high-temp glue and a high-temp glue gun tommorow, we'll sort things out then. =^.^=

But yeah, definately looking into getting a pair of Vans now after wearing the maround and marvelling at how comfy they are. =O.o=

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I've used that trick numerous times.

[wolfwings.livejournal.com]

I LURVE silicone sealant. The problem here is: We need to be able to remove this again later to replace the sole of the foot. The fur, foam, and inner shoe basically never take any wear. But the exercise-mat pad we're gluing into place has to be replaced after a hundred hours or so of running around in the feet.

If I could get, say, 780 tire-treadwear rubber sheets, or even proper shoe-sole rubber in big enough sheets, then fuck yeah, I'd make this crap permanent. But since I have to plan to re-sole these occasionally I can't, and have to use hot-glue just strong enough it's a pain in the ass to peel back off the inner shoe, but not so weak it'll fall off before the exercise-mat-puzzle-piece foam wears through.

Re: I've used that trick numerous times.

[uplinktruck.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...

Use the sealant to anchor Velcro in place. Velcro the disposable part in place then simply make additional expendable parts with Velcro in the right place.

Re: I've used that trick numerous times.

[wolfwings.livejournal.com]

That's not a bad idea actually... hrm... *ponderponder*