This is with regards to footpockets that are too tight on top of the foot arch.
Yes Dan! you are right ! unfortunately I didn't read your old post. But I yet have hope! I'm doing some thing here that I believe this will works! I'll contact you later and I'll send pictures.
Regards,
Kleberson
Just in case you or anyone else thinks of this; don't try to heat and stretch the footpocket, it doesn't work.
Yes Dan! you are right ! unfortunately I didn't read your old post. But I yet have hope! I'm doing some thing here that I believe this will works! I'll contact you later and I'll send pictures.
Regards,
Kleberson
Are you cutting them 2 inchs and installing laces? Terry Maas used to do that with his old Cressi Rondels to fit his foot. He would burn the lace holes with a hot nail.Once the laces were tied to fit loosely he did not not have to retie each time he wore the fin. Sorry I have no images.
Cheers, Don
That is a pretty good idea. I would be concerned about the laces tearing through the soft rubber of the FP. Maybe a small ss or ti grommet
I have melted holes in plastic many times, but have tried it on rubber very few times. I recall that it may not work well on rubber, if we're talking about natural latex, it tends to burn and become brittle.
When shaping rubber whether to create a hole or decrease surface area, it's important to do it in such a way as to prevent a run from forming. When you cut rubber with scissors it's hard to make a clean cut so there's the possibility of creating a run. With rubber the best way I found is to grind it. So when cutting a piece off you can use scissors but then make the final shape of the edges with some kind of grinding disk, and work past/deeper than any cuts that created nicks. I prefer to use a Dremel for this application with these aluminum oxide bits. You can use the small pointy version of this bit to make/enlarge holes, also in a rubber weight belt.
Don't worry Dan! I'll not heat or burn the footpocket rubber. But I'm trying to stretch it. I did this yesterday and today I put my foot in and I feel better. I'm believeing that if I do this for a week, the footpocket will fit me better. I'm trying this becouse I liked very much the blade. It is very fast in the water!
Cheers!
Very interesting, I would like to know how this turns out. I must admit that I am a little skeptical about this method. I think that once you remove what you are using to stretch the rubber it will gradually go back to its original shape. Keep us posted please.
But then if he does it before each dive, perhaps it will give him more comfortable dives bi would widen the bottom part so as not to press in a small area on the cf underneath. Perhaps place a wide washer
Good luck an keep us posted
It will work to a certain degree but you must really overstretch the rubber and always keep the plug inside the footpocket when not in use.
Look to result of only two days. I resolved to do this becouse I observed that there are two materials in the formation of the footpocket. (Please Dan or some one more correct me if I'm wrong). Some thing like Plastic+Rubber and only Rubber. I observed that in the part of pure rubber, after stretch it, the rubber go back to its original shape immediately. But in the plastic+rubber material, when it is stretch it keep the same shape when it was with the plugs in the pocket for some time. I observed yet that the plastic+rubber matirial was the part that pressed the top of the arch on my foot. And after one and two day I observed that it kept the shape for more long time when I removed the plugs. What I certainly can say is that after two days when I put my foot in the footpocket, looks like other pocket, much more comfortable and I feel my blood circulation normaly.
I'll keep the plugs in the pockets along of this week and next saturday I'll test it in the water for a long time and I'll can say more! (sorry for my bad english)
Regards,
Kleberson
I guess the best way to get a more definitive answer on this is to wait and see...i hope it works for you friend, and your english is excellent
Hi Kleberson,
Have you tried to heat the footpockets with a heatgun or hair dryer while having the plugs inserted on them? It may work faster than just letting the plugs there.
Just leave them in the sun for a bit....My Beuchats stretched out a bit from leaving them on my deck.
Well, I didn't yet! But if it not work, I will!
Hi Kleberson,
Have you tried to heat the footpockets with a heatgun or hair dryer while having the plugs inserted on them? It may work faster than just letting the plugs there.
I'll can tell more after next weekend !
Regards!
Hello everyone!
I'm sorry for delay but I was traveling and using my new fins! Now I can say for sure that the plugs in the footpocket worked very well! I'm very happy with my new fins.
Dan, it didn't crack! for my surprise the Pathos Fireblade is very resistent! I left the plugs in the pockets for 15 days and now I don't feel the pressure on the arch of my foot and the blood circulation keep normaly. I didn't heat than and I belive that was not necessary.
I used the fins for 6 hours with no stop and I didn't feel anythig tightening my foot. As I told before I'm completely happy now with my new fins!
After I will post the pictures of the fishs captured diving with new fins!
Thanks a lot for everyone for the tips!
Regards,
Kleberson
I'm very glad to hear it Kleberson. Looking at the pic could you please tell me the numbers where you felt the pocket was too tight and is now good?
Hello Dan!
Well I think that I can't be so precise. Look to those pictures (bad pics) but we can see a curve where is written Phatos and is in this place where the rubber is stiffer. So I belive that the pocket is better now becouse it is looser to my foot. So it is not a specific point. Stretching this part, all the top of the pocket was up.
I think that it's all.
PS. In the pictures the footpockets are without the plugs.
Ah! this fins are amazing!
Does anyone know what this guy did? The images have expired, and I have a 6E wide foot. I wear XXL tech fins but even they aren't cutting it
Edit: for that matter, I NEED it wide, but I also WANT it taller, so my fins fit around my boots better
Edit 2: and sorry for resurrecting a 5 year old thread, but I figured my question was specific enough to this thread that it was warranted
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