Flip Flops Tutorial

[hackaday]

http://www.acor.com/

Thank you. I had several cork tiles laying around so I thought it might make for a cushy sole.

Does anyone have a good source for sole rubber?

Brian

http://www.acor.com/

I had previously got some from SoleTech also, but it's hard to find a distributor for them besides Ebay. Acor has a much better selection also.

I just about have my latest pair finished. Just need to edge and burnish them.

[Wraith]

Thanks Hackaday. I will check out their products.

Brian

[hackaday]

Finished up my latest pair. These have a layer of 30-35 durometer foam midsole (2 layers under the back to give a little bit of rise to the arch) with an 80 or 90 durometer outsole. The soft foam was much softer than I thought it would be and I was concerned it would compress too much, but hopefully it will just conform to the foot nicely.

[Reegesc]

NASA inspired flops: Failure Is Not An Option

Edited June 16, 2015 by cseeger

[Reegesc]

@ Hacakady -- those look great. I too have been working on incorporating arch support and heel. I like yours better.

[246518]

awesome thanks

[okiwen]

Every time I look at flip flops of any strap construction I wonder about the placement. I think there has to be the ideal place for the strap to be for a secure fit, otherwise, why go custom? Generic, Ross Outlet would suffice. On a $185 custom sandal, what make this particular set SUPER comfortable and worth the money? Where should the straps be on the foot bone structure for perfection? After all, I don't have to settle for one placement fits all if I am making them, right?

This question has plagued me from the first thought of making sandals.

[Grey Drakkon]

Ideal placement of straps really depends on the shape of the foot they're going on. Arch height, width, length, toe placement, heel depth, they're different for every person and what fits great on one will be uncomfortable for another and not just because of the size.

I remember going to a renaissance faire and there was a custom boot maker that was doing booming business despite his boots being well over $100. (can't remember the exact price, it was some years ago) Why were they going for so much with a line around the tent even though you didn't walk away with a pair of boots? Because the cobbler would take your measurements and make a "duct tape cast" of both your feet (did you know that lots of people have one leg shaped differently than the other? That also applies to feet) and he would make a pair of boots that were the perfect fit the instant you put them on, and they looked it. You'd pay up, get your fit taken, and a few days later show back up and pick up your boots (or have them delivered to you if you were only in town for the day).

In any case, that was a long-winded way of saying that a truly custom shoe/sandal is different for every person, and to some people the cost and effort are worth it.

[billybopp]

To give you some idea of what goes into fitting ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONZbrTW576A

Needless to say, a flip-flop, sandal or shoe would likely have some measurements that would be different from these (such as placement of the toe-thong in a flip-flop), there would also be much that's alike.

Bill

[Pip]

Thanks so much!!