Hey mate I doing with my friend own curling shoes but we don't buying done discs. We bought plate of 6mm teflon and one shoe is done, now I need to glue to second one rubber to get same height after adding teflon to that before. I hope you understand. We was thinking about use silicon or latex. What do you think?
Hey man, cool to hear you guys are making your own shoes! In general, I think most manufacturers use rubber for their non-sliding shoe. Are you going to use silicon/latex to build up height and then put some rubber on it, or are you thinking about not using rubber at all? I have no experience with silicon or latex, but as a rule of thumb I'll say that two factors are important here: 1. It needs to give you grip/traction. If it's slippery, you basically have two sliding shoes. 2. Use a material that doesn't leave any debris on the ice. Good luck with the rest of your project, and please let me know how it works out! 😊
It can be rubber ofcourse but I need to know what exactly rubber to look for to not slipp on ice. I have photos of my one shoe but I don't know how to send you.
You can trace the slider and gripper circle on the bottom and then tape off the outside area with painters tape before applying the contact cement. After you apply just peel off the tape and you wont have to clean up the excess.
Oh, dude this shoes are awesome! But using the grippers and sliders that have already been existed seems not cool. And I wonder if using the general contact adhesive is tough enough since we have made our own curling shoes and found out that this adhesive is not good enough.
Thanks! I actually got brand new sliders and grippers for this project, so they were unused. The contact adhesive I used worked like a charm. I've been using these shoes 3-7 times a week since mid-January, and still no apparent sign of wear and tear on the soles/the adhesive. What kind of shoes did you use when you made your own curling shoes?
Hey thanks for the video - I'm basically doing the exact same thing with Nike training shoes and Asham disks, and yet somehow the hardest thing to find seems to be the velcro sheets (thin Velcro tape is all I can find at hardware stores). Did you find these sheets anywhere specific?
Thanks for your comment! I went to this store called Clas Ohlson; they have pretty much everything. However, I don't think they exist outside of Scandinavia. I don't know where you live, but I would assume a home hardware store or hobby shop would carry the velcro you need 😊
I'm in Vancouver, Canada. I think I will just have to look a little harder! One other question: are you planning to do a toe-dip? I have typically used black duct tape on my bought curling shoes because they look like garbage anyways, but I feel like shoes like we're making deserve the real-deal :)
You're right, shoes like these deserve nothing but the best! So far, I've only used duct tape as well, but I'm looking for a place nearby that either does the toe coating or sells a toe coating kit.
The gripper I'm using is a Goldline gripper from an old pair of curling shoes. The discs (slider and gripper discs) are normal Asham discs (the sliders are 1/4"). When it comes to the velcro, I am not too sure where to go to in Canada. However, I do suspect some sort of home hardware store or hobby shop could have the velcro you need 😊
Hi! I found them at this home hardware type of store called Clas Ohlson, a rather huge chain here in Scandinavia. I don't know which country you reside in, but I would recommend checking with a (home) hardware store or a hobby shop (or perhaps even a fabric retailer) 😊
Hey mate I doing with my friend own curling shoes but we don't buying done discs. We bought plate of 6mm teflon and one shoe is done, now I need to glue to second one rubber to get same height after adding teflon to that before. I hope you understand. We was thinking about use silicon or latex. What do you think?
Hey man, cool to hear you guys are making your own shoes!
In general, I think most manufacturers use rubber for their non-sliding shoe. Are you going to use silicon/latex to build up height and then put some rubber on it, or are you thinking about not using rubber at all? I have no experience with silicon or latex, but as a rule of thumb I'll say that two factors are important here: 1. It needs to give you grip/traction. If it's slippery, you basically have two sliding shoes. 2. Use a material that doesn't leave any debris on the ice.
Good luck with the rest of your project, and please let me know how it works out! 😊
It can be rubber ofcourse but I need to know what exactly rubber to look for to not slipp on ice. I have photos of my one shoe but I don't know how to send you.
You can trace the slider and gripper circle on the bottom and then tape off the outside area with painters tape before applying the contact cement. After you apply just peel off the tape and you wont have to clean up the excess.
Oh, dude this shoes are awesome! But using the grippers and sliders that have already been existed seems not cool. And I wonder if using the general contact adhesive is tough enough since we have made our own curling shoes and found out that this adhesive is not good enough.
Thanks! I actually got brand new sliders and grippers for this project, so they were unused. The contact adhesive I used worked like a charm. I've been using these shoes 3-7 times a week since mid-January, and still no apparent sign of wear and tear on the soles/the adhesive. What kind of shoes did you use when you made your own curling shoes?
We used brand new skater shoes because their soles are relatively flat compared to those running shoes and they turned out to work pretty well.
Hey thanks for the video - I'm basically doing the exact same thing with Nike training shoes and Asham disks, and yet somehow the hardest thing to find seems to be the velcro sheets (thin Velcro tape is all I can find at hardware stores). Did you find these sheets anywhere specific?
Thanks for your comment! I went to this store called Clas Ohlson; they have pretty much everything. However, I don't think they exist outside of Scandinavia. I don't know where you live, but I would assume a home hardware store or hobby shop would carry the velcro you need 😊
I'm in Vancouver, Canada. I think I will just have to look a little harder! One other question: are you planning to do a toe-dip? I have typically used black duct tape on my bought curling shoes because they look like garbage anyways, but I feel like shoes like we're making deserve the real-deal :)
You're right, shoes like these deserve nothing but the best! So far, I've only used duct tape as well, but I'm looking for a place nearby that either does the toe coating or sells a toe coating kit.
you can get it at a normal hobby store
@@tor-erlingkvarner4395 what product are you using from the hobby store?
In case I need curling shoes one day, I already know how to do them! 😅 Thanks!
Just make your own shoes and you're practically ready to play!
Where in Canada may I find all the gripper, Velcro & sliders?
The gripper I'm using is a Goldline gripper from an old pair of curling shoes. The discs (slider and gripper discs) are normal Asham discs (the sliders are 1/4").
When it comes to the velcro, I am not too sure where to go to in Canada. However, I do suspect some sort of home hardware store or hobby shop could have the velcro you need 😊
Where did you find the larger sheets of Velcro?
Hi! I found them at this home hardware type of store called Clas Ohlson, a rather huge chain here in Scandinavia. I don't know which country you reside in, but I would recommend checking with a (home) hardware store or a hobby shop (or perhaps even a fabric retailer) 😊
Gerri Curls comes out 7-6-21. Happy to say it will be dubbed in several languages.