(Apologies to Farmer) Cobbling together my shoe(s)

[nuhobby]

Having recently got a detached heel-lift on a pair of good shoes I enjoy (which were already recrafted already when I bought them), I thought I'd do my own repair. The new lifts were over-sized, so they had to be trimmed to size after gluing on. Shopsmith sanding accessories worked pretty good!

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[john]

Nice work!

Shoemakers are expensive like everything else these days so I guess you saved a bit(lot) of money. AND, gave us a good lesson in DIY.

John

[Gimmii]

Nice work on the DIY repair! I've done a few similar heel-lift fixes myself, and there’s something satisfying about making it work with the right tools. I usually use a Dremel for shaping, but Shopsmith sanding accessories sound perfect for getting that even coverage. Plus, it saves a trip to the cobbler and a few bucks!

[nuhobby]

Thanks!

As it happens, I went "shoe thrifting" again just lately.

Here is the pair of USA-made shoes I bought very cheap:

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Here are my snips of replacing the worn-corner heels. We "Won't" show the extensive rubber heal removal process at the beginning. The bandsaw didn't like that job, so I hogged off a ton of material on the disk-sander instead. That disc sure stayed clean when working the rubber heels!


After contact-cement, I slathered on a bit of shop-dyed epoxy in any edge gaps:

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The disc-sander, along with a slight table tilt, allowed making things flush between old and new parts:

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Then, some dying, cleaning, and waxing!

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[nuhobby]

Now.... looking forward to "Spring verdigris"....

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[jsburger]

Nice!

[chapmanruss]

Nice work on those shoe repairs.

Shopsmith tools, not just for woodworking.