Michael Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 I've been asked by a guy who's based in Germany to do this to his boots as he cant find anyone local to him that will do it.He said he also tried near bases over here like Aldershot but to no avail. I've never done this before and I am very wary.It seems they have a brass tube inserted into the heel block and the spurs are pushed into these, but there is little room for error with drilling the hole straight, as the brass tube is about 11mm diameter and the heel block is 30mm, tapering to 18mm.seems if the hole is not at the right angle then the spurs will scrape on the floor!! What do you charge if you do it? Anyone could or has done this and got any tips, or willing to do it maybe? Thanks in advance!! =D> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 In all my years I've only ever fitted spur boxes. Have a word with elfman or gingerbas. They are probably similar to caliper tubes. If you have a pattern to work from and a bench drill shouldn't be a problem really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfman Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 quite right gray should not be a different from a caliper tube the tube should as close to the heel seat as possible and this should give adequate floor clearance easiest way is to remove the heel block and fit the tube then refit the heel block Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh-Candoit (ENG) Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Brass !!!! when I were a lad they were made from Steel/Iron, are you seeing Brazing on the end of the tube that gives a Brass appearance and stops rusting, or are they actually using Brass. My thoughts are that Brass is unsuitable for the purpose, Bronze maybe but the wall of the Brass Tube would probably have to be quite thick for the movement of the Caliper not to wear it out prematurely. Also the tube needs to be anchored, usually by a plate brazed/welded onto the tube that is then riveted by Copper rivets through to the inner heel seat. (maybe it's not done this way anymore). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted June 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Windy PM'd me a company in Kent that do military footwear repairs, so I passed the info on to the customer who spoke to them direct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowster Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Windy PM'd me a company in Kent that do military footwear repairs, so I passed the info on to the customer who spoke to them direct. you have got to be a repairer of a certain caliper to be good at jobs like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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