algsoul Posted October 27, 2019 Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 what price are yours with pu inflex heels for laboutins ???? i charge 9.95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Muppet Posted October 27, 2019 Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 £14.95 algsoul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted October 27, 2019 Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 Never seen a pair. In Grimsby we are just happy to see a pair of shoes not covered in Dog Shit. simon1, algsoul, Happy Dude and 7 others 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Muppet Posted October 27, 2019 Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 You would do a great job at getting tourists into Grimsby Graham. i thought it was much worse than that, you’ve made it sound like a lovely place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted October 27, 2019 Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/grimsby-ranked-unhealthiest-high-street-2175412 Not a great one to be the best at. Luckily i live 7 miles away in a lovely village but my shop is bang in the middle of Grimsby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoemender1 Posted October 27, 2019 Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 Had a pair in the other day with pin worn down level with tube, no drill piece would touch it, and we tried lots without getting them to hot, could not punch it down either, any recommendations for drill pieces or methods that would take these out would be grateful. Tried our suppliers who could not help either. kobblers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exp121260 Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 The Heel tubes on these shoes are filled with hard metal and only about 10mm left for the inflex heel pin. So, pin punch and drilling would not work and you just wasting your time and drill bits . If your customer worn it down to the tube level, its now almost impossible to take the pin out and beyond repair. I had one like that couple of years ago, wasted plenty of time and drill bits but without any luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithm Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 Replace the tube? Or are the heels too narrow therefore brittle/thin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1 Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 To thin tubes to replace I drilled the last time but I had to cool down water in a mug is the basis for drilling thin plastic heel blocks I use a cobalt drill for such drilling The rotation of the drill is very important, it must be slow drill speed 100 - 700 rpm it is best to inform the customer about the risk and that he must take it if something goes wrong shoes are expensive so the price of the service should be proportional to the time you spent on it and the prices of the drills you use kobblers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algsoul Posted November 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 best drill bit size foe these is 5/64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1 Posted November 27, 2019 Report Share Posted November 27, 2019 I would first use 3/32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironplanet uk900 Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 cut away 20mm of plastic heel, remove tube, replace tube, rebuild plastic outer, reshape & fine sand off, respray. You can do anything if you really want to... No customer like "I can't do them" Faff but easy enough. just say in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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